NEW YORK—Despite misgivings for the rigors of the WTA calendar, Iga Swiatek isn’t planning a long break in advance of the 2024 off-season. “I don't want to take a break,” said the world No. 1 after bowing out of the US Open in the quarterfinals. “It's tough. It could be

Two years ago, the Japan Open finished with an all-American final between Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe. This year, a pair of Frenchmen have taken over Tokyo: 26-year-old Ugo Humbert, a native of Metz, will face 20-year-old Arthur Fils, who was born in Bondoufle, south of Paris. The biggest difference

Jannik Sinner clinched the year-end No. 1 ranking with his semifinal win over Tomas Machac in Shanghai on Saturday. It makes sense that he’ll celebrate that milestone with a final against Novak Djokovic. A year ago, the Italian began his rise to the top spot by taking three of four

World No. 3 Coco Gauff came out swinging in her first match of this year’s WTA Finals in Riyadh, defeating Jessica Pegula in straight sets in an all-American round-robin clash, 6-3, 6-2. And with that victory, Gauff achieved a number of things. First of all, she snapped Pegula’s 14-match winning

Aryna Sabalenka continued her perfect start to her WTA Finals campaign on Monday night, defeating Jasmine Paolini, 6-3, 7-5, to improve to 2-0 in the purple round-robin group. She had beaten Zheng Qinwen, 6-3, 6-4, in her first match. And with Zheng beating the other member of the group—Elena Rybakina—earlier

Serena and Venus Williams spent the weekend serving up sport couture in Paris, as they walked the runway at Vogue World. The fashion show, which debuted in 2022 as a brainchild of longtime Vogue editor and tennis fan Anna Wintour, is an event that The New York Times describes as

Rafael Nadal continues to expand his off-court projects and business ventures, and now he’s set for a massive pay day after reports have emerged that he’s sold off part of his stake in his eponymous tennis academy. The Rafael Nadal Academy was launched back in 2016 as a part of

MIAMI, USA— One week after apologizing to fans for “the worst match” she’s ever played in her life, Naomi Osaka was back in the winners circle at the Miami Open. This match on Tuesday wasn’t pretty either, as she trailed Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva by a set and a break.

Grigor Dimitrov needed help getting off the court after his 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (3) win over Francisco Cerundolo on Wednesday. Dimitrov was dealing with dizziness, had to have his blood pressure checked and was given some electrolyte-filled fluids. Fortunately, Dimitrov had a day off on Thursday to try and

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Teenager Alexandra Eala pulled off another upset at the Miami Open on Wednesday when she knocked off five-time Grand Slam champion and second-seeded Iga Swiatek 6-2, 7-5 in the quarterfinals. The 19-year-old left-hander, who received a wild card into the WTA 1000 event, is the

Jessica Pegula backed herself into a corner in her quarterfinal match against Danielle Collins at the Credit One Charleston Open. The world No. 3 lost the opening set 6-1 and then went down a break in the second. However, Pegula was ultimately able to flip the switch, and she ended

PARIS (AP) There was a moment, a little past 4 p.m. on a dank and dreary Sunday at the French Open, when the gray sky above appeared to be falling on some of the best of the best. A listless Novak Djokovic, looking very little like someone ranked No. 1

PARIS (AP) Sidelined in 2008 by a right shoulder that needed surgery, putting her tennis future suddenly in doubt, Maria Sharapova decided to use the free time to study a new language, the one spoken at the only Grand Slam tournament she had yet to win. `I found a French

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Serena Williams wins with so much more than serving, of course. Her groundstrokes are as intimidating as they come. Superb speed and anticipation fuel her court-covering defense. Her returns are more than solid, too. When that serve is on-target, though, it sure is something special, quite possibly

Douglas Robson, the lead tennis writer for USA Today, is blogging about the WTA season-ending championships in Doha for TENNIS.com. MONDAY, Nov. 3: I had never set foot in the Middle East until earlier this year, and Voila! Here I am for the second time in nine months, this time

EDITORS - The Associated Press is asking its members to vote on their choice for Athlete of the Decade. Their selection will be announced Dec. 16. Ahead of that pick, the AP is profiling some of the leading candidates. By HOWARD FENDRICH= AP Tennis Writer= Set aside, for the moment,

PARIS(AP) The remaking of Andy Roddick is paying dividends at the French Open. He's no longer quite so dependent on that fastest-on-tour serve and booming forehand. No longer in trouble when Plan A doesn't work on a given day. And no longer a pushover on the red clay. Stuck on

NEW YORK (AP) Mardy Fish found himself dealing with all sorts of problems as he tried to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the second time. There was the brief flap with his opponent, 11th-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, and the chair umpire over some distracting cheering in the stands. There were

ABOVE: Rafael Nadal is interviewed after his season-opening win in Melbourne. 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.