Ben Shelton has just done something no other American man has been able to do in almost 23 years, since before he himself was even born—reach a clay-court final above ATP 250 level. The 22-year-old edged Francisco Cerundolo on Saturday, 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4, to make the final of the

LONDON—It wouldn’t be Manic Monday without a good, old-fashioned court-assignment controversy. With so many stars in action, and only two top-level show courts to put them on, there are always some big names and tantalizing matches exiled to the boondocks at the All England Club. The most obvious victim this

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Tennis star Nick Kyrgios did not appear in an Australian court on Tuesday when a charge of common assault was listed for the first time. The 27-year-old Kyrgios, who was not required to attend the Australian Capital Territory Magistrates Court, was represented by his lawyer Michael

Though his results on clay have been out of this world, Rafael Nadal has also been one of the best players in the world on hard courts throughout his career, so his 15-0 start to 2022—which has come entirely on the surface—should come as no surprise. What’s unique about this

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) A protester was tackled on court by a security guard during the Australian Open men's final between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray on Sunday night, causing a brief delay in play during the second set. Australian Open organizers said two people had been arrested, and police were

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — All 17 US Open courts used for singles, doubles and mixed doubles will have electronic line-calling and video review available in 2018. The U.S. Tennis Association says Friday it's the first time that every match at the year's last Grand Slam tournament will have the

GSTAAD, Switzerland (AP) Top-seeded Feliciano Lopez of Spain won his first career clay-court title on Sunday, beating Robin Haase of the Netherlands 6-4, 7-5 in the Swiss Open final. The 34-year-old Lopez's fifth career tournament title followed two on grass and two on hard courts. Ten years after losing the

Each member of the ATP’s Big Four has something of a Masters 1000 bugaboo—a tournament that, try as they might, has failed to go their respective ways throughout their lucrative careers. Novak Djokovic has won every Masters 1000 title except for Cincinnati, where he’s finished second five times. Roger Federer

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Wimbledon quarterfinalist Nick Kyrgios is due in court back home in Australia next month, and a lawyer representing him said Tuesday the "precise nature of" the allegations "is neither certain at this moment nor confirmed by either the prosecution or" the 27-year-old professional tennis player. Kyrgios

LONDON (AP) — At 7:30 a.m. each day of the Wimbledon fortnight, hours before competition begins, the keepers of the grass gather to meticulously prepare the tournament's hallowed courts for play. Dozens of people spread out around the All England Club grounds to mow, paint and mop — yes, with

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Billie Jean King tells the Desert Sun that while she disagrees with her former rival Margaret Court’s opposition to gay marriage, she does not think that the Australian Open should rename its third show court, which is named after the 24-time Grand Slam singles champion. "No, no, no, get rid

LONDON (AP) An Iranian tennis player has been provisionally suspended after chasing a tournament official off the court at a low-tier event in Turkey. The International Tennis Federation says Majid Abedini faces an investigation for a possible ''major offense of aggravated behavior.'' The ITF says any long-term sanction will be

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The Miami Open kicked off in earnest on Tuesday, with WTA main-draw play starting in Key Biscayne. No seeds were in action, but there was no shortage of interesting matches. American Nicole Gibbs, who reached the third round in Miami a year ago, lost her fifth straight match on Tuesday.

This surface is the fastest of the year, that’s for sure. . . all the tournaments that we have played on hard court are so, so slow, then we come here to the Masters and they put this court so fast. I don’t know why. Carlos Alcaraz, after falling to

NEW YORK (AP) — John Isner pointed to a photo on the wall, showing Louis Armstrong Stadium when it was one of the grandest stages in tennis. Now it's a construction site. So Isner had to play his opening-round match Monday on a temporary court that looked like it belonged