MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal's good run preparing for the French Open has suddenly hit a speed bump. Nadal's quarterfinal loss to Alexander Zverev at the Madrid Open on Friday came as an unexpected setback in a week in which the king of clay said he was feeling good about

96228164 by Pete Bodo Okay, I give up. I can't find a single additional caveat to attach to the comeback of Justine Henin. A few weeks ago, I wrote that Henin was a Ferrari, to Kim Clijsters' pick-up truck, and suggested that her high-performance game will require more fine-tuning and

As he prepares for another run towards the top of U.S. tennis, Steve Johnson takes us through a year of the tour’s global grind. January 1, 2016 There’s no time to rest on tour, and not much time to celebrate holidays, either. It’s New Year’s Day and I just finished

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The Russian Tennis Federation was quick to claim Elena Rybakina as "our product" on her run to the women's title at Wimbledon. They then praised her training program in the country after she won the Venus Rosewater Dish as Wimbledon champion while representing Kazakhstan. "It's the

Novak Djokovic says he has been pain-free for two days, allowing him to concentrate on his comeback from a long-running elbow injury. "It's quite refreshing," he was quoted as telling press before the Masters event at Miami. "Everything else had pain involved. "[For the] first in a long, long time,

World No. 8 Aryna Sabalenka takes on world No. 11 Jessica Pegula in the round of 16 at the Italian Open on Thursday. Pegula, who is fresh off a run to the final at the Mutua Madrid Open, is playing some great tennis this season—and has done especially well at

As if winning his record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title and becoming the first man in tennis history with a Triple Career Slam weren’t enough, there’s a cherry on the cake for Novak Djokovic after his historic run at Roland Garros—he’s now back at No. 1. Djokovic kicks off his ninth

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tommy Paul was too little at the time to remember watching Andy Roddick win the 2003 U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam singles title for an American man. Paul, now 25, does recall seeing posters from that triumph displayed at the club in North Carolina where

Nine days after winning his first main-draw match at a major, Marco Cecchinato’s breakthrough run at Roland Garros continued in nail-biting fashion, with the 25-year-old Italian outlasting Novak Djokovic in a stunning and scintillating quarterfinal, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 1-6, 7-6 (11). A massive underdog heading into the match, the No.72-ranked

Good morning, Frances! On Monday, after his inspiring fortnight at the US Open, Frances Tiafoe appeared on Good Morning America to discuss his run. The 24-year-old became the first African-American man since Arthur Ashe in 1972 to reach the semifinals of the New York major. "It's truly a blessing. All

Life goes on for Tatjana Maria, even as she finds herself in the midst of a groundbreaking run to the Wimbledon semifinals. “I think for me that's the most important in my life, to be a mom of my two kids. Nothing will change this,” she says after surviving countrywoman

LONDON—The WTA tour's age restriction rules are a hot topic following 15-year-old Coco Gauff's fourth-round run at Wimbledon. The junior phenom received a wild card into the qualifying tournament and won her first five Wimbledon matches in straight sets, including over Venus Williams in her first main-draw contest. After a

ROME (AP) — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner will compete in both singles and doubles at the Paris Olympics, the Italian tennis federation said Friday. This will be the first Summer Games for the 22-year-old Sinner, who reached the top spot in the men's rankings this week following his run to the

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — As tough as it was to stomach for Daniil Medvedev to blow a two-set lead and lose another Australian Open final, he put a positive spin on his grueling run at the season-opening major. Medvedev dominated the first two sets against first-time finalist Jannik Sinner on

Co-hosts Nina Pantic and Irina Falconi give their take on what has stood out the most from a busy fortnight in Paris. There have been underhand serves and a surge in drop shots, shocking upsets and late-night marathons, and an unprecedented flurry of Cinderella runs.

With Caroline Dolehide and Sofia Kenin surging into the Top 50 this week after deep runs at the WTA 1000 event in Guadalajara, there are now 10 Americans in the Top 50 of the WTA rankings. AMERICANS IN THE WTA TOP 50 (week of Sept. 25, 2023): No. 3 Coco

By Rosangel Valenti, TW Contributing Editor Right now, I'm thinking what a strange old world I'm living in: it's been an epic day and night, and by no means everything that's happened has been tennis-related, but there are whole chains of causes and effects and connections between the various things

HOBART, Australia (AP) — American Sofia Kenin won her first WTA title at the Hobart International on Saturday after beating Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-4, 6-0. Playing her first top-level singles final, the 20-year-old Kenin took the first set with a break before running away with the match in 71 minutes.

Belinda Bencic is announcing that she's "back" with her run to the final in Dubai. The 21-year-old from Switzerland has scored three-set wins against three Top 10 opponents—Aryna Sabalenka, Simona Halep and defending champion Elina Svitolina—and now plays Petra Kvitova in the final. The former No. 7 has had a

A bittersweet embrace at the net between Stan Wawrinka and Andy Murray marked the end of the latter’s run at Roland Garros, bowing out in a lopsided 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 first-round defeat on Sunday. It was the 22nd meeting between the longtime rivals and fellow three-time Grand Slam champions, as