When does Rafael Nadal officially become the underdog in a match on clay? When he’s down a set? A set and a break? A set and nearly two breaks? Match point? How about never? To anyone who watched Nadal’s wild and woolly 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3) comeback win over Denis

NEW YORK (AP)—With another straight-set victory out of the way at the U.S. Open, Roger Federer can start thinking about a rematch with Robin Soderling. Five-time champion Federer beat 13th-seeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 Monday night to reach the quarterfinals at a 26th Grand Slam tournament

On the eve of the women’s Wimbledon final, the one thing nobody expected was a comprehensive blow-out. Eugenie Bouchard, the theory went, is just too game a competitor to allow that to happen, even if this was just her first Grand Slam final. But Petra Kvitova begged to differ. It

For over half an hour in Roger Federer’s third-round match with Tommy Haas at the Western & Southern Open, even the most faithful and optimistic of Fed fans must have been tempted to give up all hope and acknowledge that their hero is in the midst of a horrible career

Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal may not have a lot in common as people—he’s "not my type,” she has joked—but their careers have run on parallel tracks. They’re both in the elite club of career Grand Slammers, both have been at their best on clay, and both have spent long

It wasn’t the French Open final, with a career Grand Slam as the big reward. But if you wanted to come up with an achievement that will resonate in history as fully as earning all four majors might, beating Roger Federer at Wimbledon in what will be remembered as one

LONDON—As the fortnight progressed and the seeds kept falling in the women’s draw at the most significant tournament in all of tennis, there was a growing feeling that order would be restored in the end and Serena Willams would walk away with her 24th major singles title and an eighth

LONDON—All of Britain was abuzz Tuesday. Prince William, adored in these parts, and Kate Middleton set a wedding date, April 29. Masses are sure to line central London, with the ceremony set to unfold at historic Westminster Abbey, and television ratings certainly won’t suffer. Those uninterested in that type of

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Sometimes the players who lift the trophy get all the glory, but just winning matches at Roland Garros can be a grind—and grinding your way into quarters, semis and finals year after year is no small feat. With that, here are the players who hold the Top 10 match wins

Those hoping to push into the ATP Top 10 may scatter like so many pigeons when the ground begins to shake from the footsteps of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, but after a few days of tennis in this new season, there’s reason to speculate that this will be a

I’m not sure what Stanislas Wawrinka expected as he faced the prospect of becoming just the second man outside of the game’s Big Four to win a major title over the past 36 opportunities. Whatever it was could not have been what happened on the floor of Rod Laver Arena

Sept. 14 1923 — Jack Dempsey knocks out Luis Firpo in the second round for his last successful defense of his world heavyweight title, at Madison Square Garden in New York. 1947 — Jack Kramer beats Frank Parket to win the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. Kramer wins 4-6, 2-6,

PARIS (AP) Give me a little cheer because I really need it!'' Serena Williams said this week after winning her first match in 11 trauma-filled months.I'm so happy to be back.'' So, here it goes, Serena: Hooray! We, too, are delighted for you that you're back. But also more

WATCH: Swiatek reached the BNP Paribas Open fourth round for a second straight year on Sunday.

WATCH: Swiatek and Jabeur faced off for a rematch of their Internazionali BNL d'Italia final on Saturday in Flushing Meadows.

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FLASHBACK: Sabalenka looked her strongest to start her Wimbledon campaign earlier this week.

The women’s event at 2021 Roland Garros was already an unusual one—the Top 3 seeds were all out before the round of 16 for just the second time in the Open Era, there were four first-time Grand Slam semifinalists in the final four for just the second time at ANY