Marcus Willis, the Everyman’s everyman who was ranked 772nd when he faced Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2016, is ending his playing career and will focus on coaching tennis to help kids learn...
Roger Federer is withdrawing from this month's Miami Open so he can spend extra time preparing to “work his way back out on tour,” his agent told The Associated Press on Monday.
Novak Djokovic is gaining on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the Grand Slam standings, and he’s already caught Federer in another significant statistic: As of Monday, Djokovic has been No. 1 in...
It didn’t take long for Novak Djokovic to make his intentions clear: All that matters to him from here on out is catching Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the Grand Slam standings.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Maybe, just maybe, the thinking went, Novak Djokovic would be just a tad more susceptible to trouble this time around at the Australian Open.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A quick look at the last day of the 2021 Australian Open:
Novak Djokovic won his ninth Australian Open championship and 18th Grand Slam title overall with a 7-5,...
Novak Djokovic lost his first career Grand Slam final at the U.S. Open. Then he won his second, which came at the Australian Open.
And look where he is now, more than a dozen years later:...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A quick look at the Australian Open:
LOOKAHEAD TO SUNDAY
Novak Djokovic is aiming to win his ninth Australian Open championship and 18th Grand Slam title...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — So much for the thought that Rafael Nadal's bad back might hold him back at the Australian Open as he tries to break a tie with Roger Federer for the most Grand Slam...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest on the Australian Open (all times local):
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Eight-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic beat Milos Raonic in four sets to advance...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Tennis, everyone?
The sport played by Serena Williams and Roger Federer was a hit last year, with recreational participation rising 22% in the United States,...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A quick look at the Australian Open:
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Rafael Nadal starts his bid for a men’s record 21st major singles title with a first-round match...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Back soreness is still bothering Rafael Nadal as he prepares for the Australian Open.
The No. 2-ranked Nadal likes everything to line up perfectly, and he...
Easy as it is to assemble a list of significant Australian Open story lines — from Rafael Nadal’s bid for a men’s-record 21st Grand Slam singles trophy to Serena Williams’ try for her 24th, from...
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Roger Federer is aiming to play his first tournament after two knee surgeries and more than one year out in Qatar next month.
Roger Federer withdrew from the Australian Open while he continues preparing to return to action after two operations on his right knee and a tour absence that will have lasted longer than a year,...
No one thinks it’s time to write off Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal — or even Roger Federer — just yet. Well, they shouldn’t, anyway.
Still, the season-ending ATP Finals set the stage for an...
PARIS (AP) — Becoming only the fourth man to reach 1,000 match wins should have drawn deafening cheers and a standing ovation for tennis great Rafael Nadal.
Now that the 2020 Grand Slam season is done and Rafael Nadal is tied with Roger Federer at 20 major championships, the most for a man in tennis history, followed by Novak Djokovic at 17, some...
French Open champion Iga Swiatek joined the Top 20 for the first time Monday by rising 37 spots in the WTA rankings to a career-best No. 17.
Rafael Nadal’s 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 victory over Novak...
PARIS (AP) — All the years of work, all the many wins, led to this moment, with Rafael Nadal preparing to serve against Novak Djokovic, one point from a 13th French Open championship, one point...
PARIS (AP) — A quick look at the French Open:
LOOKAHEAD TO SUNDAY
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will be facing each other for the 56th time when they play in the French Open final to...
PARIS (AP) — A quick look at the French Open:
LOOKAHEAD TO MONDAY
Novak Djokovic carries a 34-1 record in 2020 into his fourth-round match at Court Philippe Chatrier against No. 15...
PARIS (AP) — Surprising results and “Who is that?” stories abound as this one-of-these-is-not-like-the-others French Open heads to the fourth round — with the wild-card entry, the pair of...
PARIS (AP) — A quick look at the French Open:
LOOKAHEAD TO SATURDAY
Novak Djokovic will try to reach the French Open's fourth round for the 11th consecutive year when he meets lucky...
PARIS (AP) — A quick look at the French Open:
LOOKAHEAD TO THURSDAY
Novak Djokovic tries to improve to 33-1 in 2020 and move closer to an 18th Grand Slam title when he faces Ricardas...
PARIS (AP) — Less than half a gram, or half the weight of a dollar bill.
That, according to their manufacturer, is the almost infinitesimal weight difference between the old French Open...
PARIS (AP) — No matter how much success they've had over the years, and to this day, Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal both profess to deal with doubts.
PARIS (AP) — A quick look at the French Open:
LOOKAHEAD TO MONDAY
Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal highlight the Day 2 schedule, playing in back-to-back matches on Court Philippe...
PARIS (AP) —
Rafael Nadal will begin his bid for a record-extending 13th French Open title against Egor Gerasimov in the first round, while Serena Williams starts her attempt for a...
GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss appeals court on Thursday convicted a dozen environmental activists who took part in a rogue tennis match inside a Lausanne branch of Credit Suisse to protest the Swiss...
How well do you know the French Open, usually each year’s second Grand Slam tennis tournament but the third and last of 2020? Give this AP quiz a try:
NEW YORK (AP) — A quick look at the U.S. Open:
LOOKAHEAD TO SUNDAY
When Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev meet in the U.S. Open final, one will emerge as a first-time Grand Slam...
NEW YORK (AP) — Dominic Thiem says he’ll face a tough task in the U.S. Open final against Alexander Zverev.
And perhaps he will Sunday, when both try to become a first-time Grand Slam...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times EDT):
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Alexander Zverev rallied to reach his first Grand Slam final, beating Pablo Carreño Busta 3-6, 2-6,...
NEW YORK (AP) — Dominic Thiem was talking about himself and the rest of the men in the U.S. Open semifinals, but he might as well have been offering advice to tennis fans the world...