Well, I had expected this Davis Cup week to throw up two highly competitive semifinals, and that was a bit of a bust. It would have been nice to see the Australians win on clay in Buenos Aires, mainly because I feel antipathy twoard the sons of the Rio Plata.

It was 3:38 in the afternoon and the sun was a blazing white smear in the sky when the gunslinger stepped out and began that long, lonely walk across the red dirt, toward the outlaw. The dust devils were swirling and the townsfolk in Lenglen, peering from behind their lace

by Pete Bodo MIAMI, Fla.—Kim Clijsters can talk about the joys of motherhood all she wants. She can wax philosophical about the hardships of a tennis pro's life until the cows come home. Her opinions about the long-term effects and dangers posed by radioactive fallout in Asia might be of

Each of them has 17 Grand Slam singles titles, and at their respective peaks, both of them routinely demolished opponents of the highest quality. One of them is already 33 years old, the other fast closing on that age. One of them is an American, the other a Swiss. One

UPDATE: After deleting her posts on Instagram, Morgan Riddle shared the following statement: Regarding my stories yesterday... I took them down as soon as I realized the misunderstanding and how blown out of proportion they had become by the media. They were not about anything that's happened off the tennis

On Tuesday, Justine Henin and Marat Safin were elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The pair made history by becoming the first tennis players from their respective countries to be elected to the Hall. Both legendary champions were unique in their own ways. Henin wasn’t physically imposing–she was

MELBOURNE—One of the pet sayings of Novak Djokovic’s former coach, Boris Becker, was that tennis years were like dog years. If we accept Becker’s assessment, then what to make of the half-year that had passed since Djokovic had last played a tournament match? As Djokovic took the court for his

WATCH—Marin Cilic clinches the Davis Cup for Croatia

BRINDISI, Italy—Lecce and Bari trump Brindisi as tourist hotspots in Puglia, but the latter certainly isn’t without its charms. Palm trees lining a promenade fronting the Adriatic Sea make for postcard material, and on a warm Saturday evening, families, friends and couples criss-crossed while tucking into scoops of gelato, all

LONDON (AP) The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local): 6:54 p.m. Andy Murray is back in the Wimbledon final for the third time. The 2013 champion beat Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 on Centre Court and will next face Milos Raonic in Sunday's final. In Murray's previous finals at the

Having just returned home from Roland Garros, I find myself marveling once more about the clay-court mastery of Rafael Nadal, and how admirably he conducted himself over the course of his eleventh triumphant fortnight in Paris. Meanwhile, in my mind’s eye, I see a beaming Simona Halep sitting in her

It’s easy to forget now, after his run to the US Open final, but Taylor Fritz didn’t come into this year on a roll. At the end of 2023, he suffered early losses in Tokyo and Basel, injured his ab and had to pull out of his final event in

With the average tennis player on tour nearly 12 months a year, the job of a strength and conditioning coach is never done. “My mission is to make sure athletes are injury-free,” said Francis Bougy, one such coach, during a rare day off last October. “So, we do a lot

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) The crowd was still buzzing about the comeback victory by ``Aussie Kim'' Clijsters, and the fans dressed in canary yellow were now in full voice for another one of their own. Then along came Roger Federer to flatten their hopes. Federer has won four of his record

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) After curling in a 102 mph ace to grab a two-set lead a mere 56 minutes into his Wimbledon quarterfinal Wednesday, Roger Federer casually pulled an extra tennis ball from his pocket and strolled to sit in his changeover chair for a sip to drink. No fist

Over the years we had seen glimpses of what Andy Murray’s game could look like in all of its various brilliance. Those moments hadn’t lasted as long as we might have liked; the man with every shot and a few more had always favored practicality over genius, defense over offense,

A primer on the players' chances as the race to the ATP Masters Cup heats up. When it comes to the race for the year-end Masters Cup, the ATP doesn't like to confuse the improbable with the impossible. It says that only two players -- Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal

As we go from Indian Wells to Miami, an A-Z of players, events and observations... ATP, on a practice court in Indian Wells, undertakes a daft experiment of putting advertising across the net and then asks Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal what they think as they hit some balls (thumbs

Uh oh, he’s pointing again. That would be Lleyton Hewitt, of course, who kept jabbing his finger toward his loyal and long-suffering supporters in the stands this afternoon as he turned the clock back inside Centre Court. The aging, scrapping Aussie upset No. 5 seed Juan Martin del Potro, and

NEW YORK(AP) A half-hour after getting past Venus Williams in a three-set tussle at the U.S. Open, Kim Clijsters had her hands full again. Juggling an energy drink, a bottle of water and a snack, Clijsters was trying to keep an eye on her 18-month-old daughter, Jada, as the tyke