Milos Raonic’s rocket of a serve is, by nature, aggressive. And considering his consistency and place in the ATP packing order, it’s mostly a given that it will be effective in every match he plays. What isn’t as certain, though, is whether the rest of his similarly aggressive game will

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP)—Keep the ball in the court. It can seem simple enough. But when the wind is swirling and gusting as it has been this week at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, there’s nothing simple about it. Caroline Wozniacki, who won last year’s BNP Paribas Open, said when

Fernando Verdasco of Spain, Jurgen Melzer of Austria and Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine advanced to the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday. The 13th-seeded Verdasco rallied past Olivier Rochus of Belgium 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 and will next play Ivan Dodig of Croatia. The Spaniard dropped serve twice

ATHENS, Ga. (AP)—The tennis trophy room at Stanford University, already crowded with the hardware from dozens of champions, will have to make room for more. Bradley Klahn of the Cardinal won the NCAA men’s singles title Monday at the University of Georgia, and his teammates, Hilary Barte and Lindsay Burdette,

In early 2009 it looked as if the WTA tour was about to welcome two new, undersized players to the Top 10. Frenchwoman Alize Cornet and Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova, both coming off strong performances in 2008, were playing themselves toward the game's elite. Cornet hit No. 11 in mid-February after

LYON, France (AP)—France reached its first Davis Cup final in eight years after securing an insurmountable 3-0 lead over Argentina by winning the doubles on Saturday. Michael Llodra and Arnaud Clement, playing together in Davis Cup for the first time in more than two years, defeated Eduardo Schwank and Horacio

HALLE, Germany (AP)—Wild card Tommy Haas defeated five-time champion Roger Federer 7-6 (5), 6-4 to win the Gerry Weber Open for the second time Sunday. ''If someone had told me beforehand that I'd win the title here against probably the greatest player of all time, I would not have believed

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—The Centre Court roof at Wimbledon closed Friday just as the sky was clearing up, and three matches were then played indoors without any rain falling outside. A day earlier, the roof was shut in dry weather as well, causing a 45-minute suspension after the fourth set of

Rafael Nadal isn't one to rush. When the chair umpire calls time at the end of the pre-match warm up, Nadal continues to serve. And serve. And serve. When he lines up to serve in a match, he bounces the ball over and over, picks at his shorts, flexes his

(AP)—Serena Williams is back home recuperating after two health scares she describes as “extremely hard, scary, and disappointing.” Her agents confirmed Wednesday that Williams suffered from a blood clot in her lungs last week and later needed treatment for a hematoma. “I know I will be OK, but am praying

HALLE, Germany (AP)—Second-seeded Tomas Berdych saved three match points before rallying to beat Ruben Bemelmans 5-7, 7-6 (8), 6-4 Tuesday to reach the second round of the Gerry Weber Open. The Czech faced the match points in the second-set tiebreaker before finishing off the Belgian in 2 hours, 16 minutes

Venus Williams served for the second set twice today, was broken both times, but went on to win it in the end. We nearly got to see how Urszula Radwanska would have handled the same situation in the third set, though if we did, we probably wouldn't have known the

Denis Shapovalov has been playing with house money up until this week. The 19-year-old Canadian has moved only one way up the rankings since making a huge splash last year right after turning pro. As a wildcard entry ranked No. 143, he blasted his way to the Rogers Cup semifinals

Wicked spin, radar control, tough as nails—the virtues of polyester string are well documented. With such qualities, it’s no wonder the popularity of polys has grown at every level of the game. One of its main shortcomings, however, is it usually on the firm side. Combined with the light, stiff,

In his 0-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5) win, Nadal left it all on the court, including his shoes. Photographs by Anita Aguilar; Captions by Steve Tignor

It's unlikely that a lot of Americans can say they've traveled to Minsk for a work trip. For the U.S. Fed Cup team, the trip overseas is going smoothly as they get set to face Belarus in this weekend's final. The Americans are led by world No. 10 CoCo Vandeweghe

Fashion is all about pushing the boundaries and thinking outside the box. Fashion Shakers is a series that is focused on the players that dare to paint the lines and go for style winners. Earlier, we looked back at Rafael Nadal's 2010 Roland Garros apparel.

In 2018, Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic capped their perfect January with their first Grand Slam title together as a team, winning the Australian Open over Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah. This year, Marach and Pavic are 0-for-2 in title defenses. Will they be able to end the month

This past weekend saw members of the younger generation conquer the winner's podium all around the world in Antwerp, Stockholm and Moscow. Only one event, Luxembourg, went to a veteran as top seed Julia Goerges beat Belinda Bencic in the final. First-time ATP champions were crowned with Kyle Edmund winning

Just three years ago, John Isner signed an endorsement deal with a cannabidiol (CBD) company. The American was the first professional tennis player to sign a contract with a CBD business. Now, the market is saturated with trendy CBD-infused products and it's continuing to break barriers in all sports. Los