In the final tuneup before Wimbledon, Dominika Cibulkova and Karolina Pliskova faced off for the Eastbourne title. In 2015, Dominika Cibulkova—only a year removed from the first Grand Slam final of her career in Australia—was forced to the sidelines due to Achilles surgery, which caused her to miss the hard

NEW YORK—Andrea Petkovic is an experienced veteran walking around the grounds at the US Open, and an expert at all things New York. Though she's German, by way of Bosnia, the 31-year-old has significant stakes in Brooklyn. "I'm based half of my time in New York," she told Baseline. "I

If there were ever any doubts about the unpredictability of Davis Cup, this tie between Switzerland and the U.S. surely dispelled them. The Setting In 2011, the U.S. team was perfectly poised to make a deep run in the international team event. In the first round, they defeated Chile on

A few weeks removed from a final run in Sofia to end his 2020 season, Vasek Pospisil joins the TENNIS.com Podcast to talk all things on court and off.

Ivo Karlovic and Gilles Muller went the distance at the home of the tiebreak in 2016. After reaching six finals on all surfaces between 2014 and ’15, Karlovic was playing some of the best tennis of his career. His 2016 campaign, though, got off to a rocky start as he

The Australian Open has been one for the history books and Martin Blackman joins the show to help put things in perspective. He's the current general manager of player development at the USTA and has a lot to be proud of this month.

Consider a players' local professional tennis tournament. This is where the sport first gets imprinted on the mind—the sights, the sounds, the raw power and refined skills of the world’s very best, on display front and center. It’s visceral, meaningful and enduring. Certainly that was the case for Roger Federer

Andy Roddick is clear from the early minutes of the latest episode of the "Served with Andy Roddick" podcast that it will be a crash course on the financial realities a tennis player’s career, from a young age where the parents notice that a serious investment could be in order,

Roger Federer has reflected on the global unity revealed by the coronavirus pandemic, as he joins much of the rest of the world in taking a pause from his usual activities. Federer participated in Gustavo Kuerten's charitable campaign "Winning Together," which is collecting funds for Brazil, one of the world's

“To be clear, Malek pulled out for sporting reasons, because he was injured. He did his warm up, something was wrong, and the doctor found that his knee was swollen. But at the political level, we received an order not to play.”—Amir Jaziri, brother and manager of Malek Jaziri, the

[Pete Bodo is on vacation, Thurs Feb 14th to Monday Feb. 25th. Meanwhile, enjoy the guest posts!] By James LaRosa, TennisWorld Contributing Writer Oy.

Borg By Rosangel Valenti, TW Contributing Editor Good morning. The hour has arrived at last - the start of Roland Garros 2008. Today's Schedule of Play can be found here. As usual, you will have daily Crisis Centers for discussing the tennis action. We ask that conversations on these threads

95666985 Wow, how about that Jackie-Oh? Her Friday Deuce Club attracted 2,243 comments - and counting! I didn't know people could go on with such enthusiasm about their favorite slasher movie. . . Ha! I know that the bulk of the comments had to do with Justine and Kim, Kolya,

The question on everyone’s mind after Justine Henin-Hardenne crushed Mary Pierce in the women’s final of the French Open was whether or not the Little Backhand That Could ever would—ever would win Wimbledon. I understand the reasoning behind this, as it’s the only Grand Slam she hasn’t won. But that’s

This is the Tribe's daily post for discussing events in SW19. Today's Order of play can be found on this link. Rain and then heavy showers are predicted today in the Wimbledon area, though it is hoped that these will later clear somewhat, with some sunny periods. It will probably

The Olympic Games are on, so let's forget tennis for a moment. How are you all feeling about these winter Games? I got home last night, all fired up to watch the Olympics, now that that Davis Cup is over . . . . I haven’t seen any of the

97459165 Howdy, everyone. Sorry to have been AWOL yesterday, but it's CDS (Credential Deadline Season) and I had to get my tennis travel plans for the summer worked out. I did have time to post a Davis Cup preview at ESPN, although I wrote exclusively about the U.S. vs. Serbia

The serve has been a signature shot in helping Venus Williams win Wimbledon five times. Sporadic serving and Angelique Kerber's consistent shot making conspired to write Williams right out of the Olympic singles draw today. A day after the Williams sisters swept Kerber and compatriot Sabine Lisicki in doubles, the

A match that began as a classic encounter was increasingly dogged by difficult conditions and ended with both women laughing at the absurdity of it all. In the end, Maria Sharapova defended her Rome title, beating Li Na, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5). Sharapova, whose clay-court credentials improve all the time,

Vera Zvonareva could see the finish line as clearly as the baseline while Caroline Wozniacki's fast footsteps echoed throughout the arena. When Wozniacki held at love to close a third-set gap to 3-4, Zvonareva didn't panic. Stepping into the court, the Russian drove a series of bold blasts down the