Serena Williams suffers rare loss against woman ranked outside top 100
Entering Friday, Serena Williams had played 967 tour-level singles matches as a professional, with just four losses against opponents ranked outside the top 100 — and none in eight years. Well, ...
Serena and Venus win; now Williams sisters must play each other
Serena Williams was calm in a return more dramatic than some might have expected — even after a long layoff. Williams needed to rally to win in her comeback following a ...
Despite a loss in revenue from holding its marquee event without spectators amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Tennis Association announced Wednesday that its overall compensation to players at ...
The Madrid Open in September was canceled Tuesday because of a new spike in coronavirus cases in Spain. The joint men's and women's tournament was originally scheduled in May, but moved when Spain became a hotbed for the virus. Its new slot in September allowed ...
Defending men's champ Rafael Nadal to skip U.S. Open due to COVID-19 concerns
Ash Barty, the world's top-ranked female player, has already announced she will not be competing in New York.
Ex-tennis player Mariano Puerta admits lying to get reduced doping ban
Argentine former tennis player Mariano Puerta admitted Monday he lied to get a reduced sentence when he was caught doping after losing the 2005 French Open final to Rafael Nadal. "The explanation we used as a strategy was a lie. But I didn't gain any ...
USTA moving ahead with plans to stage U.S. Open in September
As coronavirus cases spike in other parts of the country a month before the U.S. Open is supposed to start in New York, the U.S. Tennis Association said Friday it "continues its plans” to hold its marquee event and another tournament beforehand. The U.S. Open ...
No. 1 Ash Barty pulls out of U.S. Open due to coronavirus concerns
The 24-year-old Australian is the highest-profile player so far to opt out of the tournament.
The annual women's tournament had initially been postponed from September to November because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Australian Open to feature smaller crowds, bio-security in 2021
Australian Open organizers have settled on a plan to host the 2021 tournament complete with bio-security and fewer spectators. Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley will be looking at the running of both the U.S. Open and the delayed French Open to help plan contingencies ...
Tennis tours cancel tournaments in China over coronavirus fears
All international tennis tournaments in China this year, including the Shanghai Masters and WTA Finals, were canceled on Friday because of the coronavirus, the ATP and WTA said. The major blow to attempts to restart tennis comes after China said it would not stage most ...
Junior Wimbledon champion Shintaro Mochizuki may have more surprises in store
The 17-year-old Kawasaki native, who broke a 50-year grand slam drought for Japanese boys last year, is turning heads with his impressive net play.
