NEW YORK—Coco Gauff encountered the first big test of her US Open title defense and passed with flying colors, rallying from a set down to overcome Elina Svitolina, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. The No. 3 seed increased her Flushing Meadows win streak to 10 in a row, but not without a

Emma Raducanu Tests Positive The US Open champion was slated to face Belinda Bencic in Abu Dhabi this week, but she tested positive for COVID-19 and therefore won't compete in the exhibition event. Set to make her Australian Open debut on January 17, she is nearing the end of her

WATCH: Bencic survived an opening-round test against Veronika Kudermetova before advancing into the quarterfinals in straight sets.

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local): ___ 12:45 a.m. Roger Federer has moved into the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament for a record-extending 68th time after getting through a four-set test at the French Open against 59th-ranked Dominik Koepfer of Germany. Federer

During the opening round of Australian Open qualifying in Doha on Monday, Elliot Benchetrit fell, 6-4, 6-3, to Denis Kudla, but would have reached the next round if he had won just one more game. At 5-3 in the second set, the players learned that Kudla had tested positive for

WATCH: Iga Swiatek defeats Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, but was tested by the Russian across two sets at the World Tennis League.

A year defined by strange doping controversies continued at the 2024 Next Gen ATP Finals when Jakub Mensik emerged from a bathroom break irate from a mid-match doping test request. Mensik was down two sets in his match against Arthur Fils when he left the court for a break, only

The ATP NextGen Finals are set, with Sebastian Korda set to face off against a seemingly unstoppable Carlos Alcaraz in Saturday’s championship. Korda survived a tough test from fellow American Brandon Nakashima in what was their first career match at any level, including juniors. Korda’s superior serving and ability to

ROME (AP) — Four-game sets. A clock counting down between points. No lets. And free crowd movement during matches. A whole new set of tennis rules will be tested by the ATP Tour during a new season-ending tournament for the top 21-and-under players in Milan in November. "This is one

Rhythmically looping her service motion during the opening coin toss, Serena Williams spent much of the match swinging with aggression against an unbreakable opponent. In a tense serving test devoid of a single break, Williams held her nerve and guarded her serve with fervor in fighting off Stosur, 7-6 (7),

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament (all times local): 8:45 p.m. Rafael Nadal got through a serious test in the French Open's fourth round by edging Felix Auger-Aliassime 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to set up a record 59th matchup against rival Novak

The vultures have been circling. They—we?—have been waiting for more than a week to see how top-seeded and paper No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki would measure up in the first test of her Grand Slam mettle in 2011. The test came today, and for a set and a half we were

Ernests Gulbis will have medical tests to find out the seriousness of the leg injury that caused him to retire at 6-4, 6-2, 1-0 down against Julien Benneteau in the first round of the French Open. Gulbis suffered the injury while reaching to return a serve in the second set.

Rafael Nadal faced a sterner test today in Monte Carlo but still came through without dropping a set, defeating Stanislas Wawrinka, 7-5, 6-4, to move into the semifinals. This was Wawrinka’s eighth straight-sets defeat to Nadal, and it’s easy to pin that record primarily on the Swiss’ one-handed backhand, but

Who would’ve thought a match between Yafan Wang and Marketa Vondrousova would start a trend at the Miami Open? That first-round encounter last Wednesday out on Court 8 was the first of the tournament to be determined by the ultimate test of nerves, the third-set tiebreak. The men got into

Maria Sharapova put her acting skills to the test on The Morning Show with Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. In Friday's episode, Sharapova's cameo is on a TV largely in the background of the scene, showing her on set with Aniston and Witherspoon. "Wow, I've just got to say I

LONDON (AP) — Seeking to keep the Davis Cup attractive to top players amid a crowded calendar, the international team event in men's tennis will test a two-day format and best-of-three set matches next year. The changes will be applied for matches in Zonal Groups I and II — the

Rafael Nadal came up limping in the second set of his second-round loss to Mackenzie McDonald at the Australian Open Wednesday. A day later, the 22-time major champion revealed tests have shown the resulting damage will sideline him for six to eight weeks. On Twitter, Nadal explained that he has

Fans are used to seeing players to crazy things with one tennis ball, but what about 15? The top men’s players were put to that exact test ahead of the Rolex Shanghai Masters as they aimed to match the “around the world” record set by coach Yannick Schramm on Instagram.

The Stan Wawrinka vs. Roger Federer Roland Garros quarterfinal has not disappointed. The two compatriots are putting each other to the test, as evidenced by Federer's reaching volley hot shot in the third-set tiebreaker. Federer had the edge, winning two tiebreak sets for a 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (5) lead.