Tennis

Nadal undergoes hand surgery to relieve pain

BARCELONA, Spain -- Rafael Nadal has undergone surgery to treat pain and gain mobility in his right hand, the retired tennis great said Friday.The 22-time Grand Slam champion, who...

Newest Aussie star set for huge grand slam seeding boost as Aus Open villain snubs 2026 event

Injured Danish star Holger Rune will be the only notable absentee from the 2026 Australian Open men’s field,...

Alcaraz, other stars play exhibition at Marlins’ park

MIAMI -- Carlos Alcaraz wanted to play in front of an energetic crowd at the inaugural Miami Invitational.The...

Russian Potapova switches allegiance to Austria

VIENNA -- Russian-born Anastasia Potapova has switched allegiance to Austria, clearing a path for the 51st-ranked player to...

Hundreds gather to mourn tennis star Pietrangeli

ROME -- Hundreds of people paid their final respects to Nicola Pietrangeli days after the tennis great died...

Granollers, Martínez send Spain to Davis Cup final

BOLOGNA, Italy -- Spain reached the Davis Cup final thanks to doubles pair Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martínez, who defeated Germany's Tim Pütz and...

Italy on cusp of third straight Davis Cup title

BOLOGNA, Italy -- Two-time defending champion Italy returned to the Davis Cup final after Flavio Cobolli beat Zizou Bergs of Belgium 6-3, 6-7 (5),...

Spain, Germany advance to Davis Cup semifinals

BOLOGNA, Italy -- Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martinez Portero combined to beat Tomas Machac and Jakub Mensik in the deciding doubles to help Spain...

Hewitt return with son ends in quarterfinal loss

SYDNEY -- Two-time Grand Slam singles champion Lleyton Hewitt's return from retirement with his son Cruz in doubles at the New South Wales Open...

‘Shot mate!’: Lleyton and Cruz Hewitt dominate in rare father-son match

Lleyton and Cruz Hewitt have taken the court together at the NSW Open, putting on an absolute clinic to win their match at an...

Bergs leads Belgium into Davis Cup semifinals

BOLOGNA, Italy -- Zizou Bergs beat Arthur Rinderknech 6-3, 7-6 (4) to send Belgium into the Davis Cup semifinals with an unassailable 2-0 lead...