LOS ANGELES — Fancy footwork won him Wimbledon.

Simple footwear won him everything since.

"The shoe has had a life of its own," said Stan Smith, 78, whose eponymous Adidas kicks, with their timeless lines and leather uppers, are the king of all tennis sneakers with more than 100 million sold. "People from all walks of life have embraced them...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The club isn't exactly exclusive, although it retains an unmistakable whiff of glamour. Getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame continues to be a career highlight, nearly 67 years after the first eight were unveiled on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue.

Just ask Billie Jean King, who became recipient No....Read more

Even though tennis star Danielle Collins was defeated by Belarusian top seed Aryna Sabalenka in the round of 16 at the Miami Open, she’s feeling like a Grand Slam winner after rescuing a wounded dog.

Earlier this week, Collins adopted a pup that she and her entourage came across while leaving the Hard Rock Stadium.

The dog, resembling a ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Wind gusts of 27 mph swirled across center court at Hard Rock Stadium Friday afternoon and Inter Miami star Lionel Messi watched from the stands as 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic breezed past Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-3 in an hour and 10 minutes to reach the Miami Open men’s final.

At 37 years and 10 months ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Talk about an upset.

Jakub Mensik, ranked 54th, bested the No. 17 overall player in Arthur Fils by a score of 7-6, 6-1 in the Miami Open quarterfinal, a stunning upset for the teenager from the Czech Republic.

“I was feeling really great,” Mensik said Thursday, later adding “the rhythm” and “physicality” ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Alexandra “Alex” Eala arrived at the Miami Open as a little-known 19-year-old Filipino wild card ranked No. 140 in the world. Her prize money so far this year totaled $40,480 and she had won only two WTA tour matches in her career.

Nobody would have predicted that over the span of a week she would take down not one, ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — After nine days of glorious weather, rain interrupted the Miami Open on Tuesday.

Fourth-round men’s play was suspended shortly after 2 p.m. with American Sebastian Korda serving at 4-3 in the final set against 38-year-old Frenchman Gael Monfils on Stadium Court and Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina leading Norwegian ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — It was not a good afternoon for American women at the Miami Open on Monday.

Fourth seed Jessica Pegula was the only one of five American women who advanced. She cruised past Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine 6-2, 6-3.

Defending champion Danielle Collins was eliminated in straight sets by top seed Aryna Sabalenka and then No. 3 ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The weather was postcard perfect at the Miami Open Friday and the lineup of big-name matches had tennis fans racing from court to court, passing a tempting array of food and beverage options along the way, everything from cheeseburgers to ceviche to champagne floats.

Six-time Miami champion Novak Djokovic, who is tied ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Coco Gauff, perhaps inspired by the F1 track that surrounds Hard Rock Stadium, raced past fellow American Sofia Kenin 6-0, 6-0 at the Miami Open on a sunny Thursday afternoon in 47 minutes. It was the fastest win of her career.

Third-ranked Gauff, the Delray Beach native who celebrated her 21st birthday last week, won 84...Read more