These unseeded competitors found a way to step up their game on the opening day of the 2020 Australian Open. The 13th-ranked Shapovalov was considered a dark horse at Melbourne Park and one of the notable names in Roger Federer’s section. He finished 2019 strongly and carried the form over

NEW YORK —The Williams sisters went back to back yet again at the U.S. Open on Thursday night. Following Venus’ win over Julia Goerges, Serena Williams took to the covered Arthur Ashe Stadium stage and beat Vania King, 6-3, 6-3. “It’s really amazing to have myself and my sister in

ROME, Italy—Coco Gauff showed tremendous resilience at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, roaring back from a set down to defeat Paula Badosa, 5-7, 6-4, 6-1. The reigning US Open champion has struggled with serving woes for much of the clay-court season, but played clutch tennis when it counted to survive an

WATCH: Highlights from Alexander Zverev's second-round win over Sebastian Baez. Zapata Miralles will face the World No. 3 for a place in the Roland Garros quarterfinals.

Trivia: Who’s the only one of the four men’s semifinalists NOT to have double digit wins on clay this year? Welcome to Men's Semifinals Day! The Top 2 players in the world are a win away from a blockbuster final at Roland Garros, with No. 2 Rafael Nadal kicking things

In the fourth set of his US Open quarterfinal against Grigor Dimitrov, Roger Federer held serve in an eight-deuce, 12-minute game in which he saved seven break points. The problem for Federer was, he was still down a break of serve, at 3-4, and Dimitrov would hold his serve in

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Motherhood has helped give Naomi Osaka a new mindset when things are getting tough on court. In her first competitive match since September 2022, the four-time major winner was broken while serving for the match and needed three match points in the tiebreaker before converting a

The biggest night in fashion was in full swing on Monday night at the Met Gala, and a handful of tennis' biggest names made their way down the red carpet in stunning attire. Emma Raducanu From serving up history at the US Open to serving style winners at the Met

WIMBLEDON, England—Trouble, or at least attention, follows Grigor Dimitrov. Baby Fed or Black Heart, successor to Roger Federer or boyfriend to Maria Sharapova, the man known in the papers here as the “Bulgarian hunk” has a surprising knack for getting us to watch him. All eyes were on Dimitrov on

This week I'm discussing the 2006 season, and looking forward to 2007, with ex-pro and expert analyst Hank Moravec (also known as Dunlop Maxply here and at Tennis World). Steve, I think it was actually very interesting to see the outpouring of respect the old WCT tour got this week.

WATCH: Nick Kyrgios asks a fan where to serve the ball on match point—which he wins.

As Rafael Nadal and Benoit Paire were warming up for their second-round match today in Madrid, a British commentator had this, roughly, to say about Paire's game: “His good tennis is very good; his bad tennis is truly awful.” In other words, it was hard to know what Rafa and

I didn’t realize what a schedule there was for today in Key Biscayne, but it may end up being one of the best days of the tennis year. As the pros take the courts down there, I’ll make a few fast predictions. Na Li vs. Anna Chakvetadze These are two

Tennis has been transformed over the last five decades by TV, money, technology, equipment, fashion and politics. But through all of that, the players have remained at the heart of the game. As part of our golden anniversary celebration of the Open era, Tennis.com presents its list of 50 best

“There isn’t much that separates No. 1 from No. 100.” Every so often, you hear a version of that statement from a professional tennis player. Your reaction probably goes something like this: “Yeah, right.” But this week in Doha, Rafael Nadal, the current world No. 1, seems to have set

WATCH—Tennis Channel Live talks about the 2018 Laver Cup:

For years, we’ve heard that the crux of the rivalry between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer is the forehand to the backhand. By which we've meant, Nadal controls the rallies in their matches by hitting his high-kicking lefty forehand into Federer’s vulnerable one-handed backhand. And that was once how it

NEW YORK (AP) — As a teary Coco Gauff congratulated her opponents on their women's doubles title at the U.S. Open, she demonstrated the age gap that had been on the court. Sam Stosur, she revealed, was the first pro tennis player to give her an autograph. "Little bit of

ROME (AP) — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic shouted at the umpire before regaining his cool to see out his rain-delayed second-round match against Taylor Fritz at the Italian Open on Tuesday. With conditions worsening during the second set and rain getting heavier, the defending champion's temper boiled over and he roared,

TORONTO (AP) — Wimbledon quarterfinalist Felix Auger-Aliassime and countryman Denis Shapovalov were ousted from the National Bank Open in their native Canada on Wednesday. Auger-Aliassime lost his first match, falling 7-5, 6-4 to Dusan Lajovic. Shapovalov dropped a 6-1, 6-4 decision to American Frances Tiafoe. Auger-Aliassime, who's from Montreal, was