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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.
Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic to become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam
John Pye, Associated Press | Updated Feb. 1 - 7:14 a.m. | Save Story
Carlos Alcaraz has become the youngest man ever to complete a career Grand Slam. The 22-year-old Alcaraz secured the Australian Open title with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 victory on Sunday over Novak Djokovic, who had never lost in his 10 previous finals at Melbourne Park. Both men were chasing history. Djokovic was bidding for an unprecedented 25th Grand Slam singles title. The top-ranked Alcaraz dropped the first set as Djokovic went out hard, but he rallied to win his seventh major title. At 22 years and 272 days, Alcaraz is the youngest man to complete a set of all four singles titles. He broke the mark set by Don Budge in the 1938 French championships.
Understated triumph: Elena Rybakina wins the Australian Open with calm precision
John Pye, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 31 - 8:46 p.m. | Save Story
The extreme nervous tension. The adrenalin. Elena Rybakina felt it all as she stood at the baseline on match point, relying on one of the best tools at her disposal to clinch the Australian Open title.
Elena Rybakina wins Australian Open by beating No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka for her 2nd Grand Slam title
John Pye, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 31 - 6:51 a.m. | Save Story
Elena Rybakina has won the Australian Open title with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory over top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka that avenged her loss in the championship decider here in 2023. Three years ago she won the first set but lost the final in three. This time, after breaking in the first game and taking the first set, she rallied after losing the second set and going down 3-0 in the third. She won five straight games and then closed out with an ace on her first championship point.
History-chasing Djokovic and Alcaraz to meet in Australian Open final after epic wins
John Pye, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 30 - 9:51 a.m. | Save Story
Novak Djokovic finally beat one of the two men who've been blocking his path to an unprecedented 25th Grand Slam singles title when he edged Jannik Sinner in five sets to reach the Australian Open final Friday.
Sabalenka into fourth straight Australian Open final and facing Rybakina again
John Pye, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 29 - 6:48 a.m. | Save Story
Aryna Sabalenka has advanced to her fourth consecutive Australian Open final and its a rematch of the 2023 decider against Elena Rybakina. The top-ranked Sabalenka defeated Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-3 and moved to within one victory of a third title in four years at Melbourne Park. Fifth-seeded Rybakina beat sixth-seeded Jessica Pegula 6-3, 7-6 in the second semifinal. Rybakina was the 2022 Wimbledon champion and runner-up here to Sabalenka three years ago. A point penalty for hindrance against Sabalenka at the start of the fourth game proved to be only a momentary distraction.
Are tennis players being treated like zoo animals? Iga Swiatek thinks so
John Pye, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 28 - 5:29 p.m. | Save Story
Iga Swiatek picked up a privacy theme that Coco Gauff left the Australian Open with after the 21-year-old American's racket-smashing, frustration-releasing moments away from the court went viral.
'I was lucky' says Djokovic after setting up Australian Open semifinal against Sinner
John Pye, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 28 - 5:31 a.m. | Save Story
After a walkover and an in-match retirement, 10-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic will meet two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner in the semifinals.
