Jannik Sinner battled past Novak Djokovic in a blockbuster clash in the semifinals of Roland Garros on Friday, 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 (3). He's now through to the final of the clay-court major for the first time. But there's more. Having won the pair's last three meetings as well, at the

There’s “life in the old dog yet! :)” These were the words of wisdom Andy Murray delivered when signing the on-court camera lens following his opening-round victory Wednesday at the Miami Open. A two-time champion at the ATP Masters 1000 event, the 36-year-old battled back to defeat Matteo Berrettini, 4-6,

The second match of Simona Halep's tennis comeback will have to wait. The two-time Mutua Madrid Open champion had been expected to play at the WTA 1000 Mutua Madrid Open this coming week as a wild card, but was not in the draw when it was made Sunday. Halep later

American Varvara Lepchenko, who reached the fourth round of a major for the first time at Roland Garros, recalls arriving in the United States a little more than 10 years ago from Uzbekistan. Lepchenko, who received her U.S. citizenship last September, eventually settled in Allentown, PA, after she met the

All right, the US Open is bearing down on us, and that always means (tennis) party time in and around New York City. Tennis.com is joining with* Fila* to throw a party to help introduce James Blake's new line of clothing for Fila - kit that Blake himself helped to

Roger Federer says that the time taken in between points is being violated and that officials do not properly enforce it enough. At the Grand Slams, The ITF allows 20 seconds between points, while the ATP allows 25 at its tournaments. "I do believe the officials could be a bit

A piece of Roger Federer’s 20-time Grand Slam-winning career is up for grabs, as his 2004 Wimbledon racquet is currently up for auction by Prestige Memorabilia. Out of eight total Wimbledon titles, this racquet belongs to the second—which was also notable as Federer’s first ever major title defense. Recall that

PARIS (AP)—Four-time champion Rafael Nadal began his quest to wrest back the French Open title by dismissing Gianni Mina of France 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 Tuesday, despite struggling at times on his serve before extending his record to 32-1 at Roland Garros. Nadal, who was upset by Robin Soderling in the

Chinese star Li Na gets kinetic on one of seven covers for TIME magazine this week, as that publication touts its annual TIME 100 list. Li appears alongside the likes of politicians Gabrielle Giffords and Rand Paul, actress Jennifer Lawrence, and rapper/mogul Jay-Z (somewhere Zheng Jie dusts her shoulders off),

The first time Naomi Osaka made the TIME "100 Most Influential People" list, in 2019, it was in the Pioneers category, and Chris Evert penned a blurb citing her influence as a global role model. For 2020, Osaka has been named to the list once again, this time under the

Novak Djokovic is still not sure whether he will be able to play in the Australian Open, where he has won six of his 12 major championships. Djokovic has been dealing with pain in his right elbow. A statement posted on his website on Wednesday says he will travel to

Each day until the US Open, we'll highlight one statistic from Serena Williams' unparalleled career that will in all likelihood never be broken.

Better not speak on Serena! Serena Williams made an incredible cameo at the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show, joining headline performer Kendrick Lamar to dance to “Not Like Us” at the Caesars Superdome Sunday night.

First Vogue, now TIME: Coco Gauff's media empire continues to expand. The 20-year-old American is the cover star for the May issue of TIME, following her selection as one of 2024's "Women of the Year" in February. Profiled at length by TIME writer Sean Gregory, Gauff discusses the recent end

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Top-seeded Simona Halep eased to a 6-2, 6-0 win over Daniela Hantuchova at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday. Except for six double faults, Halep put on a solid performance, saving the one break point she face, which came in her opening service game. ''I

The year was 1993 and Pete Sampras was just 21 years old when he reached No. 1 for the first time on April 12. The start to that season saw him win Sydney, Miami and Tokyo, propelling him to the pinnacle of the rankings.

John McEnroe tells the Independent that while he thinks old rival Ivan Lendl's decision to coach Andy Murray was a good one, it's too early to tell whether it will reap benefits for the world No. 4. "Actually this is the first time you can get some kind of gauge

STRASBOURG, France (AP)—Top-seeded Marion Bartoli defeated Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-3 Thursday to set up a semifinal match against three-time former champion Anabel Medina Garrigues at the Strasbourg International. The Frenchwoman broke the eighth-seeded Hradecka three times in the first set, and cruised in the second to

Rafael Nadal responded to Roger Federer's comments that the time taken in between points is being violated and that officials do not properly enforce it enough. At the Grand Slams, the ITF allows 20 seconds between points, while the ATP allows 25 seconds. Federer said on Wednesday that, "I'm not

ATLANTA (AP) — John Isner won the BB&T Atlanta Open for the fifth time in six years Sunday, beating fellow American Ryan Harrison in the final for the second straight year. The top-seeded Isner beat the eighth-seeded Harrison 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 at Atlantic Station to join Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe,