Hardcore tennis fans aren’t the only ones flocking to Cancun for the GNP Seguros WTA Finals Cancun thanks to Jessica Pegula. Daughter of Buffalo Bills and Sabres owner Terry Pegula, the world No. 5 opened up about the multi-sport coalition she has brought through a successful 2023 season. “It's been

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PARIS (AP) — A French player at Roland Garros was allowed to continue his first-round match without being penalized after hitting a ball angrily and accidentally striking a spectator in the stands at one of the event’s smaller courts Sunday. Terence Atmane, a 22-year-old with a career-best ranking of 120th,

Rafael Nadal isn’t the only French Open legend accustomed to having a birthday during his best tournament—Justine Henin, born on June 1, 1982, celebrated hers in Paris almost every year, too. Roland Garros was central to Henin’s story from the start. Not only had her mother taken her to the

What a difference a week can make. Until they arrived in Montreal, Juan Martin del Potro and Milos Raonic were heading in opposite directions. Del Potro, semifinalist at Wimbledon and champion in Washington, D.C., was fast becoming everyone’s favorite dark horse pick for the U.S. Open. At the same time,

ISTANBUL (AP)—Maria Sharapova pulled out of the WTA Championships with a sore ankle Wednesday after losing her second straight match at the season-ending tournament. The second-ranked Russian’s withdrawal ensures that Caroline Wozniacki will finish the year with the No. 1 ranking, despite losing her group-stage match against Russia’s Vera Zvonareva.

Since the birth of the Open Era in 1968, tennis has seen a complete revitalization of how players compete; the material of the racquets, style of play, and improved fitness techniques all contribute to the explosion of quality that the sport has seen. It's to the point where not even

Emma Navarro scored the biggest Grand Slam victory of her young career at Wimbledon Sunday evening, stunning world No. 2 Coco Gauff, 6-4, 6-3 to reach her first major quarterfinal. The 19th-seeded American is in the midst of a breakthrough season and already defeated former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka

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

Andy Murray (3) vs. Tomas Berdych (6) Head-to-Head: Berdych leads 4-2

Ball kids held umbrellas to shield the players from the sun during changeovers, but 10 minutes into this match, Marinko Matosevic looked like a man in dire need of a bunker for protection from the barrage Rafael Nadal unleashed. The streaking Spaniard won four consecutive games to open the match

Today in Toronto, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga played the kind of match that everyone knew he had in him, but which he’s rarely exploited when facing a top player. Like he's done to many lesser opponents, he overpowered world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, 6-2, 6-2, in the third round of this Masters

Madrid's Caja Magica ("Magic Box") arena is a popular tourist destination, and today Tomas Berdych gave Fernando Verdasco a guided tour of the court before making the hometown hero disappear. Sharper in every aspect of the game, Berdych blew Verdasco away, 6-1, 6-2, in a 66-minute thrashing to storm into

WATCH: With win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Marin Cilic gives Croatia a 2-0 lead in the Davis Cup final

Montpellier Match of the Day Lucas Pouille (FRA) vs. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) Fresh off his semifinal run in Melbourne, it seems Lucas Pouille and new coach Amelie Mauresmo are tailor made for each other. While this match could easily be a blowout in favor of the Frenchman, let’s not forget

The PPA has over 140 players registered on tour, and nearly half of them played college tennis before discovering pickleball. From NCAA champions to first-team All-Americans to acclaimed doubles teams, professional pickleball is chock full of tennis blood. Six of the Top 10 in the men’s singles rankings played collegiately.

PARIS—Watching the presentation ceremony after Rafael Nadal had cut down Dominic Thiem, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2, to claim his eleventh French Open crown and 17th Grand Slam title, it was fitting that the man presenting the trophy to the champion was none other than Ken Rosewall. The 83-year-old Australian is cut

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Only the trophy and the tears were missing from this latest Grand Slam installment of Rafa vs. Roger. Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer were on opposite sides of the net Thursday, meeting in the semifinals of the Australian Open. And Nadal was the winner again - for

PARIS(AP) Rafael Nadal's most recent matches were a loss to Roger Federer and a four-hour struggle to beat Novak Djokovic, both on clay, so the French Open draw brought a bit of good news Friday for the four-time defending champion. Federer and Djokovic are lined up to meet in the

With 11 different Grand Slam champions in the women’s draw at Wimbledon, and one of them playing their first singles match in almost a year, there was bound to be some exciting first-round match-ups—and Friday’s draw did not disappoint. Here are five first rounders to watch for on the women’s