For our sixth annual Heroes Issue, we’ve selected passages from the last 50 years of Tennis Magazine and TENNIS.com—starting in 1969 and ending in 2018—to highlight 50 worthy heroes. Each passage acknowledges the person as they were then; each subsequent story catches up with the person, or highlights their impact,

If the WTA gave out an award for unpredictability, it would be neck and neck—as well and shank and shank—between Sabine Lisicki and Petra Kvitova. You never know what’s going to come off of their strings next; the only safe bet is that it won’t be what you expected. The

Fans lying—or standing—in wait for the players are a colorful staple of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic's French Open quarterfinal against Matteo Berrettini was delayed for about 22 minutes Wednesday evening while thousands of spectators were cleared out because of an 11 p.m. coronavirus curfew. Pandemic-related restrictions were loosened to allow 5,000 inside on Court Philippe-Chatrier rather than the 1,000 for the

During the second week of the Miami Open, we'll bring you exclusive photography from Anita Aguilar, who is covering the tournament for TENNIS.com. Steve Tignor provides the captions.

Jasmine Paolini will play for two pieces of hardware during finals weekend at Roland Garros, adding the women’s doubles title match to an unforgettable tournament. Coco Gauff is also within reach of the trophy, after seeing her singles bid ended in the semifinals by two-time defending champion Iga Swiatek. Sara

Several top players might have doubts about competing in a reconfigured US Open, but Andy Murray is apparently keen to play. Fellow ATP player Feliciano Lopez, who won the 2019 Queen's doubles title with Murray, told a small group of British journalists in an online conference call that the former

Every morning during Wimbledon, we'll take a look back at a memorable match that occurred on that calendar day at the All England Club. July 3, 2004: Maria Sharapova d. Serena Williams Final; 6-1, 6-4

Every morning during Wimbledon, we'll take a look back at a memorable match that occurred on that calendar day at the All England Club. July 4, 1981: John McEnroe d. Bjorn Borg Final; 4-6, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (4), 6-4

TORONTO (AP) Andy Murray withdrew from the Rogers Cup because of a knee injury Thursday, the latest top player to pull out of the rain-delayed tournament. The Olympic gold medalist hurt his left knee Wednesday night during the opening match against Flavio Cipolla. Murray was scheduled to face Canadian Milos

Maria Sharapova's season has seen its dips and swirls—and that's just her serve. She's the all-but-American No. 2 and had a chance, with Caroline Wozniacki's early ouster in Tokyo, of taking over the WTA penthouse late this fall. Those hopes were dashed in a second when she scarily twisted her

In preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, we're profiling 20 of the top medal contenders. Agnieszka Radwanska will realize an Olympic dream before she even strikes a shot. The Wimbledon finalist will lead her country by carrying the Polish flag in the opening ceremonies in London. Two days

PARIS (AP)—Nenad Zimonjic picked up a second Grand Slam title in the space of three days on Saturday after the Serb teamed with Daniel Nestor of Canada to win the men’s doubles at the French Open. The pair beat defending champions Leander Paes of India and Lukas Dlouhy of the

CHENNAI, India (AP)—Top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia will meet big-serving Milos Raonic of Canada in the final of the Chennai Open after both players won in straight sets on Saturday. The fourth-seeded Raonic served 17 aces, including three in the final game, to beat the 10th-ranked Nicolas Almagro of Spain

MELBOURNE—We say it about many matches, but this time it was true: This one was over before it began. It was obvious from the start, and throughout, that Greta Arn, a 32-year-old Hungarian with a ranking of No. 92, was hopelessly outmatched against Serena Williams. Most of the time, Serena

EASTBOURNE, England (AP)—Samantha Stosur was upset by qualifier Ekaterina Makarova 7-6 (5), 7-5 Friday in the semifinals of the Eastbourne International grass-court event. In the final, the Russian will play Victoria Azarenka, who knocked out eighth-seeded Marion Bartoli of France 6-3, 7-5. Makarova made a poor start against the third-seeded

Starting on December 7—the 25th day left in 2010—TENNIS.com will countdown from the year-end No. 25 on both tours with "The Last Word," a look back at the year that was and a look ahead at the season to come. Here's who we've looked at so far. Best of 2010

OSAKA, Japan (AP)—Tamarine Tanasugarn beat Kimiko Date Krumm 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1 in the Japan Women’s Open final Sunday, spoiling the 40-year-old Japanese player’s bid to become the oldest WTA Tour singles winner. The 33-year-old Thai broke the sixth-seeded Date Krumm twice in the third set to take control in

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP)—Tomas Berdych defeated Marcos Baghdatis 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 Thursday to set up a semifinal with top-ranked Rafael Nadal at the World Tennis Championships. Robin Soderling stopped Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1 and will face No. 2 Roger Federer. Nadal and Federer received byes into

On the return, it’s common to stand where the singles sideline and baseline meet. But if your opponent can’t serve out wide well, move closer to the center. Have you ever wondered why players stand near the intersection of the singles sideline and the baseline to return serve? Generally, this