Caroline Garcia, like so many in tennis, is hitting it big—and being rewarded
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

I have to commit, and I have to believe I can do it—go all in. . .with commitment and confidence. Sometimes \[the shot\] can fly five meters behind the baseline, but it is what it is. Caroline Garcia after her upset of Coco Gauff at the Miami Open on Monday, .. read more..

Novak Djokovic splits with coach Goran Ivanisevic
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

LONDON -- Top-ranked Novak Djokovic has split with coach Goran Ivanisevic, ending their association that began in 2018 and included 9 Grand Slam titles for the Serbian tennis player. In a post on Instagram published Wednesday, Djokovic said he stopped working with Ivanisevic "a few days ago." "Ou... .. read more..

Miami Day 9 previews: Sinner vs. Machac, Pegula vs. Alexandrova, Medvedev vs....
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Jannik Sinner vs. Tomas Machac The tennis world has been following the Sinner-ssance since the Italian won his first major at the beginning of the year. Prior to the Australian Open, his fan base was growing dramatically after proving to be a worthy adversary to Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz. .. read more..

Pick of the Day: Danielle Collins vs. Caroline Garcia, Miami
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Danielle Collins has made it clear that this will be her last year on the WTA Tour, but she’s still playing some high-level tennis. She's only the 53rd-ranked player in the world right now, but her best game is still tough to beat. Collins has flashed that form in wins .. read more..

Victoria Azarenka taps into a parent’s "patience" after power outage disrupts...
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

MIAMI, Fla.— From a mid-match “bee invasion” in Indian Wells to a protester gluing his feet to the stadium at last year’s US Open, tennis players are no strangers to weird or unexpected interruptions to their matches. On Tuesday afternoon at the Miami Open, Victoria Azarenka said she had to .. read more..

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz, defending champ Daniil Medvedev advance to Miami qua...
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Defending Miami Open champion Daniil Medvedev won his 350th career match to move into the quarterfinals for a fourth straight year, beating Dominik Koepfer 7-6 (5), 6-0 on Tuesday. Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz also advanced with ease in a 6-3, 6-3 win over No. 23 seed Lorenzo .. read more..

Grigor Dimitrov battles past Hubert Hurkacz to complete career set of Masters...
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Grigor Dimitrov has battled past Hubert Hurkacz, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3), to reach the Miami Open quarterfinals for the first time in his career. And there's more: he’s now completed his career set of Masters 1000 quarterfinals, having reached at least the quarterfinals at all of the other eight Masters .. read more..

Short shorts, big game: Tomas Machac makes noise in Miami with breakout Maste...
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

“Who’s the shorts guy?” a fellow player asked as he sat down in front of the TV at my tennis club a few weeks ago. No one in the room knew the answer, but anyone who has been following the ATP closely in 2024 likely does. It was Tomas Machac, .. read more..

Daniil Medvedev posts milestone 350th win of career with victory over Koepfer...
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Daniil Medvedev is into the quarterfinals in Miami for the fourth year in a row after a 7-6 (5), 6-0 fourth-round victory over Dominik Koepfer at the Masters 1000 event on Tuesday. And his straight-set victory over the German lefty was a special one: it was the milestone 350th tour-level .. read more..

Karen Khachanov, Andrey Rublev raise $100,000 for displaced Armenians in UCLA...
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Karen Khachanov is in the midst of a rebuilding season after injuries curtailed his excellent start to 2023, but the former world No. 8 has nonetheless found time to nurture causes close to his heart—with a little help from friends like Andrey Rublev and the one and only Andre Agassi. .. read more..

Top Level, Tennis.com and Tennis Channel continue their partnership, offering...
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Top Level Tennis announces a partnership with Tennis Channel. Beginning in 2020, the two companies share a passion for tennis and a desire to share that passion with people around the world. As part of an expanded partnership, Top Level Tennis is providing free episodes from every course availabl... .. read more..

Top 5 Miami Finals, No. 2: Serena Williams d. Justine Henin, 2007
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

This week, we're counting down the Top 5 Miami finals (see our Top 5 Indian Wells finals here) - No. 5: Andy Murray d. David Ferrer, 2013 - No. 4: Venus Williams d. Jennifer Capriati, 2001 - No. 3: Pete Sampras d. Gustavo Kuerten, 2000 - No. 2: Serena Williams .. read more..

Miami Day 8 previews: Zverev vs. Khachanov, Sakkari vs. Rybakina, De Minaur v...
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Alexander Zverev vs. Karen Khachanov Not only did they turn pro the same year, but they both tower the world at 6’6’’. Big serves are guaranteed, as well as athletic baseline-game showings. It’s been nearly three years since these two players faced off, with Zverev triumphing in the gold-medal match .. read more..

Getting back to basics: Jessica Pegula defeats Emma Navarro for Miami quarter...
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Tennis fans are used to seeing millionaires play each other. But the third-round match between Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro in Miami on Monday may have been the first to take it three zeroes farther. Both women are the daughters of sports-loving billionaires: Pegula’s father, Terry, owns the B... .. read more..

Puppies steal the show as players participate in community service efforts at...
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

The Miami Open has made players giving back to the local community an annual tradition—and this year, the game's four-legged friends once again stole the show as the cutest supporting characters. The most popular locale for this annual community service outing has historically been the Humane Soc... .. read more..

Iga Swiatek stunned by Ekaterina Alexandrova in straight sets in round of 16 ...
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

World No. 16 Ekaterina Alexandrova has pulled off the upset of the tournament at this year’s Miami Open, taking out Iga Swiatek in the round of 16 of the WTA 1000 event on Monday night, 6-4, 6-2. It was the 29-year-old's first career win over a world No. 1. “I .. read more..

