FILE PHOTO: Australia’s Bernard Tomic in action against France’s Lucas Pouille REUTERS/Toby Melville Picture Supplied by Action Images MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Bernard Tomic has been offered the chance to win a wild card for January’s Australian Open in a 16-man ... More »
Tennis – ATP World Tour Finals – The O2 Arena, London, Britain – November 19, 2017 Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov celebrates with the trophy after winning the final against Belgium’s David Goffin REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) – Grigor Dimitrov claimed the... More »
The spirit was as strong as ever but Rafael Nadal's troublesome knee failed him in the end as the Spaniard quit the ATP Finals after a painful defeat by Belgium's David Goffin on Monday. More »
Rafael Nadal's unforgettable season came to a painful end when he withdrew from the ATP Finals with a knee injury after defeat in his opening round-robin match against David Goffin on Monday. More »
World number one Rafa Nadal is confident he will be "100 percent fit" at the ATP Finals event in London as he continues to recover from a knee injury. 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 »
The ATP's flagship tournament for the world's top players aged 21 and under launches in Milan on Tuesday with a raft of new innovations that might leave regular fans scratching their heads. Here is a guide to what will be tested out in Milan. More »
American Jack Sock snatched the last spot in the eight-man field for the season-ending ATP Finals when he beat Serbian qualifier Filip Krajinovic 5-7 6-4 6-1 to win the Paris Masters title on Sunday. More »
Lucas Pouille halted Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's charge in the Vienna Open on Sunday, scoring a comfortable straight-sets victory over his French compatriot to claim his third title of the season. More »
(Reuters) – Lucas Pouille halted Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s charge in the Vienna Open on Sunday, scoring a comfortable straight-sets victory over his French compatriot to claim his third title of the season. World number 25 Pouille, who won 6-1 6-4, converted three ... More »
Maria Sharapova swatted aside Swiss qualifier Stefanie Voegele 6-3 6-1 in just over an hour at the Tianjin Open on Friday to reach her second semi-final since returning from a 15-month doping ban. More »
Rafael Nadal continued to scythe his way through the Shanghai Masters on Thursday, reaching the quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-1 thrashing of temperamental Italian Fabio Fognini. More »
Top-seeded Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia has withdrawn from the Tianjin Open with an injury, organizers announced on Monday. More »
World number one Rafael Nadal produced a ruthless performance to thrash Australian Nick Kyrgios 6-2 6-1 in the China Open final on Sunday for his 75th career singles title. More »
World number one Garbine Muguruza fell at the first hurdle at the China Open on Monday, with the Spaniard forced to retire due to illness during her first-round match against Czech Barbora Strycova. More »
World number one Garbine Muguruza fell at the first hurdle at the China Open on Monday, with the Spaniard forced to retire during her first-round match against Czech Barbora Strycova. More »
Jelena Ostapenko overcame a sluggish start to stun world number one Garbine Muguruza in the quarter-finals of the Wuhan Open on Thursday and the Latvian suggested she plays more confidently with less time to prepare. More »
The long-predicted march of Chinese men into the top echelons of tennis has been so slow to emerge that some observers have started asking when it will happen. More »
China's Wang Qiang inflicted a 'double bagel' on eighth seed Kristina Mladenovic of France in the first round of the Pan Pacific Open on Monday. 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 »
Belonging to a generation of era-defining champions is of greater importance to Spanish juggernaut Rafa Nadal than his long-term rivalry with Roger Federer. More »
Academy Award winner Emma Stone praised tennis great Billie Jean King's for pushing social change for women while battling her own insecurities at the Toronto premiere of "Battle of the Sexes" on Sunday night. 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 »
Factbox on Rafa Nadal, who beat Kevin Anderson 6-3 6-3 6-4 to win his third U.S. Open title on Sunday: More »
List of U.S. Open men's singles champions since the open era began in 1968: More »
A ruthless Madison Keys crushed CoCo Vandeweghe 6-1 6-2 on Thursday setting the stage for an all-American U.S. Open final that will see a new grand slam champion crowned. More »
A new grand slam champion will be crowned at the U.S. Open after Sloane Stephens beat fellow American Venus Williams 6-1 0-6 7-5 in a rollercoaster of a semi-final on Thursday. More »
Sloane Stephens watched January's Australian Open from her couch, a large cast on her left foot rendering her immobile and raising questions in her mind about her ability to bounce back from the injury. More »
A tale of real-life rivalry on the tennis court kicked off the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday in a scaled-back line-up of movies that focus on tales of survival amid chaos. More »
Venus Williams rejected the suggestion she might be content to serve as an inspiration to younger players after her 6-1 0-6 7-5 defeat to fellow American Sloane Stephens in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Thursday. More »
Juan Martin del Potro and Rafa Nadal are still expected to produce some spectacular fireworks at the U.S. Open on Friday, even if it was not the semi-final many fans had been hoping for. More »
Expectations were so high for Venus Williams that the seven-time grand slam champion choked in her U.S. Open semi-final against fellow American Sloane Stephens on Thursday, according to former world number one Mats Wilander. More »
She is the woman behind the man who wants to break American hearts at the U.S. Open. More »
Venus Williams, looking to win her first grand slam title since 2008, leads the American charge at the U.S. Open as quarter-final action starts in Flushing Meadows on Tuesday. More »
