Coco Gauff vs. Belinda Bencic Bencic has only played Gauff twice, but she saw a fair amount of her over the past year, while she was away having a baby. “I was able to watch her a little bit when I was just lying on the couch for the last

Matteo Berrettini vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

> Watch live HERE, 4 p.m. ET “2022 called, and it wants its big match back” is one way to look at this contest between aging Next Genners. Tsitsipas is 26 and ranked ninth; Berrettini is 28 and ranked 29th. After reaching three Slam finals

In my preview of the Madrid men’s final between Casper Ruud and Jack Draper this weekend, I wondered whether the conditions at the Caja Magica might make the difference in the outcome. Ruud was clearly the more accomplished clay-courter; he had 11 titles on the surface, to none for Draper.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- Top-seeded Mikhail Youzhny of Russia beat Michal Pospisil of Canada 7-6 (4), 6-1 Tuesday to advance to the second round of the St. Petersburg Open. Two other seeded players were eliminated in first-round matches: Lukas Lacko of Slovakia and Yen-Hsun Lu of Taiwan. The fifth-seeded Lacko

Having a well-balanced and nutritious diet all around is absolutely essential for any tennis player. Just think of your body as a vehicle, if you want to get the best out of the car you have to fuel it with the proper gas and maintenance, right? So while training and

WATCH: Bublik will next face either Grégoire Barrère or No.8 seed Marc-Andrea Hüsler.

BAD HOMBURG, Germany (AP) — Caroline Garcia won her first title in three years after coming back from a set and a break down to beat 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4 in the Bad Homburg Open final on Saturday. Garcia took a medical timeout for

Playing his first singles match since the US Open, world No. 1 Novak Djokovic confidently won his Tokyo debut on Tuesday. Djokovic dispatched qualifier Alexei Popyrin, 6-4, 6-2, in 88 minutes to open his title campaign at the ATP 500 tournament. Djokovic, who retired in the third set of his

Adjusting to life as a professional tennis player is difficult for a young person starting out: The constant travel, the struggle for money ad rankings points, and the pressure to perform at a high level every match can be quite trying. It gets a little easier, though, when the home

NEW YORK (AP)—Forgive Roger Federer for having a hard time understanding why there’s already been a record 14 players who quit during singles matches through three rounds of this year’s U.S. Open. Federer, after all, never has stopped playing because of injury or illness once a Grand Slam match started.

There's the modern forehand, and there's the Monfils forehand. 1. ShouldersThis is one of the most extreme forehands you’ll see. There’s so much rotation in Monfils’ shoulders that you would think he has ball bearings in his chest. By the time he finishes his stroke, his hitting shoulder points

Fans can breath a sigh of relief—for now—as some of the games biggest stars and biggest question marks have arrived Down Under. Three former champions at Melbourne Park including last year’s runner-up and 2009 champion Rafael Nadal, six-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic and 2014 winner Stan Wawrinka are hitting

Roger Federer is playing for the No. 1 ranking in Rotterdam this week, and he kicked off his campaign on Wednesday in flawless fashion. The Swiss dismantled qualifier Ruben Bemelmans 6-1, 6-2 in just 46 minutes, hitting just about every hot shot imaginable along the way. Most notable was this

Doubles Take is ready for the week ahead at Wimbledon with more daily coverage. After the traditional middle Sunday off, the second week of Wimbledon kicks off with “Manic Monday,” where the quarterfinal lineups will be decided for the men’s and women’s doubles. A few mixed-doubles second-round matches are on

After the best month in her short-lived professional career, Canadian teen Bianca Andreescu finds herself followed and feted all over Canada. There she is, tracked by a CTV News camera at a Toronto airport, upon returning home from her first pro title run to the affections of her parents, Nicu

Daria Kasatkina and Naomi Osaka, two of the brightest young stars on the WTA Tour, have made significant steps in their development with their runs to the Indian Wells final. They’re not the only up-and-comers who’ve made their presence felt at the tournament over the years. Here’s a look at

Enjoy a look back at the biggest upsets of the season, starting at No. 10 and counting all the way down to the top stunner of the year.

In their ninth Masters encounter on a hard court—and only the third one in a final—it was Roger Federer who broke the 4-4 deadlock with a straight-sets win over Rafael Nadal in the Shanghai. It’s Federer's third Masters title and fourth win over his biggest rival in 2017. Here’s a

Every day this week, Baseline will preview the US Open by taking a deep dive into an American hopeful's social media story.

MONTREAL, Canada—Who will take advantage of the battered bottom half of the Montreal draw? It could be Mardy Fish, a regular in the later rounds of summer hard-court events for the past two years. He's into the semifinals after defeating Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-3, 6-7 (8), 6-0. You'll immediately notice the