All the talk of a potential ATP and WTA merger reached a boiling point when Roger Federer tweeted on the subject over a month ago. While the idea is not a new one, there has perhaps never been a better time than right now to actually get it done. So

PRESS CONFERENCE: Serena Williams after her three-hour, three-set defeat to Harmony Tan at Wimbledon

You’ve heard the saying dozens of times – you’re only as good as your second serve. Some players do whatever they can just to get the ball in the box and the point started. Others treat it as if it were another first serve and go for a big shot.

Dominika Cibulkova hurled herself into a forehand with such force that her blond braid bounced off her back and was draped over her forehead by the time she finished her follow through. Pouring passion and every bit of power from her 5'3" frame into each point, a fearless Cibulkova toppled

We're counting down the Top 10 matches of 2020 from Nov. 30 through Dec. 11. Click here to read each selection. I know what you’re thinking: “This match happened in 2020?” Yes, Roger Federer’s Houdini-like run to the semifinals at the Australian Open happened this year. Like everything else that

Rafael Nadal just can't seem to keep his shoes on. During his opening round at the China Open, the Spaniard's footwear went flying while battling against Lucas Pouille. This is the second time that a Nadal sneaker has fallen off during a point in recent memory. Despite the slip, the

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — When Rafael Nadal faced three break points while serving for a commanding first set, a voice in the crowd at the Brisbane International yelled out to Jason Kubler: "You've got him worried now!" It was a fleeting concern for the 22-time major winner on Thursday in

Jordan Thompson earned an incredible win under the Pat Rafter Arena lights, saving three match points to halt Rafael Nadal’s comeback in a classic, 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-3. "I completely forgot I saved match points," Thompson said on court after the match. "But to beat Rafa at home in Brizzy

MADRID (AP) — Facing match point and on a second serve, Roger Federer decided it was time for a "panic move." So he went into all-out attacking mode, charging to the net to try to avoid a disappointing end to his first clay-court tournament since 2016. It worked. A lucky

Barbora Krejcikova stepped up to the baseline to serve, facing break point at 5-4 in third set. She blew on her racquet handle and bounced the ball a few times, in a last-ditch attempt to calm her nerves. She was in a place—on Centre Court, trying to close out a

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) Rafael Nadal slumped in a changeover chair, the blood pressure gauge strapped to his mighty left arm serving as a scoreboard. He was on the verge of defeat, and a few points later he retired from a match for the first time in six years. Nadal

What are the greatest shots that the greatest men’s tennis player of all time, Novak Djokovic, has ever hit? Before Sunday, three came to mind right away. First, there was his all-or-nothing crosscourt forehand return to save match point against Roger Federer in the 2011 US Open semifinals—it was known,

The last time Laura Siegemund and Kristina Mladenovic met was in the round of 16 in Madrid in 2019. Mladenovic would command the court in a straight-set victory and it appeared more of the same would occur on Tuesday in Paris. But one point completely changed the course of the

Oops, he did it again. For the fourth time this season, Roger Federer has lost a match in which he held a match point. It happened at Indian Wells (against Marcos Baghdatis), Miami (against Tomas Berdych), the U.S. Open (against Novak Djokovic) and now the Paris Indoors, against Gael Monfils.

This year, the US Open will be fully implementing a change that has been in the works for some time; a shot clock. Players must begin a point within 25 seconds or they may incur penalties. The clock appeared at the start of the US Open Series to largely positive

In most tennis matches, the turning point comes late. That was not the case today in Rome, when Rafael Nadal beat Reilly Opelka, 6-4, 6-4, in the semifinals of the BNL Internazionali to reach the final round at this event for 12th time. Opelka’s game plan was simple: Fire away

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- Dominika Cibulkova erased three match points in the second set Wednesday and beat Agnieszka Radwanska 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Sony Open. The No. 10-seeded Cibulkova won despite losing her serve 10 times, double-faulting eight times and committing 51 unforced errors. There

PARIS(AP) Taking the court for a morning match to start the French Open, defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova needed extra time to get going. Robin Soderling followed her onto the stadium clay and was ready from the first swing. Kuznetsova lost the first six points and the first three games Sunday,

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—Roger Federer gave Prince Charles a bow, then gave Fabio Fognini a royal thumping. With the Prince of Wales visiting Wimbledon for the first time since 1970, Federer was at his best Wednesday and beat Fognini 6-1, 6-3, 6-2. Six-time champion Federer won 37 of 41 points on

Chris Eubanks' time at the Shanghai Rolex Masters came to an end on Sunday, when the American lost his second-round match to No. 8 seed Casper Ruud in straight sets. Many—most?—players would turn the page on the tournament at that point. But not Eubanks, the player/commentator who is always up