ROME (AP) — Rafael Nadal joined the growing number of tennis players expressing doubts about competing in the Tokyo Olympics. The third-ranked Nadal, in Rome for the Italian Open, said Tuesday that his status for the Tokyo games is uncertain. "I don't know yet. Honestly, I can't give you a

Something I learned yesterday: There are a lot of different accents in the United States. I spent the day roaming the country by radio, doing 10-minute interviews everywhere from Ocean City, Maryland, to Asheville, North Carolina, to Chattanooga, Tennesee, to Seattle to promote my book, High Strung, which came out

NEW YORK (AP) — Men's No. 1 Novak Djokovic continues his pursuit of the calendar Grand Slam when he faces Kei Nishikori. Djokovic has won all 23 matches he's played at the four most important tournaments in tennis in 2021. That means he is five victories away from a perfect

MADRID (AP) — Alexander Zverev continued his impressive form going into the French Open by winning his second Madrid Open title on Sunday. After beating top-seeded Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals and fourth-ranked Dominic Thiem in the semifinals, Zverev rallied to defeat Matteo Berrettini 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-3 for his

Before the US Open, Hyeon Chung's last tour-level event was in February, in Rotterdam. Sidelined by injury after a first-round exit, it has taken some time for Chung to rediscover his form, but the 23-year-old former Australian Open finalist's talent has never waned. That showed through two rounds in Flushing

Media Day on Friday and Saturday at Roland Garros did not disappoint despite being done virtually via Microsoft Teams. There was just one glitch, which Serena Williams handled amicably. The top names in the draw fielded questions ahead of Sunday's start and here's a roundup of the best answers. 1

PARIS (AP) — The sight of empty seats in Roland Garros' main stadium, particularly for the singles semifinals, was disappointing, tournament director Amélie Mauresmo said Sunday. “We’re not satisfied,” Mauresmo said, adding that she has “a number of ideas” to help avoid it in the future but did not want

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From Matt Fitzgerald and Ed McGrogan: Nearly a year ago, Kevin Anderson toppled John Isner, 26-24, in a decisive fifth set to win a marathon semifinal at the All England Club. On Friday, the defending Wimbledon runner-up joined Isner as seeded casualties to fall before the second week, with Guido

Seven matches for a seventh French Open title: It's the kind of numerical symmetry Rafael Nadal, with his penchant for order, can surely appreciate. He can tick the first one off his list after an almost casual victory over Simone Bolelli, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1. "He's not a great tennis player,

The Last Word returns, and each weekday, starting on Monday, December 5, we'll give you our year-end thoughts about tennis' best players—this time focusing on the ATP and WTA Top 10. We'll alternate tours each day; here's who we've looked at so far. Best of 2011 Ferrer has scant few

The Serb has beefed up his game. Here are two ways to help you do the same. 1. Take your chances. Novak Djokovic has a lot of the ingredients that make some players superstars. He’s athletic; he can play offensively; he knows how to take the ball early; he’s not

PARIS (AP)—Victoria Azarenka did damage to her racket but had no such success against her opponent. The No. 1 seed at the French Open fell 6-2, 7-6 (4) to 15th-seeded Dominika Cibulkova on a windy, gray day at Roland Garros in which the world's top-ranked player hardly looked the part.

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP)—Sixth-seeded Olivier Rochus is back in the semifinals on Newport’s grass courts. The Belgian gained his third straight semifinal, beating Matthew Ebden, 7-6 (5), 7-6 Friday at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships. Rochus will face qualifier Michael Yani, who edged 18-year-old Denis Kudla, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-5.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands lifted another back-spinning drop shot that fell over the net like a marionette whose strings were snapped, leaving Agnieszka Radwanska lunging at air. Radwanska has a well-earned reputation as a shrewd problem solver, but she looked completely bamboozled at times by Mattek-Sands' daring net play and dipping droppers.

Preparing to hit a tennis ball an opponent lobs in your direction and preparing to hit a tennis ball you yourself toss in the air are two different things, but it was still surprising to see Milos Raonic miss two consecutive overheads today against Andy Murray. He is, after all,

The nickname "DELPO" was printed in block letters on the back of Juan Martin del Potro's white Nike shoes, and it didn't take long for him to brand command on the match today. Navigating some slippery footing, del Potro rarely made a mis-step in stomping Marin Cilic, 6-2, 6-4, to

The second week of Roland Garros is all about the finals—at this stage of the tournament, everyone can see the finish line. With that in mind, we're counting down the five best French Open finals from Wednesday, June 6 through Sunday, June 10. No. 3: Monica Seles d. Steffi Graf,

WASHINGTON (AP)—Sam Querrey made two double faults at crucial times and Janko Tipsarevic took advantage to upset the sixth-seeded American 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Wednesday in the second round of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. After a fault to open the first-set tiebreaker, Querrey tried for a second-serve ace with

Two made-to-order wins and Roger Federer is into the quarterfinals, in good position to make a run at his first victory of what might be called Paris’ indoor version of Roland Garros. After needing just 55 minutes to outclass Adrian Mannarino in his opening round on Wednesday, Thursday night was