On Thursday, Wimbledon champion turned television commentator Marion Bartoli talked about Nick Kyrgios and Gael Monfils' Grand Slam title chances on BBC 5. The Frenchwoman didn't hold back, stating neither player will ever win a major because their work ethic isn't good enough and they won't be able to string

On Monday, Day 1 at the US Open and Women's Equality Day, a statue of Althea Gibson was unveiled in Flushing Meadows. Placed just outside Arthur Ashe stadium, the sculpture—created by Eric Goulder–pays tribute to one of the most important trailblazers in the sport. "The whole sculpture reads from left

In 2017, Jelena Ostapenko made history by stunning Simona Halep in the Roland Garros final. A freshly minted 20-year-old, Ostapenko became the first unseeded player to win the Slam since 1933 and the first Latvian ever to hoist a major trophy. It would also mark her first career title. But

Historical importance, as it relates to tennis racquets, is measured by a frame’s technological innovation and cultural influence. From the dawn of the Open era in 1968, tennis players and fans have seen and experienced plenty of both—some fleeting, some revolutionary. In the end, a tennis racquet is only as

Given the comradery on display in America’s recent Davis Cup and Fed Cup victories, the American tennis community seems as tight-knit as it’s ever been, right? Not so fast.

This week we hear from Dominik Koepfer, a 26-year-old German who has taken one of the more unique paths to the Top 100. After barely competing as a junior, Koepfer played college tennis at Tulane University for four years before taking a shot at the pro tour. Now he's ranked

On Wednesday night, three-time Grand Slam champion Lindsay Davenport was joined by Chef Michelle Bernstein for a fun night filled with gourmet food, cooking tips and conversation. The former No. 1 learned how to make seafood ceviche tostada, and wrapped the hour-long cooking experience up with a fruit carpaccio with

Eight days ago, Carlos Alcaraz won his first Roland Garros title, and having already won the US Open in 2022 and Wimbledon in 2023, he became the youngest man ever to win a Grand Slam title on all three surfaces—hard, grass and clay. And today, the milestones keep coming for

Wimbledon issued its seedings today, and while the women were seeded right off the rankings list (that is, the Top 16 women are the Top 16 seeds, if available to play), the rating of the male players was fine-tuned to reflect the performance of the men on grass. I'm not

A lot of the talk this week in tennis has been about Maria Sharapova’s outstanding record on clay, but at the end of the Italian Open, it was once again Serena Williams accepting the winner’s trophy. She earned it with a win over Sara Errani, the 5’4” dynamo who specializes

91295945 Hey, Twibe. Just dropping by before going into a meeting, to set this up as a place for y'all to gab today. I'm toying with the idea of doing something (semi) inter-active with you this afternoon, so stay tuned for that. Then later I have to record few podcasts.

“Tennis is hugely popular in South America and Spain, Rafa is an international star, and yet, Spanish-speaking kids here are not choosing our sport. We should have huge numbers of Hispanic kids playing tennis in places like Miami, Southern California, New York and Chicago, and we don’t.”—Patrick McEnroe, head of

HALLE, Germany -- Roger Federer found the perfect place to end his title drought -- a small town in western Germany that has a big tennis stadium and a street named Roger-Federer-Allee leading to it. Federer left Halle a winner again Sunday, ending a 10-month run of 11 tournaments without

SEVILLE, Spain—Argentina signed up for tennis' version of a triathlon when it lost both of its singles matches on Friday, and while another, entirely different challenge awaits tomorrow, the team has made it through the first leg with a surprisingly efficient, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 win in Saturday's must-have doubles rubber.

Nine days gone at the 2011 Australian Open and Roger Federer needs just two more victories to win his 17th Grand Slam title. It could hardly have been a smoother ride for him in Tuesday afternoon’s quarterfinal against Stanislas Wawrinka, a 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 win in an hour and 47

The last two Miami winners faced off tonight, but you wouldn’t know it watching this messy quarterfinal punctuated by winners out of nowhere and errors everywhere. Especially off the racquet of 2010 champion Kim Clijsters, who lost to 2009 titlist Victoria Azarenka, 6-3, 6-3, in 80 long minutes. It’s not

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Lukas Rosol got a few big breaks on his way to the Winston-Salem Open final, and a few more in winning his first ATP Tour title of the year. The Czech rallied from a set down Saturday to beat Poland's Jerzy Janowicz 3-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5

PARIS (AP) -- Novak Djokovic became the first man to successfully defend his title at the Paris Masters with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Milos Raonic on Sunday, putting himself in a commanding position in his fight with Roger Federer for the year-end No.1 spot. Djokovic, who did not drop

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Andy Murray's four-set win over Tomas Berdych at the Australian Open on Thursday will be remembered more for the tension between the players than the shot-making on the court. There were the usual expletives from Murray, but this time his fiancee, Kim Sears, appeared to mouth several

NEW YORK (AP) Serena Williams will have to wait before continuing her bid for a calendar-year Grand Slam: Her U.S. Open semifinal was postponed because of rain in the forecast. The top-seeded Williams was supposed to face 43rd-ranked Roberta Vinci of Italy on Thursday night at Flushing Meadows, but nearly