NEW YORK—Venus Williams had just spent two hours running around in 100-degree heat, but she was positively giddy. Talking to ESPN’s Pam Shriver, the 38-year-old sounded as if she were a bubbly teenage rookie on tour again as she thanked the overflow crowd in the upper deck for helping pull

Tennis has been transformed over the last five decades by TV, money, technology, equipment, fashion and politics. But through all of that, the players have remained at the heart of the game. As part of our golden anniversary celebration of the Open era, Tennis.com presents its list of 50 best

Interview with the Champion: Ash Barty, who won the first 14 points of the match, and her second Grand Slam singles title.

NEW YORK—Two days, everybody plays: That’s the recipe for the first round at Wimbledon and the Australian Open, and it’s one that the U.S. Open, after nearly four decades, finally followed on Monday and Tuesday. For years, the Open has spread the opening round over three days and six separate

MELBOURNE—On American TV and in professional tennis, 2013 has been about the return of the girls. First, the hip HBO series of that name began its second season, accompanied by another avalanche of media analysis. This week the girls of the WTA have been one of the big stories of

Eighth, and last, in a series on players to watch in 2012, For the last week or so, I’ve been looking at the game’s marquee names and assessing their chances in 2012. It’s been a leisurely ride, but now I must pick up the pace; I’m due in Melbourne in

When you try to picture what a place is going to look like, it’s hard to accept that the reality is inevitably different, isn’t it? It takes a while for your mind to get rid of the image it had created and replace it with the real thing in front

MELBOURNE—From my limited experience, it seems that the Aussie papers split the difference well. The trashy Murdochian tabloid mentality is still in evidence, but it comes with a less vicious edge than it does in the U.K. Meanwhile, the more serious columnists serve their opinions without the pomposity we’re used

This year marks the 50th anniversary of TENNIS Magazine's founding in 1965. To commemorate the occasion, we'll look back each Thursday at one of the 50 moments that have defined the last half-century in our sport. In August of 1990, Jimmy Connors left the grounds of the U.S. Open without

So many weighty issues looming over the sport right now. Is Roger Federer the best ever? Are Rafael Nadal and Ana Ivanovic doomed? What the heck is Andy Murray wearing? I’ve been thinking the last few days about something less topical: player names. A couple of events led me there,

In certain quarters, it has long been a given that Roger Federer could solve all of his problems—such as they are—if he joined the modern world and switched to a bigger racquet. As Federer himself mentioned this week, it’s been on his mind as well. He’s practiced with various prototypes

“Who are you?” is the question of the moment in tennis. This weekend, Elina Svitolina beat world No. 1 Angelique Kerber on her way to winning the biggest title of her career, in Dubai; in the process, she ran her 2017 record to 17-2. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who hadn’t won a

How do you know when you’re a truly sick fan of a sport? One measure is how much you like watching your particular game of choice when it’s at its most meaningless. I certainly qualified as a kid. I can’t think of many times when I've enjoyed tennis more than

"Serena has gone to the brink many times this season. Who will finally be able to push her over?" I’ve written lines similar to those on a few occasions in 2015, and last night in Toronto I finally got my answer, when Belinda Bencic of Switzerland held on to upset

Too Soon to Panic, a memoir of the game's amateur days by Gordon Forbes, is one of the best books that tennis has inspired. Which is appropriate, because the title still serves as a useful reminder to the sport’s most fanatical followers. When it comes to the fortunes of their

Tennis has been transformed over the last five decades by TV, money, technology, equipment, fashion and politics. But through all of that, the players have remained at the heart of the game. As part of our golden anniversary celebration of the Open era, Tennis.com presents its list of 50 best

Paris was turned into both Epic City, and the City with No Light, on Saturday. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Gael Monfils, Guillermo Garcia Lopez, and Andrea Petkovic all went the distance, and then some, to survive. Andy Murray and Philipp Kohlschreiber went the distance and into the darkness, only to have to

News, gossip and other items of interest from the world of tennis: Eye Candy, or Something Like It Can you believe we’re just three months away from 2010? I always find this time of the year exciting. Fall is in the air. The holidays are right around the corner. There

NEW YORK (AP)—Grit was not going to be enough to get Maria Sharapova through this one. Not with nine double-faults, including three in a row. Not with a total of 36 unforced errors. And certainly not with No. 1-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark across the net Monday in the fourth

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—Well-rehearsed in the role of gracious winner, Roger Federer patiently waited for his opponent to tuck his racket into a bag, and they walked off the court side by side and smiling at the crowd’s long, loud roar. When they reached the exit, Ilija Bozoljac allowed Federer to