Madison Keys took advantage of Elina Svitolina's nerves to reach the U.S. Open quarter-finals for the first time with a 7-6(2) 1-6 6-4 win on Monday, meaning four American women are still in contention -- a first since 2002. More »
Juan Martin Del Potro produced a stunning comeback to reach the U.S. Open quarter-finals on Monday, a feat he believes was impossible without the backing of a partisan crowd. More »
A year ago Kaia Kanepi was reading books, walking her dog and trying to figure out what she wanted to do with her life. More »
Roger Federer crushed Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4 6-2 7-5 to ease into the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open and remain on a collision course for a semi-final showdown with Rafa Nadal. More »
An ailing Juan Martin Del Potro came back from the brink of defeat to beat Austrian sixth seed Dominic Thiem 1-6 2-6 6-1 7-6(1) 6-4 and reach the last eight of the U.S. Open on Monday. More »
The film "Borg McEnroe", which traces the fierce rivalry between tennis greats Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe on and off the court, premiered in Swedish capital Stockholm on Monday. More »
Fresh off a thrilling victory in front of a sold-out crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday, former world number one Maria Sharapova will look to prove that she has the stamina to back it up when she battles Timea Babos at the U.S. Open on Wednesday. More »
A look at the form and records of Russia's Maria Sharapova and Hungarian Timea Babos ahead of their second round encounter at the U.S. Open on Wednesday. More »
Five things to watch out for on day three of the U.S. Open on Wednesday. More »
World number three Roger Federer survived a first-round scare from Frances Tiafoe before grinding out a 4-6 6-2 6-1 1-6 6-4 victory over the American teenager in front of a raucous crowd at the U.S. Open on Tuesday. More »
World number one Karolina Pliskova eased into the U.S. Open second round with a no-nonsense 6-2 6-1 victory over Poland's Magda Linette as rain began to fall at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday. More »
Angelique Kerber became the second women's defending champion to lose in the U.S. Open first round when she was crushed 6-3 6-1 by 19-year-old Japanese Naomi Osaka on Tuesday. More »
Highlights from day two of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Tuesday (all times GMT): More »
Karolina Pliskova will undoubtedly win a grand slam title at some point because she, unlike many other players, is able to control her aggression, according to former world number one Mats Wilander. More »
World number one Rafa Nadal dismissed Dusan Lajovic 7-6 (6) 6-2 6-2 to ease into the U.S. Open second round on Tuesday, setting the Spaniard on a collision course for a long overdue Flushing Meadows showdown with Roger Federer. More »
Naomi Osaka ruthlessly tossed aside defending U.S. Open champion Angelique Kerber in the first round on Tuesday, but she warned that she was just getting started at Flushing Meadows, where she used to practice. More »
Tennis Australia head of performance Wally Masur has warned Bernard Tomic to be prepared for the grind of the minor tours if he fails to win a match at the U.S. Open. 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 »
World number three Garbine Muguruza is enjoying the relentless energy of New York but is trying to stay focused on the task at hand - finally breaking through at the U.S. Open, a tournament where success has proved elusive for her. More »
Grigor Dimitrov clinched the biggest title of his career and enjoyed a huge confidence boost ahead of the U.S. Open by beating Nick Kyrgios 6-3 7-5 to win the Cincinnati Open on Sunday. More »
Spanish fourth seed Garbine Muguruza fine-tuned her preparations for this month's U.S. Open by crushing Simona Halep 6-1 6-0 in the Cincinnati Open final on Sunday. More »
Australian Nick Kyrgios overcame Spanish veteran David Ferrer on Saturday to set up a clash against Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov in the final of the Cincinnati Open. 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 »
Madison Keys outdueled fellow American Vandeweghe 7-6(4) 6-4 on Sunday to win the Stanford Classic and capture her first title of the year.In an even More »
Russian Ekaterina Makarova turned on the marathon magic again to defeat Julia Goerges 3-6 7-6(2) 6-0 and win the Citi Open in Washington DC on Sunday. More »
Jul 31, 2017- Washington, DC, USA- Daniil Medvedev of Russia hits forehand against Reilly Opelka of the United States (not pictured) on day one of the Citi Open at Fitzgerald Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports Russia’s Daniil Medvede... 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 15, 2017 Spain’s Garbine Muguruza poses with the trophy as she celebrates winning the final against Venus Williams of the U.S. Wimbledon women’s champion Garbine Muguruza says she will savor her victory in order to p... 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 – BNP Paribas WTA Finals – Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore Sports Hub – 26/10/15 Taiwan’s Hao-Ching Chan and Yung-Jan Chan (L) celebrate winning the doubles match Action Images via Reuters / Jeremy Lee Livepic Taiwan’s tennis playing sisters Chan Yu... 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 8, 2017 Germany’s Angelique Kerber during her third round match against USA’s Shelby Rogers REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth It is rare that a world number one goes under the radar at Wimbledon and it has been even more strang... More »
Bethanie Mattek-Sands was undergoing tests on Friday to assess the extent of the knee injury that left her screaming in agony on court during her second round match on day four of the Wimbledon championships. 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 5, 2017 Japan’s Kei Nishikori in action during his second round match against Ukraine’s Sergiy Stakhovsky REUTERS/Matthew Childs Kei Nishikori has his eye on the main prize at Wimbledon this year and, if his body hol... More »
