On Thursday at Roland Garros, Jelena Ostapenko accomplished a lot of firsts on her 20th birthday. She beat fellow birthday girl Timea Bacsinszky, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-3 to reach her first major final.

In light of the Maria Sharapova meldonium scandal, other players have come under fire with doping accusations thrown in their faces. One such player isn’t having any of it. Rafael Nadal said he is planning to sue Roselyne Bachelot, the former French Minister for Health and Sports from 2007 until

Not long after the dust had settled after the celebration of Rafael Nadal's eleventh French Open win, Court Philippe Chatrier was about to be changed forever. Preparations for the destruction and rebuilding of much of the stadium (with a roof) are underway already.

Writing for the ATP World Tour's My Point, Steve Johnson put into words what his last 12 months have been like since the sudden passing of his father. The 28-year-old had to cope with the emotions of losing the most important face in his player box while trying to still

Coming into the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, Roger Federer looked to wipe the slate clean after losing a heartbreaking Wimbledon final to Novak Djokovic. On Thursday, the world No. 3 was sent back to the drawing board when qualifier Andrey Rublev knocked out the seven-time champion, 6-3, 6-4,

World No. 6 Victoria Azarenka announced on Twitter that she is expected a baby with her boyfriend by the end of the year.

Sachia Vickery has a story to tell, and it unspooled for all to see in the desert last week. She backed up her sound defeat of Eugenie Bouchard at the BNP Paribas Open by upending two-time major champion Garbine Muguruza in three sets. Her mother, Paula Liverpool, has willed and

On Wednesday in Linz, in her first match since her Roland Garros breakthrough, Nadia Podoroska beat Irina-Camelia Begu, 6-4, 6-4. It was her first appearance in over a month. Podoroska had reached the semifinals in Paris as a qualifier, complete with a quarterfinal upset of Elina Svitolina. She insists life

According to all Serena Williams' social media account, and Washington's The Hill, she has chosen to go into self-quarantine mode during this pivotal, coronavirus-affected period of time. "Spending the next 6 weeks in solitude. Being a wife. Being a mom. Cooking. Cleaning. Spring cleaning. Face mask. Makeup tutorials. I’ll let

Despite being halted mid-stride by a still-raging pandemic, the 2020 tennis season was, for the most part, a success. Even with a six-month layoff, three of the four Grand Slams were held, and a few players separated themselves from the rest of the pack. On Monday, the ATP revealed the

Maria Sharapova has only been retired from tennis for a few days now, but fans can already get a glimpse of what her second act might look like. Sharapova appeared as a guest judge on the business reality show Shark Tank, on the episode that aired on Friday, and she

The perception that big-serving, hard-hitting players find their powers diminished on clay has held fast and firm in tennis over the years, but it’s probably time to let go of that perception now. Petra Kvitova won her third Madrid Open over the weekend. The player most closely tied to the

To officially become the latest Dubai Duty Free ambassador, Simona Halep had to pass one final test. In Dubai, she was asked a few questions about Dubai Duty Free, and passed with flying colors. The Roland Garros champion joins the role alongside fellow WTA pros Caroline Wozniacki and Elina Svitolina.

Daniil Medvedev knows what he likes about the grass. "To be honest, almost everything," he told press before the start of Wimbledon. "Just sometimes bad bounces can be tough. I like the feel of being on grass; you can lay down, you can jump for the ball and you can

Venus Williams joined sister Serena in announcing her withdrawal from the 2021 US Open, sharing a video on social media with fans on Wednesday afternoon. “It’s super disappointing, having some issues with my leg all this summer and just couldn’t work through it,” she said.

There's no denying that early March is all about Indian Wells, an event Serena Williams would love to win. The 23-time Grand Slam champion has yet to win a tournament since returning to the game from childbirth last year at Indian Wells. She came close in 2018, reaching finals at

Well, well, that's was an interesting discussion I just read over in the Comments section of the Uncle Toni post, and during my morning run (before I read the Comments), I contemplated the way I had considered leaving the "religion" question out of the post, for fear of inciting a

Evenin', mornin', whatever...the Australian Open is underway, and Caroline Wozniacki has dodged one of the first but potentially most lethal bullets she's expected to face in her attempt to justify that world No. 1 ranking by becoming a Grand Slam singles champion. Wozniacki just beat Gisela Dulko, 6-3, 6-4, to

Anne By Rosangel Valenti, TW Contributing Editor Good morning. This post is the Tribe's regular space for discussing the tennis taking place in New York. Today's schedule can be found on this link. Please keep the subject of your conversations focused on tennis while it's going on. Afterwards, some off-topic

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP)—Serbia reached the Davis Cup final Sunday after Janko Tipsarevic won the decisive singles match against Vasek Pospisil to clinch a 3-2 victory over Canada. Tipsarevic beat Pospisil 7-6 (3), 6-2, 7-6 (6) to send Serbia into the final against the Czech Republic, which beat Argentina at home.