So the draw is made for the year's first Grand Slam, and the more ambitious among you have already worked out the semifinal pairings (nice of you to not give away the final results, why ruin the suspense for the rest of us?). Is this what is meant by "jumping

By TennisWorld Contributing Editor Andrew Burton

102749417 by Pete Bodo Afternoon, everyone. Two of the Davis Cup World Group quarterfinal ties are over as I write this, and as is often the case in Davis Cup, what looked like a crippled weekend has opened with some results that might cause you to spill coffee all over

It turns out that the promoters of the Hamburg tournament, the de facto “German Open” (it’s a pity that title sponsorship fees are such a significant portion of the revenue stream), may have the last laugh after all. You’ll remember that a few years ago, Hamburg was demoted from a

There are two theories about the human appendix: One holds that the thin, four-inch tube below the intestines acts as a repository for “good bacteria,” the other that the appendage is a useless remnant from our evolutionary past. My own theory is that the purpose of Rafael Nadal’s appendix is

WASHINGTON -- A couple of plastic sandwich bags filled with ice were resting on his left thigh, and some others were chilling his right knee, as an admittedly exhausted John Isner assessed how he's holding up after eight victories in 10 days. "My body doesn't feel great," Isner said, then

Men’s Champion: Roger Federer It is not a nostalgia-driven pick: Federer has moved fluidly in reaching five finals this year, he's healthy, and should be confident coming off his 14th career grass-court title in Halle. Rafa may be an insurmountable obstacle, but the seven-time champion matches up with anyone else

Each day during the Australian Open, Richard Pagliaro will preview three must-see men's and women's matches—and offer his predictions. Francesca Schiavone vs. (20) Dominika Cibulkova Head-to-head: Cibulkova leads 2-0 Margaret Court Arena, second match This match pits Schiavone’s all-court versatility versus Cibulkova’s bold baseline shotmaking. The former French Open champion

LONDON—History was made at Wimbledon this year in the very first week. For just the fourth time ever, play was scheduled for Middle Sunday, a day meant for rest and relaxation. The last time balls were struck on this sacred and very respected day was back in 2004. To put

NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal felt the pain sear into his right knee early in his U.S. Open semifinal, on what he called "a bad movement." It was a familiar pain, one that he's dealt with off-and-on for years. The defending champion looked up at his guest box and

In her career, she had beaten former world No. 1s such as Venus Williams, Kim Clijsters, Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic. But after conquering a much tougher opponent, Alisa Kleybanova was working on her next task: Battling a player ranked 1,149th. It was May 2013, and Kleybanova, a 24-year-old from

Ryan Harrison wanted to talk, judging by the protracted nature of his phrases. And boy, can he ever talk. Our interview, conducted over the phone just hours before his first qualifying match in Acapulco, exceeded 40 minutes. That from merely 11 questions. His first response alone lasted an uninterrupted eight

The inaugural Laver Cup competition is set to begin on Friday, and this is an excellent chance for fans to see some of the game’s best players performing in a rather unusual setting. This event will pit players from Europe against those from the rest of the world, with six

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — It wasn't Maria Sharapova's choice to miss the last Australian Open. That decision was taken out of her hands because of a doping ban following a failed test on her previous visit to Melbourne Park. The five-time major champion said it was her choice to return,

TenniStory: Martina Navratilova, who believes the best-of-five-set format is the reason for the ATP Next Gen's struggles at the Slams

ATP players are questioning a potential move to oust the tour's CEO Chris Kermode following revelations that his contract might not be renewed by their representatives on the board. According to the London Telegraph, the ATP board will vote in the next few weeks on whether to renew, with Kermode

Having watched Kyle Edmund play quite a few matches during the 2018 season, I was convinced that he belonged among the Top 20 and believed he might well be ready to take his place among the elite Top 10. He peaked at No. 14 that October after opening his campaign

NEW YORK—Emma Navarro sent defending champion Coco Gauff tumbling out of the 2024 US Open, scoring her second straight major victory over the No. 3 seed, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Born in New York City, the No. 13 seed shook off a second-set dip and backed up her Wimbledon win over

Mirra Andreeva’s earliest tennis memory happened before she was born. “I didn’t watch the match but I saw the highlights,” she explains, taking me down the YouTube rabbit hole that first led her to a 2004 clip featuring Marat Safin. “I don’t even remember the surface, the year, or the

On March 5, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reduced Simona Halep’s doping ban from four years to nine months. Two weeks later, the two-time Grand Slam champion returned to action on the WTA Tour, losing in the first round of the Miami Open to Paula Badosa in three