The WTA’s summer hard-court season kicked off last week in Stanford and Washington, D.C., but this week something bigger begins: The summer of Serena and the Slam. After withdrawing from Stanford, Serena Williams will make her North American debut in Toronto. Here’s a look ahead at what she’ll face, and

Who’s ready for this year’s Australian Open on the women’s side? It’s hard to know right now: In the season’s opening two weeks, nine of the Top 10 have either withdrawn from a tournament or retired from a match. The physical issue that matters most, of course, is the condition

Now that Serena Williams’ latest win streak is over, should the rest of the WTA feel just a little more hopeful this week in Mason, Ohio? Probably not—Serena is still 43-2 on the year. But even if she remains the clear favorite to win the Western & Southern Open, draws

NEW YORK (AP) Serena Williams could play an All-American U.S. Open. As she seeks the first Grand Slam since 1988, the top-ranked Williams might find herself competing against the past and future of her country's championship hopes. A potential third-round opponent is 22-year-old Sloane Stephens, who beat her in the

• Picby Pete Bodo* It happens all the time, particularly in women's tennis. When a new kid arrives on the block, the other girls don't necessarily spurn her, but they start riding their bicycles with a little more urgency and add little more ooommph! when they kick the soccer ball.

Jack Draper vs. Jakub Mensik At the start of the year, I singled out Mensik as a player to watch in 2025. The 19-year-old Czech had treaded water for the first half of 2024, but he had already spent time in the Top 50, and he started to go deeper

BIELLA, Italy (AP) Lesia Tsurenko routed 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone 6-1, 6-2 Saturday, leaving Ukraine tied with Italy after their opening singles matches at the Fed Cup. Earlier on the indoor red-clay court at the Lauretana Forum, Sara Errani followed her quarterfinal appearance at the Australian Open by

PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) Vera Zvonareva won her 12th straight match at the Pattaya Open by beating Thai qualifier Nungnadda Wannasuk 6-1, 7-5 Thursday in the second round. The two-time defending champion won the first four games before Wannasuk held serve for the first time. Zvonareva reeled off the next two

Daniil Medvedev isn’t one to understate his opinion. Friday in Turin was no different. With no shot to advance out of the Red Group at the ATP Finals, the 2020 champion still put on a three-plus hour show with Novak Djokovic. Coming through a gripping 22-point game in the third

FLASHBACK: Masarova finishes runner-up to Gauff in Auckland

In the midst of a meteoric rise, Jannik Sinner made time in his busy schedule for a special fan as he prepares to play the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. Arthur Delaye (@ArthurDelaye on Twitter/X) shared footage of a practice session with Sinner on Saturday; Delaye lives with cerebral palsy but has

Each day on TENNIS.com, we’ll feature Tennis Channel’s Court Report, a rundown of the day that was in the sport—along with our thoughts on what’s happening on the courts around the world.

PARIS—Debates were had, cases were made, matches were contemplated. On T2's Second Serve, Chris Eubanks said that Rafael Nadal—ranked 276th, but the owner of 22 Grand Slam singles titles—should be a Top 16 seed at Roland Garros. Today in Paris, a colleague made the (rather convincing) argument that if you

A gold star for anyone who predicted, before the tournament began, that this would be the women’s final. The presence of the 18-year-old Andreescu, who began the year ranked No. 178, is obviously a shock. But Kerber wasn’t really part of the contenders’ conversation when the draw was made, either.

Reading between the lines: TENNIS.com's Monday morning quarterback recaps last week's pro tennis action—and offers his reaction. Last Week's Tournaments

PARIS (AP)—Martina Navratilova expects a compelling rivalry to develop between Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka and Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova. Speaking ahead of an exhibition match at the Open GDF tournament in Paris on Sunday, Navratilova said Azarenka and Kvitova have all the right attributes. “I think we definitely have

The ATP World Tour Finals—the season-ending championship of men's tennis—begins on Sunday, November 9 in London. Over the next four days, we'll take a closer look at the seasons put forth so far by the eight singles competitors. By the end of the 11-month tennis season, so much has happened

After taking an opening group-stage loss at this year's Nitto ATP Finals, Stefanos Tsitsipas withdrew from the event due to a right elbow injury. The Greek player took to Instagram to give fans an update on his progress and it appears he's undergone elbow surgery and is beginning the recovery

Good morning/afternoon/evening. Yesterday's "Your Call" is now up above 1,000 comments, which in activity terms is roughly equivalent to what normally happens on a "Crisis Center" during the early days of a Masters Series event. Many Tribe members were sharing pictures of themselves - if you missed it, it's well

Rarely is it said that David Ferrer hits a bigger ball than his opponent, but that was the case in the first set of his French Open opener. Playing fellow veteran Jarkko Nieminen, Ferrer looked like the power player when the Finn hit with too much spin. The Spaniard ate