This weekend during the Home Court Advantage exhibition in Rolling Hills, CA., we learned that Brandon Holt really does have a home court advantage at Scott Douglas’ incredible green clay court. More importantly though, we learned that Southern California tennis blood runs deep. The event was full of trash-talk between

It made sense that Coco Gauff’s 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 loss to Belinda Bencic on Wednesday ended with her hitting a forehand return over the baseline. If there was one shot that defined this match and made the difference in the result, it was that one. Gauff did a fair number

As Aryna Sabalenka opened up a 6-0, 5-0 lead against Madison Keys in the BNP Paribas Open semifinals on Friday, one thought kept going through through her mind: “I was thinking, yeah, I wish I would play like that in Australia!” Sabalenka, the top seed in Indian Wells, finally got

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — When Matteo Berrettini missed what should have been a simple backhand on match point against Andy Murray in the first round of the Australian Open last week, the crowd inside Rod Laver Arena let out a collective gasp of disbelief. As Murray moved in the wrong

Sofia Kenin said this after her 7-6 (6), 7-5 win over No. 1 seed Ashleigh Barty on Thursday, and her word choice couldn’t have been more apt. “Surreal” captures the 21-year-old’s run to the Australian Open perfectly. We’ve seen other surprise Grand Slam champions and finalists on the women’s side

NEW YORK—The Ghost of Grandstand Past would have appreciated tonight's rousing atmosphere in the new Grandstand, which officially debuted at last year's US Open but has only now been truly christened. But if he could find a space to occupy among the clamorous, overflowing crowd, the Ghost wasn’t smiling for

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Down four match points and hobbling on an ankle injury, defending champion Kim Clijsters somehow rallied for a dramatic 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4 win over Li Na at the Australian Open on Sunday. Clijsters was in pain from the left ankle she twisted in the seventh game. Li

by Pete Bodo Boy, for a guy who did a lot of complaining about the length of the season not so long ago, Andy Murray is playing some pretty fresh-looking tennis. This isn't an unusual thing, come autumn. Murray ought to remember that old saw, Be Careful What You Wish

MELBOURNE – At those frequent moments when Nick Kyrgios feels distraught, one wonders if he shuts his eyes, clicks his Nikes together and says, “There’s no place like Melbourne Arena, there’s no place like Melbourne Arena.” In the world according to Nick, if you want white wine and canapés, go

NEW YORK, NY (November 26, 2012) – With the year end #1 ranking on the line, tennis legends Andre Agassi, John McEnroe and Jim Courier will battle in the final two events of the 2012 PowerShares Series this week in Denver and Anaheim. All three players have a chance at

The biggest attractions in tennis play on Centre Court, and there’s been none bigger at this year’s Championships than John Isner. So it came as a surprise to see the man of the hour scheduled on Court 5 for his second-rounder against Thiemo de Bakker. Did he need to hit

WATCH: Novak Djokovic defeats Carlos Alcaraz in the 2023 Roland Garros semifinals

On Wednesday, former doubles standout Eric Butorac—now Director of Pro Tennis Operations and Player Relations for the USTA—kept Redditors rapt with an engaging rally via the popular forum's "AMA"—Ask Me Anything. Persons of interest in all walks of life regularly hop onto Reddit for AMAs, a conversation that invites questions,

Andy Murray vs. Stan Wawrinka Pro tennis matches don’t get much more, um, mature than this one. Wawrinka is 39, Murray is 37, and they first faced each other, in a Davis Cup match, all the way back in 2005. Nineteen years later, Murray leads their head to head 13-9,

NEW YORK (AP) — Even Eugenie Bouchard did not expect to find herself playing a U.S. Open match in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday. The 23-year-old Canadian is, after all, still a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the U.S. Tennis Association stemming from a fall at the facility during the

Highlights: Gauff d. Garcia in three sets

Naomi Osaka - Seed: Unseeded - Career-Best Ranking: 1 - Age: 26 - Career Titles: 7 - Grand Slam Titles: 4 — US Open (2018, 2020); Australian Open (2019, 2021) When will Osaka play her Roland Garros first round? Osaka is set to return to Roland Garros on Sunday, May

Last year, Stefanos Tsitsipas earned the US Open Series Breakout Performer award with his rocket-ride to the Rogers Cup final in Toronto, where he took out Dominic Thiem, Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev and Kevin Anderson. Arnya Sabalenka was awarded Breakout Performer after her sizzling summer where she reached the semifinals

Roger Federer disliked the implication he's slowing down. When the 39-year-old Federer drew a time violation Thursday at the French Open for not playing fast enough, he protested to the chair umpire and to his opponent, Marin Cilic. The warning in the second set came after Cilic twice complained to

Madrid's Caja Magica ("Magic Box") arena is a popular tourist destination, and today Tomas Berdych gave Fernando Verdasco a guided tour of the court before making the hometown hero disappear. Sharper in every aspect of the game, Berdych blew Verdasco away, 6-1, 6-2, in a 66-minute thrashing to storm into