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Carlos Alcaraz loses to Sebastian Korda in the third round of the Miami Open
The Associated Press | Updated March 22 - 7:53 p.m. | Save Story
Carlos Alcaraz was eliminated in the third round of the Miami Open on Sunday, losing to Sebastian Korda in three sets.

Wimbledon introduces video review on six courts for this year's tournament
The Associated Press | Updated March 21 - 5:13 a.m. | Save Story
Wimbledon will use video review technology for the first time at this year's tournament, the All England Club announced Saturday.

Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka claim their first titles at Indian Wells
The Associated Press | Updated March 15 - 6:14 p.m. | Save Story
Jannik Sinner beat Daniil Medvedev in the Indian Wells final 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4) on Sunday, winning seven straight points to rally from a 4-0 deficit in the second-set tiebreak and claim the title without dropping a single set.

Novak Djokovic withdraws from the Miami Open because of a right shoulder injury
The Associated Press | Posted March 15 - 1:18 p.m. | Save Story
Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the Miami Open with a right shoulder injury, tournament officials announced Sunday.

Medvedev hands Alcaraz his first loss of the year, heads to Indian Wells final against Sinner
The Associated Press | Updated March 14 - 9:43 p.m. | Save Story
Daniil Medvedev handed top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz his first loss of the year and advanced to the final at Indian Wells with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory Saturday.

Novak Djokovic falls to defending champ Jack Draper in 3 sets at BNP Paribas Open
The Associated Press | Posted March 11 - 10:26 p.m. | Save Story
Defending champion Jack Draper rallied from a set down and beat five-time champ Novak Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) Wednesday night in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open.

Top-ranked tennis player Aryna Sabalenka announces engagement to Georgios Frangulis
The Associated Press | Updated March 4 - 7:35 a.m. | Save Story
Top-ranked tennis player Aryna Sabalenka has announced her engagement to Brazilian businessman Georgios Frangulis.

Tennis stars in Dubai and Paralympians face travel issues as Middle East war continues
James Ellingworth, Associated Press | Updated March 2 - 9:11 a.m. | Save Story
Former U.S. Open tennis champion Daniil Medvedev has indicated he's one of what the ATP Tour calls "a small number of players and team members" it is trying to help leave Dubai as the war in the Middle East causes a widespread travel shutdown that has also caused issues for athletes heading to the Paralympics.

Craig Tiley will become the CEO of the US Tennis Association after 13 years at Tennis Australia
The Associated Press | Updated Feb. 24 - 9:44 p.m. | Save Story
Craig Tiley will take over as the CEO of the U.S. Tennis Association this year, the group that runs the U.S. Open announced Tuesday.

She woke up to 'We're at war' in Ukraine. Now Mariia Vainshtein is a New York City tennis champion
Brian Mahoney, Associated Press | Updated Feb. 23 - 9:25 a.m. | Save Story
Mariia Vainshtein never heard the noise and slept straight through that horrible night four years ago.

Serena Williams brings athlete discipline to business leadership in 'The CEO Club' series
Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press | Posted Feb. 23 - 7:42 a.m. | Save Story
even during interviews.

Jessica Pegula will lead the WTA Tour's efforts to improve the women's tennis calendar
Howard Fendrich, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 17 - 7:30 a.m. | Save Story
Jessica Pegula, the 2024 U.S. Open runner-up, will lead a new 13-person panel to suggest changes to the women's tennis calendar, rankings points rules and the requirements about competing in certain events, according to a letter sent Tuesday by WTA Tour chair Valerie Camillo to players and tournament officials.

Tennis Hall of Fame: Federer induction ceremony, watch party sell out in 2 minutes
The Associated Press | Updated Feb. 11 - 4:01 p.m. | Save Story
even after the Hall added thousands more tickets for an outdoor watch party.

Serena Williams is eligible to return to tennis later this month. It's not clear if she will
Howard Fendrich, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 9 - 10:43 a.m. | Save Story
Serena Williams passed another stage on the path to a possible comeback to professional tennis, being listed Monday by the sport's drug-testing organization as eligible to return to competition on Feb. 22.

Sabalenka stays top-ranked on women's tour despite loss, Djokovic up to third on men's tour
The Associated Press | Posted Feb. 2 - 11:49 p.m. | Save Story
Carlos Alcaraz completed a career Grand Slam of singles victories with his Australian Open title, but there was some solace for the man he defeated, 24-time Grand Slam singles champion Novak Djokovic.

Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic to become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam
John Pye, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 2 - 7:16 a.m. | Save Story
Carlos Alcaraz is 22, he's the youngest man ever to win all four of the major titles in tennis, and he had to achieve what no man previously has done to complete the career Grand Slam in Australia.

Carlos Alcaraz plans a kangaroo tattoo to remember his Australian Open victory
The Associated Press | Updated Feb. 1 - 11:20 p.m. | Save Story
Carlos Alcaraz thinks he might get a small kangaroo tattooed on one leg.

Carlos Alcaraz becomes youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam. Is a calendar Slam next?
John Pye, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 1 - 10:57 a.m. | Save Story
Carlos Alcaraz had Novak Djokovic across the net from him and Rafael Nadal watching from above in Rod Laver Arena.

Djokovic falls short of a 25th major title as Alcaraz triumphs in Australia. It's still his mission
John Pye, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 1 - 8:19 a.m. | Save Story
As only true champions do, Novak Djokovic assessed a tournament where he got within two sets of achieving a record 25th Grand Slam title as something to work on.

