WATCH: Rune needed five match points to reach his first quarterfinal in his first Rome main draw.

I'm 20 years old. . . I watch his matches, ten years, for sure. The only one advantage that I had, it was that he didn't see me never play. Luca Nardi Let’s not read too much into the 123rd-ranked lucky loser’s upset of the all-time men’s Grand Slam singles

As we make our way toward the 2025 season—which begins Friday, December 27 with the United Cup—our writers and editors tackle the most important questions of the new year. Eighth question: Is next season make-or-break for Holger Rune? Scroll down past this article to read more Burning Questions on 2025.

⤴️ WATCH: Will Novak Djokovic win a 25th major title? 👉 READ: Women's US Open preview, and Men's US Open preview After the men's and women's US Open singles draws were made, we polled our writers and editors on four questions: Who will be the women's champion? - Peter Bodo:

NEW YORK—Caroline Wozniacki may be ranked No. 74, but no one is foolish enough to think that the former world No. 1 deserves to be there. And on Sunday afternoon at the U.S. Open, the Dane rekindled memories of her peak years, defeating No. 8 seed Madison Keys 6-3, 6-4

WIMBLEDON, England—If she had been competing in a tennis match, you would have said that Serena Williams “came to play” in the interview room here on Sunday. The anticipation for her press conference was such that many reporters sat through Roger Federer’s presser, which came immediately before Serena’s, just so

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.(AP) Bob and Mike Bryan deftly handled the pressure, then placed it squarely on teammate Andy Roddick. The powerhouse doubles team came through for the United States again with a four-set victory over Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka and Yves Allegro on Saturday to give the U.S. a 2-1 lead in

ICYMI: Trixie Mattel takes over The Break

Let me start with the correction of an error I made yesterday, attributing the introduction of the “’tweener” shot to Ilie Nastase. The first pro to use the crowd-pleasing, between-the-legs shots with anything like regularity was Guillermo Vilas. According to our faithful Latin correspondents, the shot was known to Vilas

by Pete Bodo Mornin'. So, are you still lobbying to create a longer off-season in tennis? U-Turns Welcome. . . The year's last "official" ball was struck in Belgrade on Sunday, and another season is in the history books. And what a year it was, with Andy Murray roaring out

*Gilles&naughty By Jackie, TW Social Director Greetings, TWibe! The weather here is warming up nicely - just in time for Memorial Day weekend. For those of you in the States, do you have any exciting plans? Feels like forever since I had a day off from work - I really

NEW YORK (AP) Donald Young kept looking up at the clock as his match stretched from two hours, to three, to four and beyond. He wondered, ``Oh, man, am I going to make it the whole time?'' The 22-year-old American then proved to himself and the tennis world he had

WATCH: Coco Gauff surges into her first Grand Slam quarterfinal in straight sets over Ons Jabeur.

Managing emotions is one of life's most difficult tasks. We all experience a gamut of feelings, often at the most inopportune times. And for all the perks of being famous, that class of people gets puts in the unfavorable position of experiencing all of their feelings in the public eye.

"It's hard to be creative at Wimbledon," says famous fashionista Bethanie Mattek-Sands. "I didn't even get married in white." The lily-white fashion edict at the All England Club leaves a lot of on-court attire cramped for originality and uniqueness. Even so, some looks among the men's and women's contenders do

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) —Ash Barty finished 2022 the way she started it — in the spotlight. There will be no Barty Party at Melbourne Park this time around, though, because it's been 10 months since she retired at age 25 while the No. 1-ranked woman in tennis. When the Australian

*Phpxkzsdwpm by Pete Bodo That headline expresses how I'm feeling about the ATP and WTA now, with just a handful of days left in the season. Is Shanghai important? Sure. Will the winner take a significant advantage into 2009 or has the Tennis Masters Cup become some sort of cipher?

ABOVE: Tennis Channel Live discusses Naomi Osaka's chances of returning to the tour in 2022 and the importance of mental health. BELOW: As we approach the start of the new tennis season, we'll answer 10 thought-provoking questions that may define the game in 2022.

WATCH: Tennis Channel's Original Series, Academy Life - Trailer

Okay, this isn't the sexiest of blogging subjects, but it matters to a lot of us, so here comes the skinny on The Tennis Channel, straight from the mouth of Randy Brown, the network's head of distribution. Before we cut to the chase on the specific questions you posted, here's