INSTANT REACTION: Barty on her 2022 singles start

Carlos Alcaraz powered past Alex Molcan in Hamburg on Saturday, 7-6 (2), 6-1, to not only reach the final of the ATP 500 clay-court event—and improve to 14-0 in ATP 500 events this year—but also to secure his Top 5 debut on the ATP rankings. He’s projected to rise from

A year ago, Simona Halep had just fallen out of the Top 10 for the first time in over seven years after being sidelined from the tour for three months—including missing Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the Olympics—due to a calf injury. But today the two-time Grand Slam champion came full

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Carlos Alcaraz has successfully defended his Mutua Madrid Open title, battling past Jan-Lennard Struff in the final, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Alcaraz is just the second man to win the Mutua Madrid Open in back-to-back years since it made its debut on the ATP calendar in 2002, after Rafael Nadal, who

Casper Ruud has battled into the milestone 20th ATP final of his career, defeating Holger Rune in a thrilling all-Scandinavian semifinal clash in Acapulco on Friday night, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. The former No. 2 is now through to the first ATP 500 final of his career, and it completes a

NEW YORK—Quiet, please. Those two words from the chair umpire’s mouth on Thursday night were fruitless when Americans Sloane Stephens and Venus Williams clashed in the first semifinal of the evening. With a home-nation champion already guaranteed, partying could be expected. Stephens would end up the queen of the first

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—Venus Williams armed her first serves into the court, then disarmed her opponent by hitting through it. The 38-year-old looked every bit of her age one moment, and half of it the next. It was early in her quarterfinal, and it was impressive. But it was the kind

A few hours after one sentimental favorite lost in the first round, another one won—and wrote his name into the history books. Gael Monfils defeated Thiago Seyboth Wild at Roland Garros on Monday night, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, for his 122nd career win at a Grand Slam, breaking the all-time

STOCKHOLM (AP)—Roger Federer beat Germany’s Florian Mayer 6-4, 6-3 to win the Stockholm Open on Sunday, and match Pete Sampras’ total of 64 career titles. “It’s amazing that I’m there where Pete’s ended his career on,” Federer said. “You never know when it’s your last one, that’s why you want

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP)—Top-seeded John Isner beat fellow American Donald Young 7-6 (3), 6-4 on Thursday to move to the quarterfinals of Regions Morgan Keegan Championships. Isner, ranked 14th in the world, used his trademark big serve—with 22 aces — to dispatch Young in 1 hour, 43 minutes. They were on

CORDOBA, Spain (AP)—Rafael Nadal shrugged off his disappointment and fatigue from losing the U.S. Open final to rout Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-0, 6-1 Friday and help Spain take a 2-0 lead over France in the Davis Cup semifinals. Nadal, playing on his favored outdoor clay in hot conditions at Cordoba’s

TOKYO (AP)—French Open champion Francesca Schiavone beat local favorite Kimiko Date Krumm 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open. Date Krumm celebrated her 40th birthday on Tuesday with a win over Daniela Hantuchova in the second round, but was no match for the

The Last Word returns, and each weekday, starting on Monday, December 5, we'll give you our year-end thoughts about tennis' best players—this time focusing on the ATP and WTA Top 10. We'll alternate tours each day; here's who we've looked at so far. Best of 2011 Tsonga’s come-from-behind win over

NEW YORK—Andrea Petkovic busted out a new variation of the robot dance to celebrate her 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over China's Jie Zheng, but there was nothing mechanical about her performance. The No. 10 seed won the wildly fluctuating second-round match by doing what she needs to in order to

Tim Henman and Andrei Pavel faced off for the 2003 Paris Masters title. Having ended 2002 ranked inside of the Top 10, Henman missed the opening month of the 2003 season due to injury and posted inconsistent results upon his return. In fact, it wasn’t until June that he reached

The top Americans on the ATP and WTA tours might be a little reluctant to leave the comforts of home after the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships in Houston and the Volvo Car Open in Charleston, S.C., but getting an early start on the dirt in Europe could be beneficial.

The Bryan brothers keep rolling, while some Fed Cup ties went the distance. It’s all here in Doubles Take. ANOTHER MASTERFUL PERFORMANCE In 2017, Bob and Mike Bryan failed to win an ATP Masters 1000 title for the first time since 2004. This year, it appears they’re determined to put

Only Jerzy Janowicz, the untried qualifier on a miracle run, stands between David Ferrer and the biggest title of his career. Michael Llodra became the second French semifinalist to fall on Saturday, edged by Ferrer this evening in Paris, 7-5, 6-4. It’s such a cliché to talk about how different

Maria Sharapova's back was to the court as she whipped her racquet through the air repeatedly before turning around to face Angelique Kerber. Even when the ball wasn't in play, a supremely focused Sharapova struck a predatory posture. Sharapova served with purpose and smacked sledgehammer shots in winning eight straight