WATCH: Looking ahead to a packed Day 3 of play at Wimbledon

NEW YORK (AP) — John Isner rested his chin on clasped hands, the words coming slowly, the tears welling in his eyes, as he spoke during a news conference at the U.S. Open on Thursday, his last day as a professional tennis player. "It's been a huge part of my

Sporting discourse is rarely satisfied with the present. One eye is typically on the future, while the other is looking back, ostensibly to contextualize what is currently going on but mainly as an aid to predict what (more precisely, who) is coming up next. Standing out in a tour that

WATCH: Defending Cincinnati champion Bornic Coric joined the Tennis Channel desk after his first-round win.

There are two ways to compliment an opponent on a good shot or a well-played point. You can flash them a quick thumbs up as you run past, or you can take an extra second and clap your hand against your racquet strings. If it’s something really spectacular, like a

Over time, the scenes became familiar: Novak Djokovic, the GOAT-in-Waiting, arguing with his coach Goran Ivanisevic on the practice court. Or berating Ivanisevic in a monologue delivered on court, mid-match. After securing his Grand Slam record-breaking 23rd title at Roland Garros last June, Djokovic even spoke of how he “tortured”

LONDON—Qualifier and 2014 Wimbledon runner-up Eugenie Bouchard walked out to play her first-round match on Court 14. The location intrigued. To the south of Court 14 was Centre Court—tennis’ cathedral, the wellspring of all that makes this sport sacred. This is the place where a player will be asked every

NEW YORK—As pre-tournament favorites go, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal haven’t exactly impressed in their first two matches at the US Open, while Alexander Zverev crashed out in the second round. Meanwhile, Garbine Muguruza, the consensus favorite on the women’s side, has somehow managed to exceed prognosticators’ lofty expectations. The

NEW YORK (AP) — When her work was done, her first trip to the U.S. Open semifinals since 2010 secured, if just barely, Venus Williams sat in her sideline chair and beamed . Williams reached her third major semifinal of the season — something she last did 15 years ago

Editor's Note: See below for updates on tennis' response to the coronavirus. In January, when tennis fans began speculating about the 2020 season, we wondered how successful the sport’s Big Four—Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer—would be at the Grand Slams. How innocent we all were. Now,

The Miami Open has long given pro tennis players the chance to occupy two contrasting and compelling worlds. There’s a high-stakes tournament and all of its attendant pressures and opportunities. Away from the tennis, Miami provides a sparkle all its own—Florida’s everlasting spring break, offering all the sizzle of a

“It’s true that it’s not the best memory. At the same time it was magic.” Who else but Justine Henin could have uttered these two sentences within a few seconds of each other, about the same subject? Who else could utter them about an incident in which she was caught

MELBOURNE—As predicted, it was a stifling Thursday here. For most of the afternoon, the temperature was north of 100 degrees. The grounds were mostly deserted, the seats on the side courts emptier than normal. Between points, whenever they could, the players in Rod Laver Arena snuck into the shade at

The Championships, the high point of the tennis calendar, are over. As a tournament, as entertainment, it delivered the way it always does. With hundreds of matches played over the course of two weeks, it can hardly fail to give us something memorable in terms of drama. And while neither

Editor's Note: On Friday, after years of failing health, Bud Collins died in his Brookline home at age 86. Last November, as part of TENNIS Magazine's annual Heroes issue, Steve Tignor wrote about the legendary tennis writer, broadcaster and personality. It was entirely fitting that the U.S. Open renamed its

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The Latest on Wimbledon (all times local): 8:55 p.m. Second-seeded Daniil Medvedev came from two sets down to beat former Wimbledon finalist Marin Cilic and reach the fourth round of the grass-court Grand Slam for the first time. Medvedev recovered to win 6-7 (3), 3-6, 6-3,

The last time we saw Rafael Nadal, he was confronting Roger Federer in the penultimate round of Wimbledon. The Spaniard had been on a spirited run into that highly anticipated clash, toppling a highly charged Nick Kyrgios in four riveting sets, concluding that contest with a pair of clutch tie-break

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick took an easy road to the third round at the Australian Open on Wednesday with routine victories that kept them on track for a semifinal showdown at the season’s first Grand Slam. The thread that ties them together from 2009—Roger Federer, who beat

WATCH—An interview with Rod Laver, at the Laver Cup:

“It was a rainy day, we’ve all been through that,” recounts Ralph Munro, former Washington Secretary of State. “The kids were sitting around the living room with nothing to do.” Boredom bred a devilish playground in 1965, when House Representative Joel Pritchard collaborated with Bill Bell and Barney McCallum to