After capturing the second-biggest title of her career in Rome on Sunday, 2020 Roland Garros champion Iga Swiatek jumped from No. 15 to No. 9 on Monday's new WTA rankings. The 19-year-old is now the second Polish woman ever to reach the WTA Top 10, after former No. 2 Agnieszka

Naomi Osaka enjoyed encouraging results on clay courts and grass, but the former world No. 1 has spent this summer counting down the days until the US Open swing. “As soon as my foot touched the hard court, I felt like Sailor Moon,” Osaka said, referencing the eponymous anime superhero.

*90753739 by Pete Bodo At the beginning, he resembled a plodding, hunch-shouldered, heavy-footed gentle giant, as long as a black Crayola crayon, consistently flummoxed by an opponent who strikes like a cobra from anywhere on the court and moves as if he were dancing with a ball named Ginger Rogers.

NEW YORK—Madison Keys became the fifth American to reach a US Open singles quarterfinal. If she plays the way she did today for the rest of this week, she could very well be the last one standing. The first set of her fourth-round match was a throwback to 2017—when Keys

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A loss didn't bother Naomi Osaka at the Brisbane International as much as the missed opportunity for more matches ahead of the Australian Open. The four-time major winner's first tournament since becoming a mother ended in a 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 second-round loss Wednesday to three-time

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Novak Djokovic finally mastered the one tournament that's eluded him, beating nemesis Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday for his first Western & Southern Open championship. He got the better of a nostalgic rematch — they hadn't played in two years because of injuries — and

Serena Williams survived Black Wednesday at Wimbledon—she was lucky enough not to play that day—but she couldn’t make it through Manic Monday. By the time the No. 1 seed walked onto Centre Court to face Sabine Lisicki to start the second week, the tournament already known as Wimblegeddon had waved

PARIS (AP) — Two matches. Ten sets. A total of 628 points played. Just another Grand Slam filled with five-setters for Kei Nishikori. The former U.S. Open finalist rallied past 23rd-seeded Karen Khachanov 4-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the third round of the French Open —

You could almost say that in this, the season of Roger Federer’s discontent, Juan Martin del Potro has played the Great White Whale to Federer’s Captain Ahab in a re-enactment of that classic, Moby Dick. Del Potro is big, fierce, and enigmantic, just like Herman Melville’s celebrated whale. Going into

PARIS (AP) -- Polish qualifier Jerzy Janowicz kept his great run going at the Paris Masters on Friday, advancing to the semifinals when a dizzy and fatigued Janko Tipsarevic stopped playing. Fourth-seeded David Ferrer of Spain moved closer to his first Masters title after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 6-2,

Before we dive into this year's U.S. Open, each member of our staff tells the story of their favorite Flushing Meadows memory, in the spirit of Throwback Thursday. Listen and learn:

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Serena Williams only had three days to make the transition from hard courts to clay, and it showed a few times as she won her opening match at the Family Circle Cup. The world's No. 1 player beat Camila Giorgi 6-2, 6-3 on Tuesday, losing her serve

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) A dominating win by Roger Federer in his 1,000th career match and a more difficult workout for Rafael Nadal set up a rare Grand Slam marquee semifinal between the former top-ranked players. Four-time Australian Open champion Federer advanced to his ninth straight semifinal at Melbourne Park with

WATCH: Novak Djokovic sits down with Tennis Channel after his 2023 Roland Garros first-round win.

PARIS (AP) — Maria Sakkari ended defending champion Iga Swiatek's 11-match and 22-set winning streaks at the French Open on Wednesday and reached the semifinals of a major tournament for the first time. The 17th-seeded Sakkari used strong and steady baseline play to eliminate Swiatek 6-4, 6-4 at Court Philippe

After suffering a 6-3,7-5 defeat against the dynamic Canadian Bianca Andreescu in the final of the US Open four months ago, Serena Williams was clearly not happy with either the outcome or the way she had played. It was her fourth consecutive loss in a major final across a two

Eight matches worth watching on the opening day of the 2013 U.S. Open: THE WOMEN (12) Kirsten Flipkens vs. Venus Williams Head-to-head: Tied 1-1 They opened the U.S. Open Series squaring off in Toronto, where Flipkens rallied for an 0-6, 6-4, 6-2 win, saving 11 of the 16 break points

WATCH: Rivals Rublev and Tsitsipas paired up for a rousing men's doubles meeting at this year's Laver Cup.

BRISBANE, Australia (AP)—Australian Open champion Kim Clijsters quit her semifinal because of an ailing hip Friday, the second top player in the Brisbane International to sustain an injury leading to the year’s first major. Clijsters won the opening set 7-6 (4) against Daniela Hantuchova but was broken at the start

PARIS(AP) Trailing Maria Sharapova 0-2, love-40 in the third set at the French Open, Justine Henin was well aware that things were looking pretty dicey for her. Yeah,'' Henin acknowledged Sunday,looked like it was going to be fast.'' Sure did. Right there, right when she needed to, Henin began