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There are plenty of tennis players who might be daunted by the prospect of making their Grand Slam debut against someone ranked No. 1 and in a big stadium.
It didn’t take long for Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka to patch up their relationship after this month's French Open final.
Coco Gauff is a tennis star who is seeded No. 2 at Wimbledon and already owns two Grand Slam titles at age 21.
Just in case anyone might have wondered whether there was any lingering animosity between Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka after their French Open final, the two tennis stars have offered proof that all is well.
Carlos Alcaraz will begin his bid for a third consecutive Wimbledon championship and put his career-best 18-match winning streak on the line by facing the volatile Fabio Fognini in the first round at Centre Court when the tournament begins Monday.
Aryna Sabalenka says she has written to Coco Gauff to apologize for the “unprofessional” comments she made following her loss to her American rival in the final of the French Open.
A little bit of self-persuasion went a very long way for Coco Gauff, whose victory at the French Open gave the 21-year-old American a trophy she has long coveted, and a second major title.
Drawing on the painful memory of her defeat three years ago in the French Open final gave Coco Gauff just the motivation she needed to win the clay-court tournament for the first time.
Coco Gauff has reached her second final at Roland-Garros by beating Loïs Boisson 6-1, 6-2 to end the surprising, upset-filled run by a French wild-card entry who is ranked No. 361.
That No. 2 seed Coco Gauff reached Thursday’s French Open semifinals should surprise no one.
French wild-card entry Loïs Boisson has upset sixth-ranked Mirra Andreeva 7-6 (6), 6-3 in front of a boisterous and partisan crowd to reach the French Open semifinals.
Coco Gauff overcame 10 double-faults and the first set she’s dropped in the tournament to beat Madison Keys 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-1 at the French Open and reach the semifinals for the third time.
Tennis players at Grand Slam tournaments such as the French Open can have to play at 11 a.m. or 8 p.m. or anywhere in between.
Loïs Boisson had never even played at the French Open before, let alone on the biggest court at Roland-Garros.
Coco Gauff has earned her fifth consecutive trip to the French Open quarterfinals with a straight-set victory but still is catching flak because she forgot to bring her rackets to an earlier match.
Frances Tiafoe has defeated Daniel Altmaier 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4) to reach the French Open quarterfinals for the first time.
Elina Svitolina saved three match points and eliminated 2024 runner-up Jasmine Paolini 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1 to earn her fifth French Open quarterfinal appearance.
Tommy Paul has become the first American man in the French Open quarterfinals since Andre Agassi in 2003.
Coco Gauff has moved into the French Open's fourth round for the fifth consecutive year with a 6-1, 7-5 (3) victory over Marie Bouzkova.
The French Open isn’t the only sports event in Europe drawing attention from tennis players.
Defending champion Iga Swiatek has joined No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in the fourth round of the French Open and neither player has dropped a set.
Two-time French Open finalist Casper Ruud has dropped 13 of the last 14 games and lost 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-0 to Nuno Borges in the second round at Roland-Garros while bothered by a bad left knee.
Novak Djokovic has returned to Roland-Garros with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 victory over Mackie McDonald in the first round.
Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek have gotten off to good starts in their French Open title defenses.
Victoria Mboko is an 18-year-old from Canada who has won her Grand Slam debut at the French Open.
Heading into the French Open, an argument could be made that the headlines about tennis lately have been as, or more, intriguing off the court — and in the court of law — than on the court of play.
Play in the year’s second Grand Slam tennis tournament is scheduled to begin at the French Open on the red clay courts of Roland-Garros on Sunday.
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner overcame a brief lapse during the first set of a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Dutch qualifier Jesper De Jong in his second match back on tour in front of his home crowd at the Italian Open.
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner has made a solid return from his three-month doping ban by beating 99th-ranked Mariano Navone 6-3, 6-4 before an adoring home crowd at the Italian Open.
It was fitting that when Pope Leo XIV was elected the Italian Open tennis tournament was being played just up the road from the Vatican.
There could be some high-profile athletes joining the crowds in St. Peter’s Square over the coming days to keep track of the conclave to elect a new pope.
Casper Ruud has become the first Norwegian to win a Masters 1000 title after beating Jack Draper 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 in the Madrid Open final.
Coco Gauff got past the disappointment of losing the Madrid Open final to Aryna Sabalenka and was celebrating a solid week that will make her the top-ranked American woman on Monday.
Casper Ruud has overcome a rib ailment to defeat Francisco Cerundolo in straight sets and reach the Madrid Open final.
Coco Gauff overpowered defending champion Iga Swiatek 6-1, 6-1 to reach the Madrid Open singles final for the first time.
Iga Swiatek has recovered from losing the first six games of the match to defeat Madison Keys 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 and stay on track to defend her title at the Madrid Open.
Play at the Madrid Open has been suspended Monday due to a major power outage reported in Spain and Portugal.
Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff are among 20 leading tennis players who have signed a letter sent to the heads of the four Grand Slam tournaments seeking more prize money and a greater say in how events are run.
Unrivaled, the 3-on-3 women’s basketball league founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, is eyeing a sustained future in women’s sports after concluding its inaugural season in Miami.
Four-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz says he was unaware there would be a class-action lawsuit filed in U.S. federal court against some of the groups that run tennis and made clear that he does not back the effort by the players’ association co-founded by Novak Djokovic.
Brittney Sykes knocked down the game-winning free-throw and Rose beat Vinyl in the Unrivaled championship game, capping the inaugural season of the women’s 3-on-3 basketball league.
Coco Gauff heads to the Miami Open this week after celebrating her 21st birthday and going through a bit of a tough patch this season.
Emma Raducanu says she “couldn’t see the ball through tears” and struggled to breathe after spotting a man who was “fixated” on her during a match.
Aryna Sabalenka has come up one match shy in her bid for a third consecutive Australian Open title.
Madison Keys saved a match point and upset No. 2 Iga Swiatek 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8) in a high-intensity Australian Open semifinal to reach a Grand Slam title match for the second time in her career.
Coco Gauff dropped a set but came back to beat Belinda Bencic and reach the Australian Open quarterfinals.
Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka has stopped playing because of an injury after dropping the opening set of her third-round match against Belinda Bencic.
Coco Gauff and two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka have moved closer to another semifinal showdown at the Australian Open.
Unrivaled is setting a new standard for women’s basketball before one game has been played in the upstart league.
The Australian Open is getting in on the newest trend in the sports world by re-creating tennis matches in video-game form.
Naomi Osaka is back in the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2022 and she got there with wins at the Australian Open over two women who blocked her path last year.
Novak Djokovic and his new coach, Andy Murray, are taking advantage of a new setup at the Australian Open that gives players' entourages a chance to sit right next to the court in special four-seat pods.
Novak Djokovic’s first match with former rival Andy Murray as his coach turned into a first-round victory at the Australian Open.
Daniil Medvedev’s “Dead Fish” celebration at the end of the 2021 U.S. Open final stands out as among the most unusual and unexpected reactions to a major tennis championship.
Defending champion Jannik Sinner and 10-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic have landed in opposite sides of the draw for the season’s first major, ruling out a replay of last year’s semifinal encounter.
If it seems as though the 2025 professional tennis year started pretty much immediately right after 2024 ended, that’s because that’s exactly what happens in a sport where the offseason really does not leave players much time to be “off.”.
Karolina Muchova turned on the style during a 6-2, 6-2 victory over fourth-ranked Jasmine Paolini at the United Cup to help the Czech Republic secure a win over Italy and a semifinal spot against the United States.
Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz have powered the U.S. into the semifinals of the United Cup mixed teams tennis event.
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka says she won’t “hang around” in tennis if her results fail to match her high expectations.
Taylor Fritz followed up his runner-up finish at the U.S. Open by beating Alexander Zverev 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (3) to advance to another big final at the ATP Finals.
Coco Gauff has won the WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the final in Riyadh.
Coco Gauff has defeated top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 7-6, 6-3 Friday and set up a showdown with Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen in the final on Saturday of the WTA Finals in Riyadh.
Coco Gauff won her second title this season at the China Open with a lopsided 6-1, 6-3 victory over Karolina Muchova in the final.
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner will play rival Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the China Open after recording a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory against home favorite Bu Yunchaokete in the semifinals.
Coco Gauff has split from coach Brad Gilbert after more than a year and one Grand Slam title together.
U.S. Open men’s runner-up Taylor Fritz has returned to the top 10 in the ATP rankings at No. 7, and women’s runner-up Jessica Pegula is up to No. 3 in the WTA list.
Aryna Sabalenka does not consider herself a finished product even after winning her first U.S. Open championship for a third Grand Slam title.
Aryna Sabalenka has defeated Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5 in the U.S. Open women's final to win her first championship at Flushing Meadows and second Grand Slam title of the year.
Jessica Pegula has shrugged off a sluggish start and come back from a set and a break down at the U.S. Open to defeat Karolina Muchova 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 for a berth in her first Grand Slam final.
It's been 21 years since an American man won a Grand Slam title, but the country is guaranteed a male finalist at the U.S. Open this weekend.
Jessica Pegula has pulled off a major upset at the U.S. Open by beating No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek 6-2, 6-4 to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal.
Emma Navarro's first Grand Slam semifinal will come at the U.S. Open against Aryna Sabalenka.
Emma Navarro’s 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory over defending champion Coco Gauff at the U.S. Open has earned her a trip to the quarterfinals for the second consecutive Grand Slam tournament.
Defending champion Coco Gauff has lost in the U.S. Open's fourth round to Emma Navarro 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in an all-American matchup.
Jannik Sinner has avoided the sort of monumental upset that knocked Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz out of the U.S. Open in recent days.
