Aug 31, 2017- New York, NY, USA- Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia hits a backhand against Kurumi Nara of Japan (not pictured) on day four of the U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY S... More »
Men's tennis steps into the unknown next week when the young guns expected to follow in the footsteps of the current golden generation contest the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan. More »
Wu Yibing gave China its first boys' grand slam singles champion at the U.S. Open on Sunday, hailing his triumph at Flushing Meadows as proof that his country's males were also capable of playing good tennis. More »
Rafa Nadal has long been king of the Paris clay but he was just as dominant on New York hardcourt on Sunday as he collected grand slam title number 16 with a clinical demolition of Kevin Anderson in the U.S. Open final. More »
First-time grand slam finalist Kevin Anderson said he felt relaxed going into Sunday's U.S. Open decider but was overwhelmed by the "conundrum" of Rafa Nadal's ruthless all-court game. More »
Rafa Nadal is hungrier than Roger Federer and is likely to overhaul his Swiss rival's grand slam title tally to become the most decorated player ever, according to former world number one Mats Wilander. More »
List of U.S. Open men's singles champions since the open era began in 1968: More »
Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka have reputations for being supreme athletes but a grueling tennis season that offers little time to recover has left them among a number of big-name players who will be missing from the U.S. Open with injuries. More »
Japan's Kei Nishikori has become the latest top 10 player to pull out of this week's Cincinnati Masters after the world number nine withdrew from the U.S. Open warmup event due to pain from a long-standing right wrist injury. More »
Tennis – Wimbledon – London, Britain – July 16, 2017 Switzerland’s Roger Federer poses with the trophy as he celebrates winning the final against Croatia’s Marin Cilic Croaky and hung over, Roger Federer could barely recall where he had been as he celebrated u... More »
Tennis – Wimbledon – London, Britain – July 16, 2017 Switzerland’s Roger Federer celebrates with the trophy after winning the final against Croatia’s Marin Cilic Behind Roger Federer’s artistry and charm lies a ruthless streak of razor-edged steel which surfac... More »
Tennis – Wimbledon – London, Britain – July 11, 2017 Great Britain’s Andy Murray during a practice session The rain is expected to ease off in time for men’s quarter-final action at Wimbledon on Wednesday but even if it does not defending champion Andy Murray ... More »
Tennis – Wimbledon – London, Britain – July 10, 2017 Switzerland’s Roger Federer in action during his fourth round match against Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov Former Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt believes Switzerland’s Roger Federer and world number one Andy ... More »
Tennis – Wimbledon – London, Britain – July 9, 2017 Great Britain’s Andy Murray with coach Ivan Lendl during a practice session REUTERS/Tony O’Brien Eight-time grand slam champion Ivan Lendl says it is the ability to deal with distractions and overcome obstacl... More »
Tennis – Wimbledon – London, Britain – July 6, 2017 Great Britain’s Andy Murray during a practice session REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge Home fans were in for a nail-biting day five at Wimbledon on Friday with four Britons in third round action, including defending... More »
Tennis – Wimbledon – London, Britain – July 4, 2017 Great Britain’s Andy Murray during a practice session with coach Ivan Lendl REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth Home fans will be treated to a double-bill of British number ones at Wimbledon on Wednesday when Johanna Kont... More »
Tennis – Aegon Championships – Queen’s Club, London, Britain – June 25, 2017 Spain’s Feliciano Lopez celebrates by kissing the trophy after winning the final against Croatia’s Marin Cilic Action Images via Reuters/Tony O’Brien This year’s men’s singles at Wimb... More »
Spain’s Rafael Nadal during his first round match against France’s Benoit Paire. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann French Open champion Rafa Nadal has withdrawn from next week’s Aegon Championships at The Queen’s Club after advice from his doctors to rest, organizers... More »
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – June 11, 2017 Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates with the trophy after winning the final against Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka Reuters / Christian Hartmann Claycourt king Rafa Nadal regained his Roland Garros th... More »
FILE PHOTO:Tennis – ATP World Tour Final’s – 02 Arena, London – 24/11/09 General view of court inside the O2 Arena Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Scott Heavey The season-ending ATP World Tour Finals will remain in London until 2020, the men’s governing body... More »
FILE PHOTO: Tennis – ATP – Rome Open – Novak Djokovic of Serbia v Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina – Rome, Italy – 19/5/17 – Djokovic returns the ball. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini Novak Djokovic’s decision to work with American great Andre Agassi at the Frenc... More »
Andy Murray of Britain attends a promotional event for the upcoming French Open tennis tournament at the financial and business district of La Defense, west of Paris, France, May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier Britain’s Andy Murray, who has suffered a dip in... More »
Mar 14, 2017- Indian Wells, CA, USA- Novak Djokovic (SRB) hits a return during his third round match against Juan Martin Del Potro (not pictured) in the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Se... More »
Mar 14, 2017- Indian Wells, CA, USA- Roger Federer (SUI) hits a volley as he defeated Steve Johnson (not pictured)7-6, 7-6 in the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal powered to thi... More »
