Daniil Medvedev made a memorable entrance at Court Simonne-Mathieu on Monday evening, as he rocked up to his first-round Roland Garros match bundled up in layer after layer in an effort to keep warm. Up against Germany’s Dominik Koepfer, the No. 5 seed took the court at the end of

The stakes on both tours go up as February winds down. This week the women play their first Premier 5 level event, in Doha, while the top two men, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, return for 500-level tournaments in Dubai and Acapulco. Indian Wells and—maybe, hopefully, possibly—spring are around the

PARIS—They don’t ask how, they ask how many. How many victories did Andrey Rublev, the highest-ranked player playing a first-on match on the first day of Roland Garros 2024, earn on Sunday? The only satisfactory answer: One. Yes, it took the sixth seed four sets, a duration that didn’t seem

MELBOURNE—If this is the future of men’s tennis, we don’t have too much worry about. On Saturday afternoon, Grigor Dimitrov, 22, and Milos Raonic, 23, each of whom has been touted as the game’s next great player, squared off in a much-anticipated third-rounder in Margaret Court Arena. The temperature in

Despite his laughably lopsided record against Roger Federer, Tomas Berdych always poses a threat to the Swiss. His serve is gigantic enough, and his forehand swing is compactly brutal enough, to defeat any player on a given day. Even if that player has not only defeated Berdych 18 times, but

Over the past two seasons, the Next Generation ATP Finals has turned the spotlight on the game’s best and brightest under the age of 21. The unique round-robin event has proven to be a welcome addition to the calendar for the contenders, like Stefano Tsitsipas, who won the title over

by Pete Bodo Hey, everyone. I've been a little under the weather, with this weird 24-hour stomach bug that my son Luke brought home from school at the end of last week. Since then, he's kayoed two mature women (my wife Lisa and our friend, Liz) and two immature but

Tommy Robredo took off his shades, then turned in the most eye-popping passing shot of the day. A devious kick serve from Kevin Anderson sent Robredo into such deep retreat that he nearly knocked his knee into the court-side clock. The lunging return that floated short presented a slam-dunk smash

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va.—Venus Williams is the most famous name in the 2020 World TeamTennis field, but she's far from the highest ranked. That honor goes to 21-year-old Sofia Kenin, the WTA No. 4 who dispatched Venus twice on Saturday during Philadelphia's 22-14 win over Washington. Lookin at the men

• 201201290208077313482-p2@stats_comby Pete Bodo* When Horia Tecau of Romania and Bethanie Mattek-Sands of Saturn (yes, she's that far out there—and in a good way!) won the mixed doubles at the Australian Open, Tecau was so stunned and happy that he didn't want to leave the court. "I was thinking, 'Security

Sabine2 [We have special guest at our weekly brunch today, folks, Los Angeles-based screenwriter James LaRosa, who's covering the Fed Cup at La Jolla for us. Here is his report on yesterdays unexpected happenings. This will be your on-topic tennis thread and Fed Cup Crisis Center post for today. Terrific

NEW YORK—Spinning around the service line, Roger Federer looked over the outstretched hands eager to embrace his final shot and smiled. Then he wound up and let his forehand fly sending the ball high into the night sky. All that activity took place after Federer soared into the fourth round

NEW YORK (AP) Before they stepped on court, there was nothing to suggest Andy Murray would have any trouble against Adrian Mannarino in the U.S. Open's second round. Murray, after all, is seeded No. 3, owns two major championships including at Flushing Meadows in 2012, and had reached at least

source: APWF Madison Keys celebrates a point against Lauren Davis during a quarterfinal match at the Family Circle Cup tennis tournament in Charleston, S.C., Friday, April 10, 2015. Keys won 6-2, 6-2. (AP Photo/Mic Smith) CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Madison Keys and Lucie Hradecka are finding their games on clay and

He’s not just one of the greatest tennis players of all time; he’s one of the greatest athletes of all time, period, and he’s back on top. In a season that’s seen him win his 15th Grand Slam title—and more impressively, his 10th career title at the French Open—Rafael Nadal

NEW YORK—Fans crammed shoulder to shoulder leaned over the rails above the Grandstand, as Victoria Azarenka struggled to create separation from Misaki Doi on the court below. Signs of stress surrounded the former No. 1, who struggled to read her opponent's twisting lefty forehand, slapped a point-blank smash into net,

LONDON (AP) Just like old times. Used to be that a match involving Miss Williams vs. Miss Williams, as they like to say at the All England Club, was a regular occurrence at the latter stages of the most prestigious tennis tournaments in the world. During a span of eight

PARIS (AP) If it seems Roger Federer breaks one record or another every time he wins a match, that's because he does these days. Then again, good as Federer is, he can't top this: His next opponent at the French Open, Belgium's David Goffin, is unbeaten in Grand Slam main-draw

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Lleyton Hewitt pulled off one of the most spectacular shots of his long tennis career at Wimbledon on Thursday, and he didn't even get to see it. Robin Soderling looked certain to win the point when he smashed a midcourt backhand deep into the corner. Hewitt sprinted

There has been a lot of talk about the past at this year’s US Open. About how, with the absence of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams and Venus Williams, an era is ending. About how we won’t see stars of their magnitude again anytime soon. But if you’ve followed