Lukas Rosol has complained that Rafael Nadal was allowed to take too much time between points during their second-round match at Wimbledon. Players are allowed 20 seconds between points at Grand Slams, though the rule appears less strictly enforced than at ATP matches. Nadal is known as one of the

Andy Murray says that while he’s fine with umpires being stricter when it comes to time violations, he’s disappointed that the ATP did not lengthen the amount of time players are allowed in between points. “I’m for them being more strict with the time, but I think they maybe should

STATELINE, Nev. (AP) — Three-time champion Mark Mulder made a 30-foot eagle putt on the par-5 16th hole Saturday and scored 25 points to take a three-point lead in the American Century Championship. Mulder, the former major league pitcher who won the event three straight times from 2015-17, received six

Iga Swiatek strengthens her hold on the No. 1 ranking this week following her triumph in Doha, boosting her ranking points total from 9,770 to 10,300 and crossing the 10,000-point threshold for the first time in almost exactly 11 months, since Indian Wells last March. The 22-year-old won the title

On Saturday, Cristian Garin continued his top-level play by taking out Marco Cecchinato in the semifinals of the BMW Open in Munich, 6-2, 6-4, to advance to his third final of the season. Garin had saved two match points in his quarterfinal match to dethrone two-time defending champion and top

At this point in Rafael Nadal’s career, he is most eager for one particular spectator to get to watch him play: His 1-year-old son. As the start of Roland Garros approaches on Sunday, no one knows with any certainty how much longer the clay-court tournament’s 14-time champion will try to

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — For Taylor Fritz, the difference between reaching the Grand Slam quarterfinals for the first time and missing out again came down to three points in an 3 1/2-hour, five-set loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Australian Open. The 24-year-old Fritz was aiming to put an American

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jenson Brooksby grabbed the last six points of the opening set and went on to beat Kevin Anderson 7-6 (4), 6-3 in the first round of the Citi Open on Monday, two weeks after losing to the two-time Grand Slam runner-up in an ATP final. Brooksby, a

When does the 20 seconds between points begin? Usually the ball is right there to be retrieved, but sometimes it rolls away. I think the 20-second count should begin when I have the balls and I’m in my court. — Marian Showacre, Laramie, WY Let’s get the technicalities out of

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) Defending champion Novak Djokovic continued his dominance of Philipp Kohlschreiber, winning 7-5, 7-5 in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday. Rafael Nadal survived a wild tiebreaker to beat Fernando Verdasco 6-0, 7-6 (9), while two-time champion Serena Williams fired seven aces in

Bianca Andreescu fought off two set points in the first set and battled back from 4-2 down in the third to survive Maria Sakkari, 7-6 (7), 3-6, 7-6 (4), at 1:35 a.m. local time Friday to reach the Miami Open final. Andreescu, into her first championship clash since triumphing at

NEW YORK—“I need something, mate,” Andy Murray shouted at his coaching team. “Anything is better than nothing.” Murray was in the middle of a dismal defeat to Grigor Dimitrov. By the third set, his banter with his player box had turned morose. “I don’t have any energy,” he moaned, “and

The ATP Board of Directors has approved a rule change whereby a time violation between points (25 seconds) will be penalized in the first instance with a warning, and the second and all subsequent violations by a fault for the server or a point penalty for the receiver. Currently, the

Stefanos Tsitsipas played his best tennis on Tuesday night except on the points that mattered most. Granted, drawing Ugo Humbert in the second round—two weeks removed from a crushing Olympics defeat—is not an enjoyable scenario. But time after time, the Greek fell short on break point, finally securing his first

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- On one of the most important points of the match, John Isner walked up to the baseline, bounced the ball between his legs and wasted no time smacking an adrenaline-fueled 138 mph ace. So long, break point. So long, set point. So long, any questions about

SW34 is TENNIS.com's Wimbledon blog that will provide on-site news, insight and commentary about a pair of legendary 34-year-olds, Roger Federer and Serena Williams, as they look to once again triumph at the All England Club. LONDON—Many have expressed doubt about Roger Federer’s health over the past few months, but

Petra Kvitova won an absolute thriller against Jessica Pegula at Indian Wells on Tuesday night, rallying from 5-3 down in the third set and fighting off four match points—one down 5-4 and three more in the deciding tie-break—to defeat the No. 3-ranked American, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (11), and reach the

"This is the full Kyrgios in one point," Tennis Channel's Russ Thaler informs us, as the replay of a point destined to be replayed thousands of times on social media begins. "It's important to give this some context," broadcast partner Mark Knowles adds, "because he hadn't been moving at all

NEW YORK (AP)—Serena Williams got into another argument with a U.S. Open official, this time after losing a game because she yelled out during a point during Sunday’s final. Down one set and facing a break point in the first game of the second, Williams hit a forehand and shouted,

MELBOURNE—Harry Houdini, master of the greatest escapes, has a new rival. His name is Roger Federer. For the second time in the last three matches, Federer stood millimeters from the abyss. Friday night he’d been down 8-4 in the decisive tiebreaker versus rough-and-tumble Aussie John Millman. This Tuesday afternoon, into