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Maria Sharapova's last Grand Slam title came at the 2014 French Open, where she defeated Ksenia Pervak, Samantha Stosur, Garbine Muguruza, Eugenie Bouchard and ultimately overcame Simona Halep to ...

I used to think the challenge of this decade would be figuring out who I am. Now it's figuring out how to exist in a world that refuses to stand still Being in your 20s these days requires a lot ...

NEW YORK—“This has literally been the greatest experience of my life.” What could have inspired a teenage tennis fan to say these excited words to a TV reporter at 11:30 A.M. on Monday, half ...

NEW YORK—It was reckoning time, that point in some matches when two players simultaneously sense that a potentially decisive point beckons, that the match has reached some sort of crossroads.

BRISBANE, Australia -- Caroline Wozniacki's first trip to the Brisbane International ended in a 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (1) first-round loss to Kazakhstan qualifier Ksenia Pervak on Monday. She quickly ...

LUXEMBOURG -- Venus Williams, playing her first tournament since the U.S. Open, defeated ninth-seeded Mona Barthel 7-6 (4), 6-4 at the Luxembourg Open on Thursday despite six double-faults and ...

WIMBLEDON, England—This tournament, which is not just one of the four Grand Slams, but also a kind of annual celebration of the game, is the place to be if you're a world-class tennis player.

Morning, all. As I was preparing to take notes on Tsonga-Llodra for a Racquet Reaction post, I checked the H2H between the two Frenchmen. Tsonga was 4-0 going in, but two of those wins (Dubai 2010 ...

February . . . continues. Isn't that profound? The men had a bigger platform over the weekend, with Davis Cup, but now attention shifts back to the women’s side. After an injury-ravaged event in ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Li Na returned to the tournament that launched her onto the global stage last year, breezing to a 6-3, 6-1 win over Ksenia Pervak of Kazakhstan on Monday in the first ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are on the same half of a Grand Slam draw for the first time since 2005, meaning defending champion and No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic won't ...