NEW YORK—Roger Federer, who will face John Isner in the fourth round of the U.S. Open, hasn't played him since 2012 and isn’t sure how he will play him this time. The 17-time Grand Slam champion is 4-1 against Isner, with his one loss coming on indoor clay in Davis

Casey Dellacqua has become a mother for the second time. Dellacqua announced that her partner, Amanda, has given birth to a daughter.

For the last 12 months, each women's Grand Slam has begun with an all-purpose, two-word intro: “wide open.” That’s how many of us have described, for lack of any better ideas, the draws at the last four majors, a time when Serena Williams was either on the sidelines, or shaking

Petra Kvitova, who won the Madrid Open title, said she needed to rest mentally the month of March, when she didn’t play any tournaments, but that it was difficult to do and it took some time to rediscover her game. “The time off wasn't really nice,” said the two-time champion,

PARIS (AP) Serena Williams lost in the first round of a major tournament for the first time, falling to Virginie Razzano of France 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 Tuesday at the French Open. The fifth-seeded Williams was two points from victory several times in the second set, including leading 5-1 in

Get a grip, they said. So the New York Times did precisely that. Not to be overlooked in the content mix timed to the US Open was a multimedia story published by the Grady Lady, titled "The Evolution of Tennis in Four Grips." As written by Joe Ward and Geoff

Ana Ivanovic is again in search of a new private coach. The former No. 1 told reporters in Birmingham that she wants a full-time coach, even though she has said in the past few months she was satisfied with the part-time coaching she has received from the adidas Player Development

You can beat the player who has your number. Here's how. Everyone has a nemesis. He or she is your equal in terms of skills, and you have similar records against other opponents. Somehow, though, your nemesis manages to come out ahead in your matches. There’s no way you should

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Australian tennis No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt is to join forces for the second time in his career with renowned coach Tony Roche in an effort to lift his flagging world ranking. Two-time grand slam-winner Hewitt is training after an injury layoff and announced Friday he will re-unite with

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) Right, Wimbledon ladies, time to earn your keep by playing best-of-five sets like the men. Not only is it unfair that women, by playing at most three sets, get a better hourly pay rate than the men. More importantly, women are deprived of a format that has provided

James Blake announces at the tournament in San Jose that he is no longer traveling with a full-time coach. Blake, who was coached by Kelly Jones last year and Brian Barker for many years before that, is traveling with a full time physio, Rory Cordial, but doesn’t feel at the

PARIS (AP) — Grigor Dimitrov booked his spot in the semifinals of the Paris Masters on Friday with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 win over Hubert Hurkacz that ended his rival's hopes of qualifying for the ATP Finals. Despite hitting 19 aces, the 11th-seeded Hurkacz dropped his serve three times in

Jessica Pegula has beaten Iga Swiatek in the semifinals of Montreal, 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-4, to not only record her second career win over a reigning No. 1—she also beat Swiatek at United Cup earlier this year—but to move through to the final in Canada for the first time. “Oh

Before Tuesday, Rafael Nadal hadn’t appeared on a clay court since celebrating his 14th triumph at 2022 Roland Garros. So it was perhaps fitting that the 22-time major champion's highly-anticipated return to the surface came on the show court bearing his name at the Real Club Tenis de Barcelona-1899. Playing

Nicolas Kiefer has announced his retirement. The former world No. 4, now, 33, has played only sporadically during the last few years because of wrist problems. Kiefer says he wants to spend time at home with his girlfriend and daughter, who was born earlier this year.

PARIS -- Sam Querrey says he won Sunday at the French Open because he didn't care if he lost. The highest-ranked American on the men's tour credited a more positive attitude for a first-round victory over Lukas Lacko, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Merely by winning a match, Querrey equaled his best

Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer practiced for the first time in four years at Roland Garros Tuesday, as the Swiss looks to get fit in time for the French Open. The 2009 winner pulled out of Rome last week prior to his quarterfinal match with Stefanos Tsitispas due to