Naomi Osaka is taking on what she calls a "double standard" in sports against women. Recently, the Japanese player sat down with the Victoria's Secret podcast. During the talk, the four-time Grand Slam champion recounted her 2018 US Open final against Serena Williams. The match was surrounded by controversy after

There are five tennis players named among Forbes Magazine's annual list of highest-paid athletes, led by Roger Federer. The standings were topped by soccer player Lionel Messi, who earned $127 million. Federer was in fifth place with earnings of $93.4 million, and still the highest-paid athlete off the court. A

How does Taylor feel about Taylor? The internet has once again been buzzing about Taylor Swift after the release of her latest album, The Tortured Poets' Department, over the weekend, and Taylor Fritz was no exception. While stopping short of dubbing himself a Swiftie, the American nonetheless dished that he's

After blitzing through the Citi Open qualifying rounds, losing just nine total games in the process, 15-year-old Cori “Coco” Gauff proved once again she is more than ready for the big leagues. In Washington D.C., Gauff will face off against Kazakhstan’s Zarina Diyas for the second time in as many

MELBOURNE—Novak Djokovic is backing the new rule introduced by the Australian Open to play a super-tiebreaks in deciding sets. "I actually thought it was a good change, a good innovation to say you play super-tiebreak,” the world No. 1 said. "I’m more in favor of closing out the match in

Naomi Osaka might be ranked No. 1 but on clay, she says she's no "expert" yet. Still, the 21-year-old is giving herself a shot at success going into the claycourt season, arguing that her power game can be effective on the surface. Osaka begins her campaign this week at the

The Miami Open will not leave its current location in Key Biscayne, according to tournament organizers. There had been speculation that the IMG-owned event could move to another location when its $50 million redevelopment plan was challenged by local opposition and blocked by the courts. But according to a report

It was another great day of grass-court tennis, with a few stars preparing for their long-awaited return and others battling into the deeper rounds. Here are the Top 5 photos from Friday's action. 1. Andy Murray prepares to begin his comeback on the doubles court at The Queen's Club in

PARIS (AP) — Samantha Stosur says Margaret Court is "digging a very big hole for herself" with her comments about same-sex marriage and the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Court won a record 24 Grand Slam singles titles in the 1960s and 1970s and is now a Christian pastor.

Playing in her 53rd main draw at a Grand Slam event, Barbora Strycova advanced to her first major semifinal at Wimbledon with a 7-6 (5), 6-1 victory over Johanna Konta on Tuesday. Strycova will face off against 37-time Grand Slam semifinalist Serena Williams, a seven-time winner at the All England

As players pick up more wins, they pick up more prize money, endorsements, fans and social media followings. Many pros are already well-established online with hundreds of thousands of followers (with the top stars having well over a million). But a few are still up-and-coming or are simply being overlooked

Alexander Zverev isn't bored of winning—rather, he's bored, and he's winning. The 23-year-old German has just won back-to-back titles in Cologne and as usual for players at the moment, he couldn't do much offsite during the two weeks. But he says he's now used to it. "It's the new normal,"

Salut, Iga. Perhaps the most endearing thing about the Roland Garros 2020 event we just bid adieu was (read: is, and will be) women's singles champ Iga Swiatek's effusive, one-person fandom for Rafael Nadal.

Nine years after winning the Roland Garros junior title, Tommy Paul has at last put together the breakthrough tournament on red dirt he's been looking for. Alright, alright, alright. On Thursday, Paul followed up his win over defending Rome champion Daniil Medvedev by battling past No. 8 seed Hubert Hurkacz,

On Wednesday, David Goffin announced on Instagram that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Goffin is coming off a first-round exit at Roland Garros, where he fell to eventual quarterfinalist Jannik Sinner, 7-5, 6-0, 6-3.

The tennis world has watched Naomi Osaka blossom into the woman she is today. The past couple of years she has grown into a fearless individual who isn't afraid to speak up and be the voice of change far past the lines of a tennis courts. Leading the conversation when

After tearing his meniscus at the French Open in June, Taylor Fritz has now reached consecutive ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinals with a convincing 6-3, 7-6 (3), win over red-hot Cameron Norrie. For his efforts, Fritz will be rewarded with a matchup against world No. 1 Novak Djokovic on Friday. After

God-given talent and Australian accents are the only things Alex de Minaur and Bernard Tomic have in common. The two pros have extremely different approaches to the game, and will face off for the first time in Friday's Atlanta quarterfinals. Fresh off a 58-minute loss to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at Wimbledon,

Before each day of play at the Australian Open, we'll preview and predict three must-see matches. For full coverage of the season's first Slam, go to our men’s and women’s tournament pages. At last year’s U.S. Open, Sock ripped through Marin Cilic in straight sets and looked ready for more.

The sky would seem to be the limit for the world No. 1 in 2016. He’s coming off one of the half-dozen best men’s seasons of the Open era, in which he finished one victory shy of the first men’s calendar-year Grand Slam since 1969. As it was, Djokovic had