88843122 by Pete Bodo Roger Federer stands at a career crossroads, a babe in each arm (his wife Mirka gave birth to twin girls a few days ago), and one of two forks to take: one path goes downhill on a pleasant hike to retirement as the greatest Grand Slam

PARIS (AP) The Latest on the French Open (all times local): 9:25 p.m. John McEnroe says he is returning to Grand Slam tennis - as a coach. The seven-time major title winner said Friday on the Eurosport show ''The Commissioner'' that he is going to be a consultant to Canada's

If you start with the premise that the chance to live a life is a miracle, then you’ll understand why Pancho Segura conducted himself with such passion and generosity. This was a man of relentless engagement, for 96 years dedicated to showing anyone he met that the cost of the

When the French Open commences on Sunday at Roland Garros, learned observers will be preoccupied with the leading competitors, wondering if Rafael Nadal can win an 11th crown, fascinated to find out if Simona Halep can secure her first major title at long last, and closely following a cluster of

WATCH: Berrettini repeats as Queen's Club champ; set to bring nine-match win streak to Wimby

Back in the spring of 1968, when the first French Open was held at Roland Garros, the city of Paris was in utter turmoil. Taxis and all public transportation were on strike. There was no gasoline. Garbage piled up in the streets. Electricity was nonexistent for a few hours every

"I mean, winning Grand Slam, playing best-of-three demand to the player something else, no? Stronger mentally, stronger physically, be solid for such a long time and for such a long two weeks. So I really believe that's the right thing to do."—Rafael Nadal, on Sunday "I am more of a

Dominic Thiem’s relief-fund reaction: Selfish? Sensible? Some of both? In this week’s Rally, Steve Tignor and Joel Drucker discuss the difficulties in dealing with income inequality in an individual sport. Connect with Steve and Joel on Twitter by using the hashtag #MondayRally. Joel, “None of them are going to starve.”

NEW YORK—There was a lot of talk before this year’s U.S. Open about the tournament's good old, bad old days, when the inmates ran the asylum and the place bubbled over with New York City trash. Well, the Open must have heard the talk, because there were times over the

Throughout November and December, we'll be highlighting the true heroes of tennis with our annual celebration of the gifted, the courageous, the inspired and the inspiring. You can read about heroes we've honored previously here. The sun has just begun to rise over the East River in New York City

John Isner’s 2014 U.S. Open Series began with a match that ended like so many others in his career: With sevens on the scoreboard. The Sultan of Serve swatted four consecutive aces to close out Robby Ginepri in Atlanta, 4-6, 7-6, 7-5—the latest Isner scoreline to resemble reels on a

*90413241 by Pete Bodo About midway through the second set of the third-round US Open match between no. 6 seed Juan Martin del Potro and Austria's Daniel Koellerer, I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned, surprised to see former Top 5 pro, Jose-Luis Clerc, sitting behind me. I've

By TW Contributing Editor, Ed McGrogan Last Week's Tournaments** BMW Open (ATP - Clay - Munich, Germany) - Singles Final: Fernando Gonzalez def. Simone Bolelli 7-6, 6-7, 6-3. - Singles Semifinal: Simone Bolelli def. Paul-Henri Mathieu 7-6, 4-6, 7-6. - Singles Semifinal: Fernando Gonzalez def. Younes El Aynaoui 3-6, 6-4,

Phpmgikrtam_2 Last Week's Tournaments Legg Mason Tennis Classic (ATP - Hard - Washington D.C., United States) - Singles Final: Andy Roddick def. John Isner 6-4, 7-6. - Singles Semifinal: Andy Roddick def. Ivo Karlovic 7-6, 7-6. - Singles Semifinal: John Isner def. Gael Monfils 6-7, 7-6, 7-6. - Singles

Lopezvmuller_2By TW Contributing Editor, Ed McGrogan Note: Please treat this post as an Australian Open Crisis Centre. Regarding comments, please try and keep them on topic, and tennis-related -- thanks. Last Week's Tournaments Heineken Open (ATP - Outdoor Hard - Auckland, New Zealand) Singles: Juan Martin del Potro def. Sam

20120728_swby Pete Bodo As the Olympic tennis event began today, the panaromic view of Wimbledon's field courts, with the stadium in the distance, reminded me of one of those old and to me always stupendously uninteresting prints of Victorian gentlemen and women at play at the country club. The courts

By TW Contributing Editor, Ed McGrogan Last Week's & This Week's Tournament Pacific Life Open (ATP & WTA - Outdoor Hard - Indian Wells, United States) - Men's Singles Bracket - Men's Doubles Bracket - Women's Singles & Doubles Bracket - Television Schedule - Website By the Letter T...hirty-three years

(Okay, I know you want to know what happened at Indian Wells today, but I felt I had to write this very important, exclusive story having to do with the WTA Roadmap for 2010. I'll return to on-the-ground reporting from Indian Wells tomorrow. Pete) The WTA is scheduled to announce

LONDON (AP) The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local): 9:25 p.m. Roger Federer and Andy Murray both made it through to the quarterfinals, and another win for each will set up a semifinal match between the two former champions. The defending champion, Novak Djokovic, hasn't made it - yet. The

[Editor's note: Andujar reached the main draw of the Barcelona Open as a lucky loser and advanced with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Bjorn Fratangelo—the same player he lost to in the final round of qualifying.] Every top-of-the-line tennis player goes to work on a regular basis knowing he is