Mar 12, 2017- Indian Wells, CA, USA- Roger Federer (SUI) during his second round match against Stephane Robert (not pictured) in the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Roger Federer and Rafa... More »
Mar 11, 2017- Indian Wells, CA, Vasek Pospisil (CAN) hits a ball as he defeated Andy Murray (not pictured) in his 2nd round match in BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports World number one Andy ... More »
Tennis – Dubai Open – Men’s Singles – Andy Murray of Britain v Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany – Dubai, UAE – 02/03/2017 – Andy Murray in action. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah Andy Murray saved seven match-points in a 31-minute tiebreak that stretched to 38 points b... More »
Tennis – Dubai Open – Men’s Singles – Andy Murray of Britain v Malek Jaziri of Tunisia – Dubai, UAE – 28/2/2017 – Andy Murray in action. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah World number one Andy Murray is against giving wild cards to players returning from doping bans but ... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – 19/1/17 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic hits a shot during his Men’s singles second round match against Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin. REUTERS/Issei Kato World number two Novak Djokovic will make his retur... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – 23/1/17 Britain’s Johanna Konta hits a shot during her Women’s singles fourth round match against Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova. REUTERS/Jason Reed – RTSWVRW Johanna Konta advanced to an Australia... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – 16/1/17 Sweat flies off Britain’s Andy Murray during his Men’s singles first round match against Ukraine’s Illya Marchenko. REUTERS/Thomas Peter Andy Murray dug himself out of a number of holes ... More »
Tennis – Pan Pacific Open Women’s Singles Round 2 match – Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan – 21/09/16. Monica Puig of Puerto Rico serves the ball against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic. REUTERS/Issei Kato Monica Puig would never trade her surprise singles go... More »
Tennis – Qatar Open – Men’s Singles – Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany v Novak Djokovic of Serbia – Doha, Qatar – 2/1/2017 – Djokovic in action. REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari Defending champion Novak Djokovic made a sticky return to action before recovering from losi... More »
Fashion designer, model and singer Victoria Beckham poses on the red carpet as she arrives for the opening ceremony and the screening of the film ”Cafe Society” out of competition during the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 11, 2016. REUTERS/Yv... More »
Tennis Britain – Barclays ATP World Tour Finals – O2 Arena, London – 20/11/16 Great Britain’s Andy Murray celebrates with the Year-End No. 1 Trophy Action Images via Reuters / Paul Childs Livepic Britain’s world number one men’s tennis player Andy Murray won a... More »
Tennis – Japan Open men’s Singles Final Match – Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan – 09/10/16. Nick Kyrgios of Australia reacts after winning a point against David Goffin of Belgium. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Australian world number 13 Nick Kyrgios thinks his ATP-impo... More »
Tennis Britain – Barclays ATP World Tour Finals – O2 Arena, London – 20/11/16 Great Britain’s Andy Murray celebrates with the Year-End No. 1 Trophy Reuters / Toby Melville Livepic His season had already provided several unforgettable chapters but Andy Murray s... More »
Tennis – Paris Masters tennis tournament men’s singles final – Andy Murray of Britain v John Isner of the U.S. – Paris, France – 6/11/2016 – Murray reacts. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes Andy Murray’s route to securing the year-end world number ranking looks fraught ... More »
Tennis – China Open Men’s Singles quarterfinal – Beijing, China – 07/10/16. Britain’s Andy Murray shakes hands with his compatriot Kyle Edmund after their match. REUTERS/Thomas Peter World number two Andy Murray has urged his British compatriot Kyle Edmund to ... More »
Tennis Britain – Great Britain v Argentina – Davis Cup Semi Final – Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland – 18/9/16. Great Britain’s Andy Murray applauds during Dan Evans’ match against Argentina’s Leonardo Mayer. Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers Andy Mur... More »
Sep 11, 2016- New York, NY, USA- Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) reacts during his match against Novak Djokovic (SRB) on day fourteen of the 2016 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sp... More »
Sep 11, 2016- New York, NY, USA- Stan Wawrinka (SUI) poses with the trophy after his match against Novak Djokovic (SRB) on day fourteen of the 2016 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA... More »
Sept 3, 2016- New York, NY, USA- Serena Williams of the USA after beating Johanna Larsson of Sweden on day six of the 2016 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports Serena and... More »
By Joshua Schneyer | RIO DE JANEIRO RIO DE JANEIRO Britain’s Andy Murray beat Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro 7-5 4-6 6-2 7-5 in a compelling Olympic tennis final on Sunday to become the first player to win two men’s singles gold medals. The world number two... More »
ROME Novak Djokovic had to fight back from a set down to beat Thomaz Bellucci and reach the Italian Open quarter-finals on Thursday while Rafa Nadal produced an “almost perfect” display to despatch John Isner. World number one Djokovic won 5-7 6-2 6-3 but was ... More »
MIAMI (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic continued his impressive run of form, winning the Miami Open over Andy Murray 7-6(3) 4-6 6-0 at Key Biscayne on Sunday. The victory followed Djokovic’s triumphs at the Australian Open and Indian Wells and was t... More »
