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

Tennis players live largely in a land of self-preservation, practicing their craft as strict individualists, thinking almost exclusively about their self needs. In their workplace, disciplined athletes with single-minded aims, uncluttered vision and utter devotion to personal goals set the pace. Those who do not keep their focus almost entirely

Four words that will bring a tear to millions: Roger Federer will retire. Say it again, just to be sure: Roger Federer will retire. The notion of a Federer exit had been bandied about for years, through back injuries and knee surgeries, painful exits and lengthy exiles. Now it has

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the year (all times local): 11:52 p.m. Roger Federer overcame a slow start, then a late lapse, and needed five sets to win a topsy-turvy first-round match at the U.S. Open against 19-year-old American

LONDON (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local): 9:10 p.m. Maria Sharapova lost in the first round at Wimbledon after fellow Russian Vitalia Diatchenko came from a set and a break down to oust the former champion. Sharapova served for the match at 5-3 in the second set

For Steve Tignor's essay on the first Open tournament at Roland Garros, fifty years ago, click here. In the summer of 1968, Abe Segal drove to London’s Heathrow Airport to pick up friends from his native South Africa. Big Abie, as he was known, had been one of the most

Serena Williams' quarter-century professional tennis career came to end with a 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1 loss to Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round of the U.S. Open on Friday night. Williams turns 41 on Sept. 26 and says she wants to grow her family — she has a 5-year-old daughter,

Though at times this year his play has been underwhelming, the ever enigmatic and entertaining Marat Safin has been able to use his 2009 campaign as an opportunity to say goodbye to the world of professional tennis. We sat down with the two-time major champ the day before the start

Just this year, removed from the hyper-social life I like, I've picked up piano lessons. I may or may not be aiming to write one great song and, sure, live off of that forever. (We'll see.) For now, you can call this my Decade of Hits album. That's as, with

*88843908 By Pete Bodo One of the welcome elements in the unfolding saga of Roger Federer is that he gives someone with an inquiring (or perhaps just mischievous) mind a fair amount with which to play around. That's because Federer is different and not just in the way that's enabled

NEW YORK—Yesterday was one of those days for me at the U.S. Open: A day when no matter what you’re doing, you have this nagging feeling that you’re missing something. You’re watching Dan Evans and Bernard Tomic, but maybe you ought to be at the Christina McHale vs. Elina Svitolina

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) The Latest from the Australian Open on Friday (all times local): 12:15 a.m. (Saturday) Andy Murray and his older brother Jamie have become the first brothers to reach the finals in both the singles and doubles championships at a Grand Slam tournament in the Open era. Andy

PARIS (AP) The Latest on the French Open (all times local): 8:00 p.m. Gustavo Kuerten, a three-time winner at Roland Garros, is a big fan of Novak Djokovic - except for his drawing skills. ''He's able to get better every single year, that's scary,'' Kurten said after watching Djokovic seal

PARIS (AP) The Latest from the French Open: 10:26 p.m. Forget flowers, try saying it with shorts. Seems to have worked for Victoria Azarenka. She gave Serena Williams a pair of her shorts after their fiery French Open third-round match - despite a testy exchange of gestures and words between

Tennis fans Down Under were buoyant at the beginning of this year when one of their own, Alex de Minaur, commenced the 2018 ATP World Tour campaign with a flourish. Before he even turned 19 in February, the determined fellow from Sydney signaled to his countrymen— and the world at

LOS ANGELES, March 1, 2023 – Tennis Channel will once again turn into a 24-hour network dedicated to the BNP Paribas Open and Miami Open throughout the month of March, as two of the sport’s most important events begin the annual springtime season. From March 8-April 2, the channel will

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The Latest at Wimbledon (all times local): 9:30 p.m. Andy Murray won his opening match at this year's Wimbledon tournament, in men's doubles. The two-time singles champion at the All England Club teamed with Pierre-Hugues Herbert to beat Marius Copil and Ugo Humbert 4-6, 6-1, 6-4,

Catch up on Day 1 at Roland Garros with Tennis Channel's wrap-up show. PARIS (AP) — The Latest from the French Open (all times local): 9:50 p.m. Yuichi Sugita was making an impressive comeback against Steve Johnson of the United States in the first round of the French Open when

TENNIS Magazine associate editor Sarah Unke was at Roland Garros for the first time this year, on a four-day trip with a tennis-tour group. Following are a few of her first impressions of Roland Garros and Paris in springtime. Hi Steve, In just over a day in Paris, I’ve seen