Pick of the Day: Tomas Machac vs. Matteo Arnaldi, Miami
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

On Tuesday, March 26, Tomas Machac faces Matteo Arnaldi in the Round of 16 at the Miami Open. This is a meeting between two young players that are quickly establishing themselves on tour. Machac isn’t quite as high as Arnaldi in the rankings, but he’s now 9-6 in his first .. read more..

After beating Naomi Osaka, Caroline Garcia gets better of Coco Gauff in Miami
Monday, March 25, 2024

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — US Open champion and third-seeded Coco Gauff is out of the Miami Open, beaten in three sets by No. 23 Caroline Garcia 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 on Monday. Garcia defeated her second straight Grand Slam champion to reach Miami's quarterfinals. She ousted four-time Grand Slam winner .. read more..

Catching up with Redfoo: Talking Timeball, supporting Peyton Stearns in Miami...
Monday, March 25, 2024

MIAMI, Fla.— With his signature curly hair and glasses, Redfoo is hard to miss as he walks among the crowd of tennis fans at the Miami Open presented by Itau. And this week, he’s been turning heads for a completely different reason. While he’s best known as one-half of the .. read more..

Andy Murray “out for an extended period” after Miami ankle injury shows full ...
Monday, March 25, 2024

On Sunday, Andy Murray injured his left ankle while battling Tomas Machac in a third set at the Miami Open. The Brit valiantly carried on, before losing, 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (5), in cruel fashion to Machac after leading their decisive tiebreak, 5-3. A day later, Murray’s heartbreak only intensified when .. read more..

Three-time Grand Slam champ Andy Murray said he sustained serious ankle injur...
Monday, March 25, 2024

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray said he suffered a significant ankle injury at the Miami Open that he expects will keep him out for some time. Murray said on an Instagram post Monday he had a "full rupture" of the anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) .. read more..

Top 5 Miami Finals, No. 3: Pete Sampras d. Gustavo Kuerten, 2000
Monday, March 25, 2024

This week, we're counting down the Top 5 Miami finals (see our Top 5 Indian Wells finals here) - No. 5: Andy Murray d. David Ferrer, 2013 - No. 4: Venus Williams d. Jennifer Capriati, 2001 - No. 3: Pete Sampras d. Gustavo Kuerten, 2000 - No. 2: COMING SOON .. read more..

The tennis movie "Challengers" was greatly aided by Brad Gilbert’s insights
Monday, March 25, 2024

Be it as a Top 10 player, coach of Grand Slam champions, longstanding on-air analyst, or author of a strategic classic, two words best define what Brad Gilbert brings to the table: maximize performance. Gilbert’s superpower is now about to publicly surface yet again, only this time in a new .. read more..

British player Tara Moore launches GoFundMe to restart career after doping ba...
Monday, March 25, 2024

While former world No. 1 and Grand Slam champion Simona Halep returned to top-level competition this week at the Miami Open after her high-profile doping saga reached its end, 31-year-old British player Tara Moore has launched a GoFundMe to restart her tennis career after her own ban was overturn... .. read more..

Fine-tune your equipment with Head’s new 4-in-1 Diagnostic Center 
Monday, March 25, 2024

A racquet is conceived with a wide range of players in mind. Particular franchises may emphasize certain traits—enhanced spin, heightened control—yet even within those confines, it still can’t be all things to all players. What may play great in stock for many, may need a bit of tinkering to fit .. read more..

With 418, Novak Djokovic now has twice as many weeks at No. 1 as any other ac...
Monday, March 25, 2024

The No. 1 ranking milestones just keep coming for Novak Djokovic. This week is his 418th career week at No. 1 on the ATP rankings, which is now twice as many weeks as any other active player. Rafael Nadal is next on the list with 209 weeks at the top .. read more..

Pick of the Day: Madison Keys vs. Elena Rybakina, Miami Open
Monday, March 25, 2024

In what should be a match with some real fireworks, Madison Keys takes on Elena Rybakina in the round of 16 at the Miami Open. Keys has been through a lot in the last year, with an injury forcing her out of action from the end of October all the .. read more..

Miami Day 7 previews: Zverev vs. Eubanks, Gauff vs. Garcia, Pegula vs. Navarro
Monday, March 25, 2024

Alexander Zverev vs. Christopher Eubanks Sharing similarities in height and age, the same could be said for the match styles of these two competitors. Two things are expected to happen: holding serves and epic baseline points, so the day’s play looks to start off with a banger. Year to date, .. read more..

Fabian Marozsan, still "the new guy" on tour, after Holger Rune upset: "I can...
Monday, March 25, 2024

MIAMI, Fla.—Fabian Marozsan’s smile still had a hint of disbelief in it nearly an hour after one of the biggest—and most emphatic—victories of his career. The 24-year-old, making his debut at the Miami Open, had just completed a 6-1, 6-1 stunner over No. 6 seed Holger Rune for his third .. read more..

Kim Clijsters, Andy Roddick react to Caroline Wozniacki’s opinion on Simona H...
Monday, March 25, 2024

Kim Clijsters returns to Served with Andy Roddick to discuss Simona Halep’s wild card in Miami, specifically in regards to Caroline Wozniacki’s opinions on the matter. Last time Clijsters joined the show, Halep’s status was still questionable. Just a month later however, Halep won her appeal and ... .. read more..

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