It’s often said that men’s tennis is deeper and more competitive than it has ever been. And it’s true; the sport has never been played at a higher level. But over the last five years, it hasn’t been the excellence of the ATP as a whole that’s been most impressive.

It’s often said that men’s tennis is deeper and more competitive than it has ever been. And it’s true; the sport has never been played at a higher level. But over the last five years, it hasn’t been the excellence of the ATP as a whole that’s been most impressive.

No. 1-ranked men's tennis player Jannik Sinner will be playing in the U.S. Open—which begins in New York next week—even though word just emerged that he tested positive twice in March for a banned anabolic steroid. It's a case that no one knew about until Tuesday and one that has

Over the next two weeks, we're looking back at 10 years’ worth of memorable marathons and top-shelf tennis from the WTA’s boldest and bravest.​ See the entire women's and men's lists here, and relive each match with our video retrospectives. They say the first step to winning a match is

In a decade to remember, 2019 didn't disappoint as the closing act. Click here to review the Top 10 moments from the final season of the 2010s. It was 12-12 in the fifth set of the men's final at Wimbledon, and the sport was about to see something it had

Here are some of the men to watch at the Australian Open, which is scheduled to start at Melbourne Park on Sunday morning (Saturday night ET): NOVAK DJOKOVIC - Seeding: 1 - Career-Best Ranking: 1 - Country: Serbia - Age: 36 - Career Titles: 98 - Grand Slam Titles: 24

Men to watch at the U.S. Open, which starts Monday at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York: ___ NOVAK DJOKOVIC Seeded: 1 Country: Serbia

Roger Federer is retiring from professional tennis at age 41 after a series of knee operations, closing a career in which he won 20 Grand Slam titles, finished five seasons ranked No. 1 and helped create a golden era of men's tennis with rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios used to not get along at all. Now the two men who will meet in the Wimbledon final on Sunday have developed a bit of a "bromance," as the 40th-ranked Kyrgios put it. "Everyone knows there was no love lost for

It’s often said that men’s tennis is deeper and more competitive than it has ever been. And it’s true; the sport has never been played at a higher level. But over the last five years, it hasn’t been the excellence of the ATP as a whole that’s been most impressive.

Leander Paes, 41, will play with Martina Hingis in mixed doubles at the Australian Open and also has a new partner for men's doubles in Raven Klaasen. Klaasen will be Paes' 99th partner. Paes, who teamed with Radek Stepanek for two seasons but is no longer in the Top 20,

The 2010s were a tough time for Grand Slam breakthroughs on the men’s tour—there were only three first-time major winners the entire decade, namely Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka and Marin Cilic. But there have already been four in the 2020s, and we’re only four years in—Dominic Thiem, Daniil Medvedev and

WASHINGTON (AP) — Venus Williams lost to Canadian Rebecca Marino on Monday in her return to singles play after more than a year away. The seven-time Grand Slam champion lost 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the Citi Open in Washington in her first singles match since last

Janko Tipsarevic tells the publication Berner Zeitung that female tennis players should not be paid the same as men, and takes swipe at their quality of play. "Men's tennis is currently in the top four in terms of quality and popularity, it’s at its peak, just like golf when Tiger

LONDON (AP) — Ukraine's Davis Cup qualifying matches against the United States will be played in Lithuania on Feb. 1-2 because of the ongoing war in Ukraine. The other matches in this round of the men's team tennis competition are scheduled for Feb. 2-3 or Feb. 3-4. The latter dates

It’s often said that men’s tennis is deeper and more competitive than it has ever been. And it’s true; the sport has never been played at a higher level. But over the last five years, it hasn’t been the excellence of the ATP as a whole that’s been most impressive.

In the space of 24 hours, we’ve gone from no tennis to…all the tennis. At the same time that the US Open was holding a press conference on Wednesday to declare that the tournament will go on as scheduled (or nearly as scheduled), the ATP and WTA laid out their

Roger Federer says Juan Martin del Potro is back "to his old self" as far as his backhand is concerned, and also back to the top of the men's game. Del Potro defeated Federer in three tight, tense sets to win Indian Wells, the first Masters 1000 title of his

2020 Roland Garros previews: Expert Picks | Men's Preview | Women's Preview | Top 5 First-Rounders | Men's Draw | Women's Draw | Quarter-by-quarter analysis | Make Your Picks The 2020 Roland Garros men's and women's draws were be made on Thursday afternoon; the brackets can be seen below, along

It’s often said that men’s tennis is deeper and more competitive than it has ever been. And it’s true; the sport has never been played at a higher level. But over the last five years, it hasn’t been the excellence of the ATP as a whole that’s been most impressive.