Tennis

Swiatek withdraws from Madrid Open after falling ill in match

MADRID -- Iga Swiatek withdrew from the Madrid Open due to an unspecified illness while playing her round-of-32 match against American Ann Li on Saturday.Li got the walkover win...

‘Difficult time for me’: Three-peat dream over as world No. 2 withdraws from French Open

Reigning two-time French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz will not play at this year’s tournament as he recovers from...

Alex Eala suffers second round defeat to Elise Mertens at Mutua Madrid Open

Alex Eala saw her 2026 Mutua Madrid Open campaign end in familiar fashion, absorbing a 2-6, 1-6 round...

Alex Eala sweeps past Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in Mutua Madrid Open first round

In her first clay-court WTA 1000 campaign of the season, Alex Eala made an immediate statement, showcasing composure...

How painful Djokovic defeat put Sinner on course for staggering feat even ‘Big 3’ couldn’t manage

Pitted against a brick wall on an atypically cool night in late January, Jannik Sinner lost his head...

British teen Mika Stojsavljevic scores major upset in Billie Jean King cup

British teenager Mika Stojsavljevic scored a major upset over Australia's Talia Gibson on her Billie Jean King Cup debut in Melbourne.Stojsavljevic, 17, was a...

From giant killer to a shock loss: Emerging Aussie star stunned

Talia Gibson spent March hunting for scalps and delivered with distinction in the prestigious Sunshine Swing in America, but on a bleak Friday in...

Medvedev smashes racket during double bagel loss to Berrettini

MONACO -- Former No. 1 Daniil Medvedev lost his temper, smashed his racket on the red clay court seven successive times and deposited the...

‘What the’: Tennis superstar’s all-time dummy spit in middle of embarrassing ‘double bagel’ loss

Daniil Medvedev suffered an embarrassing 6-0, 6-0 humbling at the hands of Matteo Berrettini in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters on...

Alex Eala’s next test: Can her rising game translate to clay?

After turning heads with a quarterfinal finish at the Dubai Tennis Championships and back-to-back Round of 16 appearances in both the BNP Paribas Open...

Sabalenka staying in form leads takeaways from Indian Wells and Miami Open

Winning the titles at Indian Wells and Miami -- known as the "Sunshine Double" and tennis' version of March Madness -- is an elusive...