Two-time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka could be finally turning the corner. She has won five matches in a row and will now play in the Western & Southern Open final against Naomi Osaka. It's her first WTA final since Monterrey in April 2019, and her biggest WTA final since

From a macro, casual-fan standpoint, it hasn’t been a banner week for the WTA in Indian Wells. For wildly varying reasons, four recent Grand Slam champions—Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka and Petra Kvitova—were missing from the draw. The tour’s No. 1 player, Angelique Kerber, lost early on Stadium 2.

Once upon a time, when these two prodigies were about 16, it looked like they might be meeting in Grand Slam finals someday. It hasn’t worked out that way so far, but they’re getting closer. Vekic, 23, and Bencic, 22, will play for a spot in their first Grand Slam

World number 38 Veronika Kudermetova has reached her second singles final of 2021, today earning a 6-3, 6-3 win over Paula Badosa in the semifinals of the Volvo Car Open in Charleston, South Carolina. Similar to Kudermetova’s quarterfinal victory yesterday versus Sloane Stephens, the highway curved, a winding road of

Coco Gauff had pulled off a string of heroic wins to reach her first semifinal since last August, and she nearly did it again to reach her first WTA 500 final, but Belinda Bencic was too good in the third set of their semifinal clash at the Adelaide International on

Fernando Verdasco has protested his forced withdrawal from Roland Garros, having tested positive for coronavirus. The 36-year-old from Spain said in a statement that he had previously tested positive for the virus in August, but completed his isolation and had two negative tests before returning to training. He also said

HIGHLIGHTS: Roger Federer d. Cameron Norrie, 6-1, 6-1

Each day of the tournament, we'll preview and predict three must-see matches at the French Open. Nadal’s last match, a 6-0, 6-1, 6-0 shellacking of Nikolaz Basilashvili, was one of the all-time blowout wins in tennis history. The question now is whether Nadal can maintain something approaching that level; if

Simona Halep put on a near-flawless performance against Karolina Pliskova in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Wednesday, winning in straight sets, 6-3 6-2. Here are five takeaways from the Romanian’s 71-minute victory over the big-serving Czech: 1. She reached the semifinals of the Australian Open for the first

MATCH POINT: Zverev ends Murray's bid

The inaugural ATP Cup is over with Serbia defeating Spain in the final. Now that the madness has come and gone, it's time to look back at five takeaways. 1 If there is one thing tennis is slow on, it's innovation. The ATP and WTA largely prefer to keep traditional

WATCH: Iga Swiatek captures opening round win on the terre battue at Roland Garros.

She was already the first Arab woman to reach the Top 50 on the WTA rankings, but this week Ons Jabeur one-ups her own record—the Tunisian rises from No. 22 to No. 20, her Top 20 debut, after reaching the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 in Montreal. It was her

Every professional tennis player experiences peaks and valleys during their time on the tour. Spend a decade out there grinding it out, and you’re likely to see more than most. Just ask Denis Kudla. The American—seeded second at the Northbay Healthcare Men’s Pro Championship, an event on the ATP Challenger

For our sixth annual Heroes Issue, we’ve selected passages from the last 50 years of Tennis Magazine and TENNIS.com—starting in 1969 and ending in 2018—to highlight 50 worthy heroes. Each passage acknowledges the person as they were then; each subsequent story catches up with the person, or highlights their impact,

NEW YORK—“I’m going to put on a show for you guys and see how it goes,” Nick Kyrgios said before he walked into Louis Armstrong Stadium to play Steve Johnson in the first round at the US Open late on Tuesday night. If you’re a fan of Kyrgios’ shot-making, the

Photos by Anita Aguilar.

“I think John’s serve is going to be jumping off the court today,” ESPN’s Brad Gilbert said as he sat courtside in Miami on Friday. It was a fair guess: The sun was out, the temperature was close to 80, and whether he’s knocking it flat or kicking it high,

Peering in from the outside, it can be hard to say exactly what makes Makarova such a tough adversary for the world’s top players. She’s a lefty, which is unusual, and many of the women say she “reads the game well.” But she has no obvious weapons and isn’t conspicuously

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. Since at least the 1920s, speed has been one of tennis’ major attractions. In