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Garbine Muguruza may be on an extended break from tennis, but she hasn’t missed a beat on the dance floor. The former world No. 1 turned Latin dance fitness devotee showed off her moves on social media, as she recently took part in a Zumba instructors’ event in Malaga. “Thank

Current Ranking: 3 W/L: 49-14 Titles: 4 (Auckland, Washington DC, Cincinnati, US Open) Grand Slam Record: 14-3 WTA Finals Appearance: 2 Best Result: Group Stage (2022) When a teenager breaks through and wins her first Grand Slam title, it’s generally accompanied with a sense of amazement. For Coco Gauff it

Current Ranking: 10 W/L: 43-22 Titles: 1 (Munich) Grand Slam Record: 11-4 ATP Finals Appearances: Debut Best Result: N/A After winning three tournaments in 2022, including the Paris Masters to finish the season, expectations were high for Holger Rune in 2023. Perhaps unfairly so, for a player starting the year

Business got very personal for Paula Badosa on the first day of the 2023 World Tennis League, but the former world No. 2 channeled the strong bonds with her teammates to lead the Kites to a 27-22 victory over an Eagles team led by Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev. Competing

Nick Kyrgios is contemplating a life after a tennis-playing career, but that doesn't mean retirement is in his imminent future. Sidelined for more than a year due to a combination of knee and wrist injuries, the Australian opened up on how the recent off-court opportunities that have come to him

Before the Australian Open started, I had Jannik Sinner as my pick to win the event. I saw the improvements the Italian made towards the end of 2023, and trusted that he was ready to go out and beat Novak Djokovic at a major. And while I can’t quite say

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Emma Navarro beat second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday for the biggest win of the young American’s career. Navarro improved to 18-5 this year, with her victories leading the WTA Tour. She is 11-2

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—Holger Rune pulled off a Houdini comeback at the 2024 BNP Paribas Open, rallying from match point down to shock 2022 champion Taylor Fritz, 2-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3. "It means a lot to win these kind of matches," Rune said in his post-match press conference. "It gives me

Alexander Zverev has gotten the better of Carlos Alcaraz in each of their last two matches. In last year’s ATP Finals, Zverev earned a 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4 win over the Spaniard. He then backed it up with a 6-1, 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-4 win at the Australian Open. Those

In a highly-anticipated clash between two of the brightest young stars in the sport, Carlos Alcaraz has defeated Jannik Sinner in the semifinals of Indian Wells, battling back from a first-set blow-out to snap the Italian’s incredible 19-match winning streak, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2. Sinner’s last loss had come on November

Roger Federer held off a second-set revival from Kevin Anderson in the quarterfinals of the Miami Open on Thursday night, avenging his Wimbledon loss to the South African last summer. Federer came out on absolute fire, winning the first eight games of the match. In breaking the big-serving Anderson in

Sports are filled with acronyms: ATP, WTA, GOAT—and so forth. One of the most significant, though, is AI: artifical intelligence. This isn't the AI from old sci-fi films that seems archaic today. Today's AI is advancing every second, and it can be used to great benefit—especially if you're a tennis

Andrey Rublev has defeated Taylor Fritz, 6-4, 6-3, to reach the fifth Masters 1000 final of his career—and the milestone 25th overall ATP final of his career—at the Mutua Madrid Open. He’s now a win away from the second Masters 1000 title of his career, having won his first on

When Rafael Nadal was sent off by Mutua Madrid Open organizers with a special tribute ceremony last week, it was an understandably emotional scene. For it marked his final tour appearance at the Caja Magica. As Coco Gauff took in the scene, it finally registered with her that the 22-time

At the end of 2017, Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic was nearly untouchable on the court: Working her way back from injury and a loss of form over the prior year, she closed out the season with three titles between the ITF and WTA $125,000 levels to make a return to the

The first career meeting between Serena Williams and Coco Gauff was one round away, but it’ll have to wait for another day. Serena held up her end of the bargain Thursday, battling past Christina McHale to reach the Auckland quarterfinals, but Gauff lost to Laura Siegemund in her second-round match.

Iga Swiatek served up a masterclass in the final of the Adelaide International on Saturday, losing just six points in eight service games to beat Belinda Bencic, 6-2, 6-2, and win her second WTA title. She has now won 16 of her last 18 matches, starting with her run to

World No. 15 Bianca Andreescu held off a strong challenge from qualifier Taylor Townsend to reach the US Open quarterfinals, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, in an intense battle finishing at 12:40 a.m. on Tuesday in New York. The 19-year-old impressively notched her 11th consecutive win in deciders but will look to

The last major of the year is only three days away, and Thursday's draw reveal has fans thrilled for the two weeks of action-packed play. Top players appeared at the US Open's media day, while a group of ATP players continued to battle it out in Winston-Salem. 1. Roger Federer