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It’s time to set some new goals. The 25-year-old American exceeded even her own expectations at the year’s first Grand Slam, upsetting top-ranked and
No. 2-ranked Serena Williams, a six-time Australian Open winner, overwhelmed Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 6-2, 6-1 in just 50 minutes in the second of women’s
For a start, the 14-time major winner is aware Dimitrov broke through against him last time, in Beijing less than four months ago. And the emerging Bu
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Venus Williams has beaten CoCo Vandeweghe 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-3 to reach the final of the Australian Open, becoming the oldest
Everyone still enjoying the tennis?! I sure am. It’s not the tournament I hoped for with the early exit of Djokovic but it is a fresh change nonethele
Nearing the Close: The Old & The New Down to the semis – and the chance of a remarkable set of finals. On the women’s side, a possible Venus-Sere
Why did this particular match mean so much to both players? For Nadal, the last couple of seasons have been filled with a steady line of disappointmen
Raonic wasn’t just the higher-seeded player, No.3 to No.9, but he had actually won two of the pair’s last three meetings – including just a few weeks
Now, the two 30-something women will meet again in the semifinals of the Australian Open, a tournament that’s starting to have a distinct throwback fe
Both agreed there will be no secrets in the all-Swiss showdown for a place in Sunday’s final. “I think him and Rafa (Nadal) best know my game. I’ve pl
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams is still on track for an Open-era record 23rd Grand Slam title after beating ninth-seeded Johanna Konta 6-
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Mirjana Lucic-Baroni has beaten U.S. Open finalist Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 at the Australian Open to reach her fir
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) John Isner, Jack Sock, Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey have been named to the U.S. Davis Cup roster that will face a Switzerland
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 24: International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees (Flink second from the right) pose for a group photo on Rod Laver Arena
Looking Back: A Day in the Life My Tennis Channel day: as early as 6:00 a.m., our team is preparing for a bright, shining day of tennis – precisely up
Injuries, illness and advancing age can do that to the best of athletes, even 17-time major champion Federer and seven-time Grand Slam singles winner
“Just because of the longevity of her career, it’s impossible for me not to grow up not seeing her play,” the 25-year-old Konta said of Williams, who
CoCo Vandeweghe advanced to her first major semifinal, anywhere, beating Grand Slam winners in back-to-back rounds. The one sure outcome when they mee
The 36-year-old Williams beat No. 24-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Tuesday, becoming the oldest player to reach the Australian Open
Watch Zverev’s TenniStory: Original linkOriginal author: Ashley Ndebele