Anastasiya Yakimova, Clijsters' first-round opponent today at Roland Garros, was not in that exclusive minority. We could tell by her shots—they had too much net clearance to be threatening—and by ...

First the roof was open, then it was closed. Even the players who benefited from the cooler temperatures weren't sure why the decision to close the roof on Rod Laver Arena came so late on a scorching ...

The advent of polyester strings, by far the most popular variety, has reduced the daily breakage rate to about five a day from about 50 back when Dalton first started stringing at Wimbledon 13 years ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) Nicolas Almagro of Spain won his second consecutive ATP tournament by beating Juan Ignacio Chela 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the final of the Copa Claro on Sunday. Almagro, winner of ...

Here's a little Tony Roche story. In 1977, the stalwart Aussie Davis Cup doubles genius was approaching 33 and had gone a full decade without playing a singles for the green-and-gold. But he was ...

Medvedev provided five unforced errors including two double faults. © AFP via Momentum stayed with the Canadian as he bolted out to the first three games of set two. His break came after Medvedev ...

As the top seed this week in Stuttgart, Rybakina didn’t drive to her first clay-court tournament of the season, but the Kazakh appears plenty motivated to win a second in three years. She won 91% of ...

The top seed will face Francisco Cerundolo next, as Denis Shapovalov and Alex Molcan also advance at the BMW Open by Bitpanda.

Fifth-seeded Viktor Troicki eased into the quarterfinals of the Gerry Weber Open on Wednesday by dismissing Igor Andreev of Russia 6-3, 6-1. The Serb completed the victory 53 minutes, breaking five ...

PARIS (AP) After wasting two match points in the second set and feeling her confidence fading, Kim Clijsters let the match slip away Thursday at the French Open. The two-time French Open runner-up, ...

On the Pole's quest to reclaim her clay crown, and who else might be vying with her for it this spring.

Missy Elliott all but broke the music-centric Internet on Thursday, releasing a new track featuring hit-magnet Pharrell Williams. The song is called "WTF," as in "Where They From" (get your head out ...