Throughout the Rogers Cup tournaments in Montreal (ATP) and Toronto (WTA), we'll preview the upcoming days' must-see matches. Elina Svitolina [5] vs. Caroline Wozniacki [6] Here she is again. Wozniacki will play her sixth final of 2017 in Toronto; can she finally win one? With a 46-15 record and a

This third-rounder will resume with the 41st-ranked Querrey leading the No. 1 seed 7-6 (6), 6-1. Yes, that scoreline is real, and as stunning as it sounds. Querrey has beaten Djokovic once in nine tries, at the Paris Masters in 2012, but the American owns precious few victories over top-tier

July 9 Reviews Washington Kastles def. ORANGE COUNTY BREAKERS 22-18The Washington Kastles continued their impressive win streak in Orange County with a victory last night in WTT’s first live stream. What was even more impressive was the play of Kastles’ Leander Paes, who just won a mixed doubles title

The last time Laura Siegemund and Kristina Mladenovic met was in the round of 16 in Madrid in 2019. Mladenovic would command the court in a straight-set victory and it appeared more of the same would occur on Tuesday in Paris. But one point completely changed the course of the

The Last Word returns, and each weekday, starting on Monday, December 5, we'll give you our year-end thoughts about tennis' best players—this time focusing on the ATP and WTA Top 10. We'll alternate tours each day; here's who we've looked at so far. Best of 2011 Tsonga’s come-from-behind win over

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Andy Murray will get another chance to end a near 75-year winless streak for British men in Grand Slam singles tournaments after beating Spain’s David Ferrer 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1, 7-6 (2) Friday to reach the Australian Open final. The semifinal win put Murray into Sunday’s final against

Champions are crowned at the last big tournament before the French Open; plus, a look at the final tuneups. It’s all in this week’s Doubles Take. “COLOMBIAN POWER,” INDEED In Rome, Bruno Soares was out there hitting shots like this:

For years, Roger Federer has been the most prolific tennis player from Switzerland. Throughout his own respectable career, Stan Wawrinka was like his younger brother, cast under a very overbearing and dark shadow, as Federer racked up majors, fame and fortune. Wawrinka didn't make things easier on himself, losing 13

The Baseline Player of the Week: Laura Siegemund Every week Baseline will select a “Player of the Week.” That athlete may not always win the highest category tournament that week, but perform the best compared to their recent playing history.

Pic WIMBLEDON, England—The word "omen" is on the lips of countless people throughout Great Britain, because Jonny Marray (sounds like "Murray," sort of) has become the first British male to win a singles or mens' doubles champion at Wimbledon since 1936. And that also happens to be the same year

On Saturday, after retiring from a tour-level match for the first time in her career, two-time Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka said she wasn’t fully recovered to play Wimbledon. “We're doing everything we can with my team to make sure I'll be able to play my first match here,” she

MONACO—Roger Federer ousted defending Monte Carlo Masters champion Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-2 Saturday, and the second-ranked Serb said he plans to take a break to let his injured wrist heal. Federer will try to win the event for the first time in an all-Swiss final against Stanislas Wawrinka, who defeated

PARIS (AP) -- About a week after her engagement to two-time major golf champion Rory McIlroy was called off, Caroline Wozniacki exited the French Open in the first round. The 13th-seeded Wozniacki, a former No. 1 and the runner-up at the 2009 U.S. Open, lost 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-2 on

MELBOURNE—Fernando Verdasco stunned Rafael Nadal in the first round of the Australian Open, but who can forget what happened in Melbourne seven years ago? Verdasco certainly hasn’t forgotten. In 2009, Verdasco lost to his countryman in five sets in an epic semifinal. Since that night, the world No. 45 has

LONDON (AP) Novak Djokovic is developing a nasty habit of playing Grand Slam matches over two days. He thinks his latest carried-over contest won't have any effect on him in the Wimbledon quarterfinals Wednesday. The defending champion and No. 1 seed at the All England Club will be competing for

UPDATE: About an hour before Spain's quarterfinal tie with The Netherlands, captain David Ferrer confirmed that Rafael Nadal will play first singles against Botic van de Zandschulp. Rafa is 2-0 against the Dutchman, with straight-set wins at Roland Garros and Wimbledon in 2022.

Today I'm pleased to pass along a dispatch from Down Under. This comes from someone I'll just refer to as Our Sartorially Resplendent Sydney Correspondent. He or she is covering the Aussie swing for a reputable paper and is passing along observations here as well. One of which is that

It’s Rafael Nadal’s 32nd birthday—Happy Birthday Rafa! To celebrate the King of Clay’s big day, here are 32 remarkable Rafa stats, one to match every year of his legendary life. 32: Career ATP Masters 1000 titles won, a record. (Second to Nadal is Novak Djokovic, with 30.) 31: Nadal's first

Novak Djokovic kept pressing his hands down in front of him—“calm down” was the message he wanted to send himself. In the future, he might consider doing it between every point, because on Saturday he received that message just long enough to beat David Ferrer in Dubai for his first

The Eternal City was a revival ground for a couple of veterans. Venus Williams and Francesca Schiavone, who both turn 34 next month, celebrated successful returns today. Wearing a black baseball cap rather than her customary visor, Venus served 66 percent, hit five aces, and permitted only four games in