The Last Word returns, and each weekday, starting on Monday, December 5, we'll give you our year-end thoughts about tennis' best players—this time focusing on the ATP and WTA Top 10. We'll alternate tours each day; here's who we've looked at so far. Best of 2011By winning the season-ending

It's time, once again, for TENNIS.com's editors and writers to give their predictions for Roland Garros. This time, we asked for the final fours in France, which players would win it all, and a special surprise. (For the special Player Edition of Expert Picks, click here.) PETE BODO Who will

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic now knows he'll face fellow Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round of his Australian Open title defense, if he's allowed to play. Djokovic's visa status dominated attention until the moment the draw was conducted Thursday, after a postponement of 75 minutes, to determine

Marie Bouzkova is in the midst of a career-best run at a major tournament, roaring into her first Wimbledon quarterfinal with wins over No. 7 seed Danielle Collins, No. 28 seed Alison Riske- Amritraj, and former world No. 4 Caroline Garcia. It was only a month ago that she suffered

Over the last year, youth has been served—and has done most of the serving—on the WTA side. Naomi Osaka, Ash Barty, and Bianca Andreescu are all 23 or under, and all won major titles last year. But only two of them will be in Melbourne; does Andreescu’s absence give the

When I contemplated writing the Madrid women’s preview earlier in the week, the theme that jumped out was: “Is it time for Serena Williams to start worrying?” On Friday, Serena pulled out of the Premier Mandatory event citing a debilitating fever, which makes my question both more relevant and harder

Have you missed the Nick Kyrgios show this spring? The underhand serves, the tweeners, the flashy racquet skills, the anything-goes shot selection, the tennis player who says he hates tennis? If so, you’ve been in luck, because as Kyrgios has temporarily exited the stage, his 23-year-old understudy in eccentricity, Alexander

[Ed. note - Frequent comment poster Nigel Graber sent me this nice, evocative description of the Nottingham tournament on Friday, as Ivo Karlovic - always a TennisWorld favorite - was just beginning his final push to the title. It was supposed to auto-post on Friday, but I screwed up and

In most ways, the women’s draw at Roland Garros doesn’t look much different than it did the last few years. Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff are still at the top of the seedings; last year’s surprise runner-up, Jasmine Paolini, is a not-so-surprising fourth seed now; and last year’s teenage semifinalist,

Phpm32kmcam Last Week's Tournaments St. Petersburg Open (ATP - Indoor Carpet - St. Petersburg, Russia) - Singles Final: Andy Murray def. Fernando Verdasco 6-2, 6-3. - Singles Semifinal: Fernando Verdasco def. Marin Cilic 6-2, 6-3. - Singles Semifinal: Andy Murray def. Mikhail Youzhny 6-2, 5-7, 7-6. - Singles Bracket

DOHA, Qatar(AP) Now that Roger Federer is back atop the world rankings, he intends to stay there in 2010. Federer, who faces Christophe Rochus of Belgium in the Qatar Open on Tuesday in his first competitive match of 2010, reclaimed the No. 1 ranking last year from Rafael Nadal. `I

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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — After a week of showing her maturity at her first Wimbledon, 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva showed her inexperience on Monday. The Russian qualifier, who had won all six of her matches on grass to reach the fourth round at the All England Club, let a big lead

On Tuesday, Taylor Fritz will play arguably the biggest match of his entire career. The 25-year-old has a date with Novak Djokovic, with the winner advancing to the semifinals of the US Open. Fritz has never made it further than the quarterfinals of a major, so the pressure will be

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.

This match has possibilities. Halep and Kerber each tend to get involved in epics at the majors, and they staged one of their own in Canada last year. After three sets and many long rallies in the summer heat, Halep staggered to victory, 6-4 in the third. With their speed

Each day during Roland Garros, we'll select three of the most intriguing matches on the schedule and offer our predictions. Gilles Simon [18] vs. Jeremy Chardy (Court Philippe Chatrier, Fourth Match) The other men's match on Chatrier, Andy Murray vs. Simone Bolelli, could be competitive, but this all-French match-up has

STOCKHOLM (AP)—Roger Federer cruised into the Stockholm Open quarterfinals on Thursday in his 900th match on the ATP Tour, beating Taylor Dent of the United States 6-1, 6-2 in 51 minutes. Federer outclassed Dent to record his 727th tour win, in his first match in the Swedish capital for a