Mornin', folks. During a brief break in the rain, I finally went out to Centre Court for the first time since the roof was ripped off. Unfortunately, the sun was so bright - yes, believe it - that I could barely see anything. This right off the bat was a

If you didn’t know better and just feasted on the headlines, you might decide that the only trouble with tennis players is that, with the possible exceptions of Bethanie Mattek-Sands and David Ferrer, they don’t want to play much tennis. Here we are, a full eight days into the season,

PARIS -- Less than 48 hours after learning of the death of his childhood coach, Novak Djokovic was on court at the French Open, determined to complete a career Grand Slam in honor of the woman he likened to a "second mother." Still grieving, Djokovic began shakily Monday. Six of

Stretched to the limit in a three-hour and two-minute stress test, Maria Sharapova played with bold aggression and buzz-kill brilliance to rule Roland Garros again. In a glorious struggle of pulsating shot-making, scrappy defense, and sudden momentum shifts, Sharapova stared down a spirited challenge from Simona Halep, 6-4, 6-7 (5),

The changing of the guard was an unsettling sound for Novak Djokovic. The Serb didn't see Grigor Dimitrov's Centre Court dismissal of defending champion Andy Murray—he was preoccupied playing Marin Cilic on adjacent No. 1 Court—but he heard the upset unfolding loud and clear. "It was distracting, to be honest,"

While just one player wins any given tournament, any number of others also end up as losers or winners by the time any event comes to a close. It was true again at Wimbledon, where Andy Murray was the towering but not sole story. A number of other male competitors

96129324 by Pete Bodo Howdy. The good news for today is that according to the USTA, Juan Martin del Potro is hitting tennis balls again. Can't you just hear those poor fuzzy yellow tennis balls' reaction when Delpo pulls back the pop-top on a plastic cylinder of balls with an

I can think of at least one person who can’t exactly be thrilled by Victoria Azarenka’s decision to return to competition by taking a wild card into next week’s event at Eastbourne. That would be world No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska, the tournament’s top seed. The two have met 16 times,

Americans had something to cheer for a change at the end of today’s play in Rome. A player from the U.S. advanced to the quarterfinals of this WTA Premier 5 event. The bad news is that the winner was the only American who can be counted on these days to

Milos by Pete Bodo I like the way Fernando Verdasco put it while contemplating the future of the kid who beat him yesterday in the San Jose final, Canada's Milos Raonic. "What surprises me is that he has [long] legs, and if you see him in the locker room he

*93325782 by Pete Bodo The faces today said it all, as far as I was concerned. There was Robin Soderling, crouched low to receive Rafael Nadal's serve at match point, the trace of a smile on his lips, eyes alert and glittery in the manner of an opportunistic wolf staring

PARIS—On the surface of it, today’s fourth-round match between No. 8 Angelique Kerber and No. 39 Svetlana Kuznetsova was a quality encounter ending in a significant but by no means puzzling or shocking upset. If you’re up to speed on your tennis, you know that Kuznetsova, who won, 6-4, 4-6,

The serve is one of the most important shots in tennis—not only does it set the tone for the rest of the point, but it is also the only shot a player has complete control over. Some players’ serves are so powerful that they almost always start the point in

SW34 is TENNIS.com's Wimbledon blog that will provide on-site news, insight and commentary about a pair of legendary 34-year-olds, Roger Federer and Serena Williams, as they look to once again triumph at the All England Club. LONDON—On Monday, Roger Federer took to Centre Court to face American Steve Johnson in

SINGAPORE—About five months ago, Agnieszka Radwanska was very angry. She had been stunned by 83rd-ranked Annika Beck in the first round of Roland Garros, was ranked outside the Top 10, and in her mind was not playing well for the first time since she turned pro in 2005. Ten years

It’s officially that time of year when the sun sets on Wimbledon green and tennis migrates to North America. After the grass-court Hall of Fame Open in Newport comes the hard-court swing—where the city of Atlanta, Georgia, is marking the bittersweet end of its 15-year run as an ATP 250-level

Men's Singles Novak Djokovic (SRB) 🇷🇸 vs. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 🇪🇸 Any meeting between the Serb and the Spaniard is special. But this one comes with a good deal of extra moutarde. Neither of these two has an Olympic gold medal in his trophy case, and both know that the

NEW YORK—Karolina Pliskova loves watching tennis. “For me, it's better than any movie,” she told me back in 2018. Though the former world No. 1 doesn’t watch as many matches as she used to, she still knows a star when she sees one. “I like Daniil Medvedev,” she told me

The 2024 US Open champions have been crowned: Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner. With the last Slam of the year in the rearview, Andy Roddick recapped the Flushing Meadows fortnight, shedding light on its final days, as well as what can be expected moving forward. Joined by Kim Clijsters, the

Two men who’ve each won two majors. Ascending Americans. Intriguing team events. And the shifting status of two tennis titans. Here’s more on five storylines in men’s tennis that could further shape the tale of 2024. Who’s No. 1? This being September, baseball’s pennant races are heating up. Though that’s