Novak Djokovic’s practice partner looked a little different on Thursday at Wimbledon, as his eldest son Stefan joined the seven-time champion for a quick warmup and hit at Aorangi Park. The No. 2 seed was set to play his second-round match later that day, scheduled to face British wildcard Jacob

As Novak Djokovic stepped up to serve for the match in the second-set tie-breaker against his compatriot, Janko Tipsarevic, the Tennis Channel announcer intoned in a hallowed voice, "The aura continues around Djokovic." The world No. 1 proceeded to kick in a high-bouncing second delivery to Tipsarevic and then pounced

Aryna Sabalenka vs. Jessica Pegula Form held on the women’s side at Flushing Meadows this year. Sabalenka and Pegula aren’t the top two seeds, but they were the two sharpest players coming into the tournament. They met in the final of the Open tune-up in Cincinnati, and now they’re meeting

ROME, Italy—A win is a win, but a quick win is even better. “I was like, ‘Please, Mirra. Do everything you can. Just don’t go into a third set,’” joked Mirra Andreeva after winning five of the last six games of a 6-1, 7-5 third round against Linda Noskova at

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) For the first time in four decades, there will be no American man in the fourth round of the Australian Open. John McEnroe thinks he knows why. The seven-time Grand Slam champion, who is working as a TV analyst at Melbourne Park, suspects a lack of passion.

Longtime tennis followers are deeply saddened by the cancelation of Wimbledon this year, equating it in some ways with a death in the family. The last time the world’s preeminent tournament was not held occurred from 1940-45 during World War II. We are missing it sorely right now. But purists

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) It wasn't just Serena Williams' serve that was missing Monday at the Australian Open. It was her aura, too. Ekaterina Makarova, the lowest-ranked player left in the draw at No. 56, didn't seem the least bit frightened of the error-ridden opponent across the net. The Russian won

PARIS (AP) American teen Sloane Stephens and Maria Sharapova advanced on Friday, while Ana Ivanovic lost in the third round of the French Open. Stephens reached the fourth round by beating Mathilde Johansson of France 6-3, 6-2. Of the eight teenagers in this year's draw, the 19-year-old Stephens was the

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Novak Djokovic brought some extra sports equipment to Wimbledon for the opening match at Centre Court on Monday: a golf club. And once he started playing tennis, the tournament's defending champion and top-seeded man probably wished he could take a mulligan. As something of an inside joke

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Novak Djokovic holds one record at Wimbledon that he wasn't in any mood to break on Wednesday. In fact, he seemed in quite a hurry to fall short. Djokovic had another late night underneath the Centre Court roof but made sure he didn't have to stay quite

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) Ana Ivanovic, hoping to rediscover the form that helped her reach two Grand Slam finals in 2008, started her Australian Open campaign Tuesday with a 6-2, 6-3 win over American Shenay Perry. Ivanovic was runner-up at the 2008 Australian Open and won the French Open as she rose

“I couldn’t believe it was over,” Johanna Konta said when she was asked how she felt at the end of her 6-4, 6-3 win over Caroline Wozniacki in the Miami Open final on Saturday. “I was convinced there were more points coming up.” Konta, it seems, was in her own

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Novak Djokovic is again so close to the one title that eludes him. And the same nemesis is standing in his way, all over again. It's a moment in time: Djokovic vs. Federer for a title. Djokovic closed in on a Western & Southern Open title

LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic's first-round match at Wimbledon lasted all of 40 minutes Tuesday. Roger Federer's, which was next in the All England Club's main stadium, went 43. When two of tennis' biggest stars crossed paths after both advanced when opponents stopped playing because of pre-existing injuries, they kidded

PARIS (AP) — Alexander Zverev’s day began with the announcement of an out-of-court settlement that brought an end to a domestic violence case in his native Germany. On Friday evening, he moved a win away from his first Grand Slam title with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Casper

NEW YORK (AP)—A Monday men’s final is becoming a U.S. Open tradition. The championship match between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic was postponed a day because of persistent rain Sunday, the third consecutive year that the season’s last major tournament won’t finish on schedule. The No. 1-seeded Nadal, bidding to

Chasing Novak Djokovic all evening, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga finally seemed to have the frontrunner right where he wanted him—off balance at net. But the elastic Serb answered by angling a stretch volley, bouncing back into position, then spinning a forehand pass up the line. Even when Tsonga tested the top seed,

Karen Khachanov intrigues. Two years ago, at the Rolex Paris Masters, he made a spectacular run to the title. Ranked just inside the Top 20 that week, Khachanov’s victims in Paris included four top tenners—John Isner, Alexander Zverev, Dominic Thiem and, in the final, Novak Djokovic. “He can really hurt

WATCH: Murray secured victory on his fourth match point to win in just under three hours in Cincy.

If you want to know what it’s like for the players to have fans in their faces again at the US Open, Courts 4, 5 and 6 are the places to go. These mini-arenas are lined up right next to each other on the east side of the grounds, with