Cynthia Erivo wants more. The Tony-winning singer and actress has so much going for her—Broadway acclaim, a budding silver-screen career and the support of her entertainment peers. Perhaps that momentum has thrust the Widows and Bad Times at the El Royale performer out into the open about a particular desire

4 "Popalopabenkowicz" Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova recently started working with Canadian coach Rob Steckley, who specializes on the side in making off-the-wall videos with his players. Pavlyuchenkova had already released this gem in the lead-in to the tournament ...

Even though he didn’t win Paris, Novak Djokovic has his hands on a prize that could be considered even more impressive: a return to No. 1. After an epic win over Roger Federer in the semifinals, Djokovic was stunned by Karen Khachanov, 7-5, 6-4.

A few days after bidding a fond and sad farewell to Fernando Gonzalez, it’s good to be reminded that there are still plenty of players of his vintage lighting up the courts — in this case Radek Stepanek, two years Gonzalez’s senior, who played some good and entertaining tennis in

STANFORD, Calif. (AP)—Serena Williams finally realized what happened days later, when she was allowed to get out of bed. Williams said she was barely aware of how sick she was as she tried to play through a viral infection that caused her to lose equilibrium during a women's doubles match

LONDON (AP)—Maria Sharapova reached up and flicked an over-the-shoulder backhand volley for a winner to wrap up a close-as-can-be first set. About an hour later, she just as easily swatted away questions from reporters hungry for more juice in her feud with Serena Williams. ''I've said everything that I wanted

The most noticeable thing about Francesca Schiavone and Alize Cornet may be the level of fun they bring to the court. Schiavone more than most and Cornet, it often seems, not nearly enough. In the last game of their third-round match, Schiavone hit an easy overhead into the net, raised

SINGAPORE (AP) Top-seeded pairing Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza cruised to the doubles title at the WTA Finals with a 6-0, 6-3 victory on Sunday against the Spanish duo of Garbine Muguruza and Carla Suarez Navarro. The title capped a super year for Hingis and Mirza, who only started playing

PRAGUE (AP) — Barbora Strycova and Katerina Siniakova won their singles for the Czech Republic to take a commanding 2-0 over the defending champion United States in the Fed Cup final on Saturday. Strycova rallied from a set down to defeat Sofia Kenin 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4. Siniakova stretched the

Move over, Emily in Paris, tennis fans are now streaming Holger in Bercy: Holger Rune closed out an impressive win over Alex de Minaur, defeating the Aussie, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 to reach the Rolex Paris Masters semifinal. The 2022 champion and No. 13 seed has an outside shot of qualifying

Over the last few years several all-time greats have called time on their professional tennis careers, and we’ve given them a statistical send-off, counting down some of their most incredible records that may never be broken. We did it for Serena Williams, Roger Federer and most recently Andy Murray. And

On Wednesday, March 26, we'll see two WTA quarterfinals at the Miami Open. One features Iga Swiatek taking on Alexandra Eala. The best moneyline price you can find on the Pole is -1613, so that's not exactly the most intriguing matchup. The other features Jessica Pegula facing a red-hot Emma

Jakub Mensik soared into his first Masters 1000 final at the Miami Open on Friday, shocking Taylor Fritz, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (4) to book a championship clash with Novak Djokovic. Read More: Mensik joins new wave of young ATP stars Only the 19-year-old from the Czech Republic stands between

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

Usually there’s a lot of movement on the rankings after a major, but with “best of” points falling off from the last two Australian Opens this week, there’s even more. Below are just a few of the notable storylines from the January 31st, 2022 rankings. Danielle Collins soars into Top

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Forget three-setters. These days, Jessica Pegula doesn't even need second sets. The No. 16 seed has made the semifinals at the Miami Open, benefiting from a second consecutive abrupt ending. She won her quarterfinal against fifth-seeded Paula Badosa on Wednesday, after the Spaniard retired five

INTERVIEW: Auger-Aliassime reacts to the experience of facing his idol Federer.

INDIAN WELLS, California (AP)—American teenager Christina McHale stunned Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory in the night session of the BNP Paribas Open, which has seen several withdrawals because of illness. Gael Monfils of France, Jurgen Melzer of Austria and American Vania King each battled an

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Soaked with sweat and clinging desperately for survival, Maria Sharapova was only a point from victory when Australian Open organizers finally decided that the searing heat was extreme enough to suspend matches. The four-time major winner was serving at 5-4 in the third set, 2 hours and

With five tournaments taking place across the globe this past week, there was a lot of movement on the rankings. But the most significant move was made by someone who didn’t even have to hit a ball, as **Dominic Thiem passed Roger Federer to set a new career-high ranking of