MIAMI, Fla.—They began digging up the statistics early in the second set, after Tommy Haas broke top-ranked Novak Djokovic for the third time on this windy, uncharacteristically cold night in Key Biscayne. When was the last time Haas beat the No. 1 player in a tournament? Who was the oldest

Iga Swiatek is 24-7 since the start of the 2025 season. That would be a great record for pretty much any other player, but it’s disappointing for the Pole. Swiatek had won at least 85% of her matches in three previous seasons—she's currently at 77%. Of course, now that it’s

Serena Williams has been named to TIME magaazine's 2025 list of the world's 100 most influential people for the multi-faceted empire that's only continued to grow since her retirement from tennis three years ago. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion joined fellow athletes like Simone Biles, Breanna Stewart and Napheesa

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

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

In a dream final between two of the greatest players in tennis history, 20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal battled past 18-time major winner Novak Djokovic, 7-5, 1-6, 6-3, to not only win Rome for the 10th time in his career, but to tie Djokovic's record of 36 career Masters

JOHANNESBURG -- In the midst of the Williams sisters' first bustling visit to Africa, Serena wasn't quite sure which country she was in Saturday. But she's certain of one thing -- it's only "a matter of time" before she'll be world No. 1 again. Serena and older sister Venus arrived

Li Na says that she was thrilled when she found out that she was on the cover of the TIME 100 list. Li was one of seven covers for the TIME magazine issue that highlights the one hundred most influential people in the world. "I was so excited,” Li told

Roger Federer says he is "refreshed and rejuvenated" by his time off the tour, and is ready to return to competition. The father of four, who is married to retired pro Mirka Vavrinec, told The New York Times in an interview that, like him, his family had enjoyed spending more

For the first time since October of 2002, Roger Federer is out of the Top 10 in the ATP tour rankings. The 17-time Grand Slam champion, who’s suffered the most injury-plagued season of his career, has fallen to No. 16. To put this into perspective, the last time Federer was

LONDON (AP) There will be 22,000 fans with fast fingers on the grounds at Wimbledon on Sunday. Because of a rainy first week, the All England Club was forced to schedule matches on the middle Sunday of the tournament for only the fourth time in its 139-year history. Organizers put

If you're like me, you've wished over time that the smell of a newly opened can of tennis balls could be bottled. Turns out we're in luck, friends. Just in time for the US Open, fragrance brand Demeter has launched a new scent into the Flushing Meadows crowd. Introducing: Fuzzy

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — LOOKAHEAD TO WEDNESDAY Venus Williams is into the second round at Wimbledon for the 20th time, and her opponent Wednesday will be No. 21-seeded Ons Jabeur, who lost only three games in her first-round win. The 41-year-old Williams is coming off her first match victory since

WASHINGTON (AP) Andy Murray is back on hard courts for the first time in four months - and back at the Citi Open for the first time in nine years. The two-time major champion is seeded No. 1 at the U.S. Open tuneup that began Monday, getting his game in

MOSCOW (AP) — Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka says she is planning to return to competition before Wimbledon. Azarenka, who was ranked No. 1 for seven months in 2012 and 2013, went on a break last July to have her first child. She had previously been targeting a return

John Isner will no longer be coached by Justin Gimelstob, with Gimelstob citing "challenging times in my personal life" as the reason for his decision. The two began working together during the 2014 off-season. Gimelstob, who told The New York Times this year that he and his wife were getting

In his first match in Indian Wells, Rafael Nadal had a small time mix up that could have costed him big time. The world No. 2 was scheduled to face Jared Donaldson at 6 p.m., but thought the match would be at 8 p.m., so he was a little behind.

Both tours are enjoying Beijing this week. If they could spare some time away from the courts, some pros made a bee-line for the Great Well of China. It's an understandable choice given it's the most recognizable symbol of the nation. Juan Martin del Potro enjoyed the ancient ruins, but

GSTAAD, Switzerland (AP) Two-time Swiss Open champion Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil eased to a 6-2, 6-3 first-round victory over Kimmer Coppejans on Tuesday. The left-handed Bellucci, who won the Gstaad clay-court title in 2009 and 2012, dominated on serve against the 21-year-old from Belgium. Two former champions lost first-round matches:

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Three-time doubles gold medalists Serena and Venus Williams lost an Olympic match as partners for the first time, stunned in the opening round of the Rio de Janeiro Games by the Czech Republic's Lucie Safarova and Barbora Strycova 6-3, 6-4. The Williams sisters entered Sunday's