For those who still miss the slam-bang men’s tennis of the 20th century, Sunday’s final between Hubert Hurkacz and Andrey Rublev in Shanghai was the throwback rock fight for you. The Russian and the Pole battled all the way to 10-8 in a third-set tiebreak, but they finished in just

On the way into Ashe Stadium this afternoon, Caroline Wozniacki was asked by a television interviewer what she would need to do to turn the tables on her opponent, Maria Sharapova, who had beaten her in each of their first two matches. Wozniacki said, with a confidence so calmly sunny

"He’s a great example of what he did today." This was Rafael Nadal’s very Rafa-like way of congratulating his opponent, Tim Smyczek, after their five-set match on Wednesday. Nadal wasn’t referring to the 112th-ranked American’s surprisingly strong game that night; he was talking about the now-famous, and even more surprising,

This week freelance tennis writer Ravi Ubha is blogging from Queen's Club in London. Here's his final post from the Artois Championships The first few days of a tournament are great. The buzz generated by the throng of players is a high, with fans scurrying all over to catch a

MELBOURNE—Someday I’ll have to come to Australia to look around a little bit. As it stands this year, my view of this continent has consisted of a tennis facility, the 10 minute walk between that facility and my hotel—it’s an excellent walk, past the cricket ground and through a corner

I think the new column went over well yesterday, so I will keep the back and forth theme going for another day. A decent column Steve [on Doha], but your cynicism towards Clijsters play and attitude in the final is a little disheartening/disconcerting. It’s just the way Kim is.—Northern Boy

"I like your Reading the Readers columns, why don't you do them more often?" "Well, I'd like to, but that would mean I'd actually have to . . . " Oh, hey, how are you? You shouldn't sneak up on people like that. Anyway, we were just talking about you.

It’s time to get organized, get everyone in the living room, hold a family forum. After a scattershot weekend of ties and matches on all types of surfaces, in indoor and outdoor arenas all over the world, this week the top men and women get back to doing what tennis

INDIAN WELL, CALIF.—On Saturday morning, the flags above Stadium 4 snapped in the breeze. It was easy to recognize those of the United States and Great Britain and Japan, and most of the spectators could have picked out Serbia's and Spain's, both of which tennis fans have seen a lot

Predicting what 2019 changes will be in store for 100 ATP and WTA players is the challenge we gave our staff and nine former pros for this year’s season preview. What are those 100 players’ strengths and weaknesses? What are their ceilings and forecasts? What should they resolve to achieve

Each outing at Wimbledon brings with it another round (or seven) of crisp, lily-white styles. You might call it boring, but we choose to call it the White Album. That monotonous-color mandate means players and brands get creative with other features of their kits, from ruffles to mesh, collars to

DENVER—Andy Roddick and James Blake, stalwarts on the U.S. Davis Cup team for a decade, reunited Wednesday as rookies on the 2014 PowerShares Series circuit competing in the “Champions Showdown” in the mile-high altitude of the Pepsi Center. However, both American tennis standouts were not on the same bench cheering

One of the most memorable moments in sports occurred in 1989 at the French Open, when Michael Chang—exhausted, cramping, hobbling—had the temerity to hit an underhand serve at a critical juncture in his fourth-round clash with heavily favored and highly seeded Ivan Lendl. A collective gasp issued from the spectators

*Maria By Jackie, TW Social Director Evening, TWibe! It's been quite a week, huh? Were not even a week into Roland Garros and we've already seen some fantastic tennis in Paris (and some not-so-fantastic blowouts, as is typical in the first few rounds of Slams). I could've done without that

NEW YORK—Francesca Schiavone produced an astonishing feel-good story at Roland Garros a few months ago. Ranked and seeded No. 17, the 29-year old journeyman from Italy—a nation that never produced a female Grand Slam champion—bagged what is arguably the second most coveted major title (after Wimbledon) for a European. And

Svetaby Pete Bodo Roger Federer may not have that elusive Roland Garros title in hand just yet, but according to Svetlana Kuznetsova, he gets an assist for the one she won today, as she derailed Dinara Safina's drive to validate her world no. 1 ranking by taking her first Grand

The Davis Cup hit some kind of high-water mark last week, even if it was unaccompanied by a great deal of fanfare or hype, the paucity of which is most notable—and baffling—here in the United States. This September Davis Cup slot is arguably the best week of the competition. In

PARIS—The press interview room at most of the tennis events I cover is ably manned by the most helpful and useful people on the site, ASAP stenographers Julie Rabe and Linda Christensen. They’re the ones who record and transcribe sometimes lengthy and often borderline intelligible interviews and press conferences. These

Howdy, Tribe. I'll be posting an on-the-spot report on the Paris Indoors, courtesy of Rosangel, a little later today. Tomorrow, we'll begin coverage of the WTA Championships in Madrid. I'll be out of the office Thursday through next Tuesday, but you will have Crisis Center posts for the YEC, and

• Picby Pete Bodo* NEW YORK—After he beat Roger Federer, 7-5, 7-6 (7), in the BNP Paribas Showdown, the main event in the Tennis Night in America promotion, Andy Roddick's first words were: "It's pretty clear tonight. . . I'm in Roger's head." It was that kind of night. Part