Tennis royalty met soccer royalty on the opening night of the 'Six Kings Slam' exhibition event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, as Brazilian forward Neymar was among the fans in attendance to watch Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner debut victorious in the competition. Alcaraz and Sinner's wins set up

NEW YORK (AP) — A glance at the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam tennis tournament of 2021: SURFACE Hard courts. SITE USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows.

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local): ___ 7:45 p.m. Alexander Zverev has reached his third Grand Slam semifinal and first at the French Open. The sixth-ranked German overcame a slow start to beat Spanish opponent Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 in little more

NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic remembers just how close Serena Williams came to a calendar-year Grand Slam in 2015 before coming up short at the U.S. Open. He recalls chatting with Williams during that tournament about all that went along with a bid for the rare achievement, which has

When the going gets tough, the tough get going—that’s exactly what champions do, and 20-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic has done it a lot. The No. 1-ranked Serb rallied from a set down to beat No. 4-ranked Alexander Zverev in five sets at the US Open on Friday night,

It's been a decent year and a half for Serena Williams, but she still has no title to speak of. Despite reaching the finals of Toronto and three Grand Slams, the American has not raised a trophy since the 2017 Australian Open, let alone a Grand Slam. From injuries to

Coco Gauff was at her clay-court best at Roland Garros on Monday, sliding past another avid clay-courter—Ons Jabeur—in just 53 minutes, 6-3, 6-1, to reach the first Grand Slam quarterfinal of her career. With the win, the 17-year-old became the youngest woman to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal in 15

Australian great John Newcombe says tennis should consider adding a fifth Grand Slam tournament—and offer to sell it to China for $1 billion. ''There has been talk about it over the years. I know that China would love to have the fifth Slam,'' Newcombe told The Sydney Morning Herald. ''I

Roger Federer's withdrawal from the 2016 French Open earlier this year ended his ironman streak at the Slams—the Swiss had played in a record 65 straight singles main draws. Federer returned to major tournament play at Wimbledon—where he reached the semifinals—but on Tuesday he announced that he would miss the

The first day of the Australian Open was a teenage dream. A pair of 16-year-olds, Alina Korneeva and Brenda Fruhvirtova, both won their first-round matches at the year's first Grand Slam tournament. It's the first time that two 16-year-olds won their first-round matches at a Grand Slam since 2007, when

PARIS (AP) — LOOKAHEAD TO WEDNESDAY Coco Gauff looks to take the next step in her rapid rise when she faces Barbora Krejcikova in the first Grand Slam quarterfinal for both. Gauff, a 17-year-old American, can become the youngest woman in the semifinals at any major tournament since 2006 with

With Rafael Nadal ending his season due to a foot injury, and Roger Federer about to undergo a third surgery on his knee, the 2021 US Open will be just the second Grand Slam since 2000 where neither of the two 20-time major champions are in the draw. The only

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — As Roger Federer cried while accepting his 20th Grand Slam title, Rod "Rocket" Laver took a chance to snap a picture for posterity. Federer has won more major singles titles than any man, including a record-equaling six on the court that bears the great Rod Laver's

Andy Murray says that if Rafael Nadal wins the Australian Open and becomes the first player since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four major singles titles at the same time, it would equal Laver’s calendar-year Grand Slam. "A lot of people are saying, 'Well, it's not all in

Serena Williams says she wasn't nervous heading into the 2003 Australian Open, when she was looking to complete her "Serena Slam" (four straight major titles but not in a calendar year). "Well, I just felt so confident and I thought nobody would beat me," she told reporters in Rome. "I

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — LOOKAHEAD TO TUESDAY Sebastian Korda plays in his first Gland Slam singles quarterfinal against Karen Khachanov at the Australian Open. Khachanov was a semifinalist in last year's U.S. Open. Korda is a 22-year-old American whose father, Petr, won the 1998 Australian Open. Korda's mother also was

World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki says winning a Grand Slam is on the top of her list of priorities. "My main target this year are the Grand Slams," she told Reuters in Rome after crushing Anastasia Rodionova, 6-2 6-0, in Rome. "I’d like to win one, but it's not a

Roger Federer says he’s over his lung infection and is not counting out the possibility of winning the calendar year Grand Slam. The Swiss said he's not specifically aiming for the feat, but can envision doing it. “I can't prepare in a different way just to win the Grand Slam,”

A Grand Slam rivalry set will be completed on Wimbledon's Centre Court after Stan Wawrinka confirmed a third-round showdown with Novak Djokovic. On Thursday, the 38-year-old Wawrinka defeated No. 29 seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. The victory advanced the three-time major winner into the third round of

Andy Murray made a winning start to his US Open campaign on Tuesday, beating Corentin Moutet in the first round, 6-2, 7-5, 6-3. And with his victory over the Frenchman, Murray hits a major milestone: it was the 200th Grand Slam win of his career. The three-time Grand Slam champion