Tennis – Japan Open men’s Singles Round 1 match – Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan – 04/10/16. Yuichi Sugita of Japan returns the ball against Gael Monfils of France. REUTERS/Issei Kato Yuichi Sugita followed up his first ATP Tour title win last weekend by record... More »
Tennis – Wimbledon – London, Britain – July 3, 2017 Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko celebrates during her first round match against Belarus’ Aliaksandra Sasnovich REUTERS/Matthew Childs Having conquered the Paris clay with her wrecking-ball groundstrokes, Jelena Ost... More »
A look at the 2017 records of Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko and Canadian Francoise Abanda ahead of their second round match at Wimbledon on Wednesday (prefix number denotes seeding): More »
Tennis – Wimbledon – London, Britain – July 3, 2017 Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko celebrates winning her first round match against Belarus’ Aliaksandra Sasnovich REUTERS/Matthew Childs Here’s a look at the form and previous records of Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko and... 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 »
FILE PHOTO: Apr 2, 2017- Key Biscayne, FL, USA- Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a backhand against Rafael Nadal of Spain (not pictured) in the men’s singles championship of the 2017 Miami Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center. Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports What ... More »
FILE PHOTO: Jun 1, 2017- Paris, France- Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) celebrates match point during her match against Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) (not pictured) match on day five of the 2017 French Open tennis tournament at Stade Roland Garros. Susan Mullane-USA TODAY... More »
Tennis – WTA Premier – Aegon Classic – Edgbaston Priory Club, Birmingham, Britain – June 22, 2017 Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina in her match against Italy’s Camila Giorgi during the second round Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra World number five Elina Svit... More »
FILE PHOTO: Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka hits a shot during her third round match against Japan’s Naomi Osaka at the Australian Open tennis tournament at Melbourne Park, Australia, January 23, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Reed/File Photo Former world number one Victoria ... 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 »
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – June 11, 2017 Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka looks dejected during the final against Spain’s Rafael Nadal Reuters / Christian Hartmann French Open runner-up Stan Wawrinka has added American Paul Annacone to hi... More »
FILE PHOTO: Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – 30/5/17 Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis in action during his first round match against Japan’s Kei Nishikori REUTERS/ Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo Kellogg Co faced off with Australian tennis player... More »
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – June 7, 2017 Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova celebrates after winning her quarter final match against France’s Caroline Garcia Reuters / Benoit Tessier If a place in the French Open final were not a big ... More »
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – June 7, 2017 Romania’s Simona Halep in action during her quarter final match against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina Reuters / Pascal Rossignol A look at the 2017 records of Romanian Simona Halep and Karolina Pli... More »
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – June 7, 2017 Romania’s Simona Halep celebrates after winning her quarter final match against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina Reuters / Gonzalo Fuentes Here’s a look at the form and previous records ahead of Thurs... More »
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – June 2, 2017 Austria’s Dominic Thiem celebrates winning his third round match against USA’s Steve Johnson Reuters / Gonzalo Fuentes For good reason Austria’s Dominic Thiem knows he will have to find a new w... More »
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – June 4, 2017 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in action during his fourth round match against Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas Reuters / Gonzalo Fuentes Here’s a look at the form and previous records of Serbia’s Novak D... More »
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – June 4, 2017 France’s Kristina Mladenovic celebrates winning her fourth round match against Spain’s Garbine Muguruza Reuters / Christian Hartmann It’s ‘Kiki’ time again as local favorite Kristina Mladenovic... More »
May 13, 2017- Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, USA- Steve Stricker takes a shot on the 4th hole during the third round of The Players Championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass – Stadium Course. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports U.S. Presidents Cup captai... More »
FILE PHOTO: Mar 31, 2017- Miami, FL, USA- Nick Kyrgios of Australia gestures after winning a point against Roger Federer of Switzerland (not pictured) during a men’s singles semi-final in the 2017 Miami Open at Brandon Park Tennis Center. Federer won 7-6(9), 6... More »
Tennis – BNP Paribas WTA Finals – Singapore Indoor Stadium – 24/10/16Spain’s Garbine Muguruza celebrates during her round robin matchMandatory Credit: Action Images / Yong Teck LimLivepicEDITORIAL USE ONLY. After world number one Angelique Kerber succumbed in ... More »
Here’s a look at the form and previous records of Garbine Muguruza and Francesca Schiavone ahead of their first-round clash on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding): More »
A look at the 2017 record of Spain’s Garbine Muguruza and Italy’s Francesca Schiavone ahead of their first-round match at the French Open on Monday: More »
Facts and figures ahead of Monday’s first-round French Open clash between Spain’s Garbine Muguruza and Italy’s Francesca Schiavone (prefix number denotes seeding). More »
Five things to watch out for on day two of the French Open on Monday: More »
