When you think of Rafael Nadal, you usually think about Roland Garros, too. And rightfully so—he captured his first Grand Slam title there in 2005, his record-tying 20th Grand Slam title there in 2020, and he’s won it 13 times in total, the most titles at a single major for

LeBron James was still on all fours at Oracle Arena, in a full celebratory sob, but Twitter had forgotten all about the classic Game 7 that had just been played between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors. The discussion had already moved on to something more pressing: Does

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Emma Raducanu's winning run came to an end in a 7-6 (2), 6-3 loss to top-ranked Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix on Friday. Raducanu, ranked 303rd, had produced some of her best form since winning the 2021 U.S. Open as

NEW YORK (AP) The Latest on the US Open (all times local): 1 a.m. Kristina Mladenovic, who had never been past the third round at a major before this week, is into the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open. The 40th-ranked Frenchwoman beat Ekaterina Makarova 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-1 in a

WATCH—Djokovic practices with Murray ahead of Australian Open:

For those of us watching from the U.S., the clay swing used to be a time when the season got away from us. The tours traveled to Europe, and except for a few stray SportsCenter highlights, we mostly lost sight of the players. All of that has changed over the

by Pete Bodo Most of you know who I feel about the science of bracketology; it's all well and good and full of informed opinion and incisive analyses, only it all usually gets shot to hail when play begins and this seed loses and that floater starts to do damage

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP)—Reigning U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur put the latest matchup in the Williams sisters’ sibling rivalry on hold by rallying past Venus Williams at the Family Circle Cup. The second-seeded Stosur won five of the last six games for a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory in the quarterfinals on

ED MCGROGAN, SENIOR EDITOR: Karolina Pliskova There’s a lot to like in this 24-year-old, who served her way into last year’s U.S. Open final and cruised to a tune-up title in Brisbane. And there a lot of question marks with her Top 10 contemporaries, including defending champion Angelique Kerber, who

Second-round sessions at Grand Slams don’t come much quieter than Thursday’s at Roland Garros. Maybe it was the absence of buzz-generating names like Roger, Serena, Maria and Vika. Maybe it was the fact that no seeds have had to face each other yet. Maybe it was the slow-motion slog between

MELBOURNE—The draw ceremony for the first Grand Slam tournament of 2018 was held in Melbourne on Thursday night, and from compelling opening-round matches to potential blockbusters in the second week, storylines are already emerging. In no particular order, here are ten things to watch for in this year’s Australian Open

“You got to do the total concentration breathing that Tanjiro does,” Coco Gauff said after her 7-5, 6-3 win over Aryna Sabalenka in Rome on Thursday. “I probably wasn’t doing it like him, but it definitely helped on those match points.” “Shout out to Demon Slayer for helping me.” Do

It was supposed to be tough. The highest seed that defending champion Serena Williams could play in the fourth round—No. 9—was the one she did, so her match against Marion Bartoli was supposed to be close, even on paper. But that paper stuff doesn't apply to a woman who, you

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Mardy Fish reached one of his career goals last year when he cracked the top 10 for the first time. Now he wants to make a breakthrough in a Grand Slam tournament and beat one of the top four players - Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer

PARIS(AP) For her next act, French Open champion Francesca Schiavone might want to try kissing Centre Court grass. Wimbledon's two weeks away, and Schiavone won't have the element of surprise that she enjoyed in Paris. But the demonstrative Italian made a breakthrough last year at the All England Club, reaching

NEW YORK (AP) Venus Williams is back in a Grand Slam semifinal. The year will end without an American man being able to make the same claim. Stanislas Wawrinka beat Sam Querrey in five sets Tuesday to put two Swiss men in a major quarterfinal for the first time in

LONDON—Why does the All England Club schedule just three matches on its show courts on Manic Monday, when four would allow them to host more competitive, and presumably crowd-pleasing, women’s contests? Is it old-fashioned sexism? Not according to tournament officials, who said there’s no “favoritism” involved. Is it because they

Venus Williams has been “back” for a while now. In 2015, she broke back into the Top 10 for the first time in five years. In 2016, she made it back to her first Wimbledon semifinal in seven years. And in January, she turned back the clock long enough to

View the entire men's bracket at our Roland Garros tournament page. MATT FITZGERALD: Rafael Nadal Best-of-five still remains an overwhelming obstacle for Nadal’s opponents to conquer. With heaps of positives to take away from Rome, Rafa is primed to move within two Slams of Federer’s total. STEVE FLINK: Novak Djokovic