This piece was initially published on April 16, 2015, when we marked the 50th anniversary of TENNIS Magazine's founding in 1965. This was one of the 50 moments that commemorated the occasion. Braden will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame posthumously on Saturday. Vic Braden wasn’t drawn

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic was still in the first set of his Australian Open quarterfinal against Andrey Rublev when the guy who would face the winner of that match, Tommy Paul, sat down for a news conference. "Probably have a better chance of winning if it's Rublev," Paul

Tennis Channel's year-long celebration of the WTA Tour's 50th anniversary, brought to you by Intuit Quickbooks, begins with Chapter 1: Thank You, Gladys (Watch our feature video above.)

While Juan Martin del Potro won’t get to play one final US Open, at least this year, the beloved Argentine isn’t closing the door on a farewell sendoff yet. Becoming comfortable with a reality that doesn't involve the daily stresses of being on tour each week, Del Potro is energized

FLASHBACK: Svitolina discussed the emotional impact of the ongoing war in Ukraine at Wimbledon.

As we make our way toward the 2024 season—which begins Friday, December 29 with the United Cup—our writers and editors tackle the most important questions of the new year. Second question, as a four-time Grand Slam champion comes back: How will new mom Naomi Osaka fare in her return?

NEW YORK—The great irony of this year’s US Open, held at the largest public tennis facility in the world, is how private it is. Privacy is coveted in this city of more than 8 million—it always has been, but particularly during the pandemic—from where its denizens live to the doors

NEW YORK—Fresh in the moment, staggered and delighted upon having reached the US Open final the first time she’d played the tournament, Bianca Andreescu could likely relate to these words written by her fellow Canadian native, author Saul Bellow: “Only the present is real—the here-and-now. Seize the day.” This was

In a year that has obliterated every resident of the planet’s assumptions about how life will be led, it only made sense that the two women’s quarterfinal matches played Tuesday at Roland Garros yielded yet more of the remarkable results that have flavored the entire tournament. More succinctly: wow. The

LONDON (AP) — All these years later, Wimbledon still brings out the best in Venus Williams. With her latest display of gutsy serving and big hitting, Williams beat Johanna Konta 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday to reach her ninth title match at the All England Club and first since 2009. At

NEW YORK—When Sloane Stephens and Roberta Vinci walked out for their first-round match on Monday, they could have been forgiven for wondering whether they were actually playing it at the US Open. The contest between the American and the Italian, who reached the final here two years ago, was one

Click here to read Steve's entire countdown of the Best Matches of 2018. HIGHLIGHTS: Daria Kasatkina d. Venus Williams, Indian Wells semifinals, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5

With his victory at the Madrid Open, Andrey Rublev successfully turned the page on a dismal chapter in his career, having arrived in the Spanish capital on the back of four consecutive losses and departing—after a two-day hospital stay—with his second ATP Masters 1000 trophy. But tapping into the mental

NEW HAVEN, Conn.—Before Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev contested one of the most riveting US Open finals in years, Tommy Paul was making a statement of his own, two hours away down Interstate 95. The American won the inaugural edition of the Oracle Challenger Series stop in New Haven, defeating

Has there ever been a tweet that has come from so far out of the blue, and so casually shaken the foundations of a sport, as the one Roger Federer dropped on us two days ago? “Just wondering…..,” Federer began, innocently enough, as if he were about to ask his

It’s tough for the players, but a pleasure for the fans: To fit in the Olympics this year, the North American hard-court season gets started a couple of weeks earlier. All the better if the sport is going to build on any momentum it generated with the Wimbledon men’s final.

Does it come as any kind of surprise that the very first thing that the BBC chose to broadcast in color was a tennis match? It might, I suppose; why not a World Cup game or a fox hunt or the Queen’s Christmas Message? It’s a testament to the importance

Alright, tennis fans: Who is Jan Lehane O’Neill, and what exactly is her claim to fame? Answer: She’s the woman who lost to Margaret Court in four consecutive Australian Open finals, starting in 1960. And that wasn’t the whole of the torments inflicted on her by the all-time women’s Grand

NEW YORK (AP) — The events and the arguing and the booing that would make this a U.S. Open final unlike any other began when Serena Williams' coach made what she insisted was an innocent thumbs-up, but the chair umpire interpreted as a helpful signal. It was the second game