Rafael Nadal will turn 31 next week, he hasn’t won a major in three years and he was beaten by Dominic Thiem in Rome this past Friday. Despite all of that, Tennis Channel commentator and former world No. 4 James Blake believes that the Spaniard is the overwhelming favorite to

The sounds of a professional tennis match are unmistakable: the pop of the ball off the strings, the intonations of a chair umpire, the crowd cheering in the stands. South Korea’s Duckhee Lee, a 19-year-old who rose to a career-high rank of No. 130 in the world earlier this year,

LONDON (AP) — Sam Querrey woke up Friday with a chance to become the first American man since Andy Roddick in 2009 to reach a Grand Slam final. He didn't succeed, but he's already looking forward to giving it another go at next year's Wimbledon. "Pencil me in for a

Roger Federer eyed his third Grand Slam title in a row, while Juan Martin del Potro was playing in his first major final. Roger Federer entered the 2009 US Open looking unbeatable—not only in New York, but everywhere. The Swiss captured his first French Open title earlier in the summer,

Novak Djokovic is done working with Andre Agassi and Radek Stepanek after the latest in a series of coaching changes for the 12-time major champion who has gone nearly two full years without winning a Grand Slam title. Djokovic announced Wednesday on his website that he has split from Agassi

With the Miami Open leaving Crandon Park for a new home next year, it’s time for a look back at some of the most memorable finals played on its courts, starting with the best of the WTA: 1. 2007 Final: Serena Williams vs. Justine Henin After suffering the rare indignity

On Friday in London, Novak Djokovic battled back from an early 4-2 deficit to beat Adrian Mannarino in straight sets, reach the semifinals of the Fever-Tree Championships—and get a milestone, 800th career match win. Fresh off defeating No. 2 seed Grigor Dimitrov on Thursday, Djokovic—a 12-time Grand Slam champion wild

Borna Coric stunned Roger Federer in the final of the Gerry Weber Open on Sunday to not only win the biggest title of his career, but to snap the World No. 1’s 20-match grass-court winning streak. Federer will also relinquish the No.1 ranking to Rafael Nadal on Monday due to

In a battle between two of the biggest servers in the game, Kevin Anderson survived John Isner in an absolute marathon in the men’s semifinals at Wimbledon, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (5), 6-7 (9), 6-4, 26-24. Here are five takeaways from the South African’s epic victory over the American No. 1.

It’s not just one of the deepest rivalries among active players, it’s one of the deepest rivalries in the Open Era. And on Friday afternoon, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will walk onto Centre Court and battle it out for a spot in the Wimbledon final—the 52nd match of their

Presenting to you updates on all the team action from both tours, it’s Doubles Take. A CHAMPION ONCE AGAIN Over the past year and a half, Nicholas Monroe has gotten plenty of mentions in Doubles Take, but not for the most important reason of all: winning a tournament. That comes

WATCH —Match point from Nadal's win over Khachanov in Toronto:

HIGHLIGHTS: Roger Federer beats Jan-Lennard Struff at the Swiss Indoors Basel

Roger Federer made an impressive start to his Paris campaign on Thursday night, beating Fabio Fognini in straight sets, 6-4 6-3, to reach the quarterfinals of the ATP Masters 1000 event. Federer had won all three of his previous meetings with Fognini—never losing a set, either—and that trend continued as

Earlier today, Andy Murray announced that the Paris Olympics would be the final tennis tournament of his career. With the event set to begin in five days, we'll be counting down five of his most amazing career stats, one a day, until play kicks off on Saturday. Starting with… Becoming

Gabriela Sabatini was one of the biggest names in tennis for over a decade between the mid-'80s and mid-‘90s. Today, on her 50th birthday, we’re taking a look back at her extraordinary career. After an impressive junior career that included winning the French Open girls’ title as a 14-year-old in

From a very young age, Pete Sampras dreamed big. Inspired by such legends as Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall, Sampras fully committed himself to greatness, sharpening his game in highly competitive Southern California. The dream became reality. In 1990, at the age of 19, Sampras became the youngest man to

As 1991 began, Jim Courier was a mere 20 years old—but already standing at a challenging crossroads. Over the course of his teens, he’d advanced considerably. Ranked No. 348 in the world at the start of 1988, Courier was ranked No. 22 by the beginning of 1990. Along the way,

Jessica Pegula is one win away from pulling off the Canadian Open-Cincinnati Open double. In a battle of competitors holding recent North American summer hard-court hardware, Toronto champion Pegula held off Washington, D.C. title holder Paula Badosa, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, late Sunday afternoon. “I’ve been working a lot on my

“It was an eat your dinner in the cold tub kinda day.” That’s the scene Jessica Pegula set on X (formerly Twitter) with an accompanying photo just before 11 p.m. from Ohio. Her latest day at the office might help explain the rather efficient approach.