NEW YORK -- Daniil Medvedev didn't hide his admiration for Rafael Nadal when asked a few days ago to preview their matchup in the U.S. Open final. "He's one of the greatest champions in the history of our sport. He is a machine, a beast on the court," Medvedev said.

Medvedev displayed many of those ferocious tendencies on Sunday, turning their ...Read more

NEW YORK -- On the greatest occasion of her tennis life, Bianca Andreescu's mind flew back a year to remember experiencing one of the most painful moments of her career on these grounds.

Her U.S. Open hopes last year crashed before they could take flight when she suffered a back injury and lost in the first round of the qualifying tournament. ...Read more

NEW YORK -- The Big Three of men's tennis had dwindled to the Lone One before Rafael Nadal took to the court Wednesday night for his quarterfinal against spunky but undersized 5-foot-7 Diego Schwartzman. Novak Djokovic had retired in the fourth round because of a shoulder injury, and a suddenly old-looking Roger Federer had departed in the ...Read more

NEW YORK -- Roger Federer will not win a 21st Grand Slam event singles title this year.

Hampered by tightness that developed in his upper back and neck Tuesday afternoon, a noticeably slow Federer was stunned by world No.78 Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria in the U.S. Open quarterfinals, fading as Dimitrov pulled off a 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 ...Read more

NEW YORK -- Give Rafael Nadal the slightest opening and he will find a way to win. Give him no opening and he will still find a way to win.

Nadal, the No. 2 seed at the U.S. Open, lost the opening set of his fourth-round match against Marin Cilic but decisively reversed course to move within two points of closing it out. Cilic came to the net ...Read more

NEW YORK -- For every Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff who achieve early success, there are dozens of players who struggle through low-level tournaments to earn berths at big events and career-sustaining paychecks.

New York native Kristie Ahn, a wild-card entrant at the U.S. Open, made her Grand Slam debut here in 2008 but didn't win a major match ...Read more

NEW YORK -- Enjoying a respite from recent shoulder pain, No. 1 men's seed Novak Djokovic won in straight sets for the third consecutive time by defeating American Denis Kudla 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 on Friday at Arthur Ashe Stadium. That put Djokovic in the fourth round against No. 23 Stan Wawrinka, who beat Djokovic in the 2016 U.S. Open final. "We had ...Read more

NEW YORK -- Kobe Bryant, a successful entrepreneur and enthusiastic tennis player in his post-Lakers life, has co-authored a young adult fantasy novel called "Legacy and the Queen," about a 12-year-old girl whose passion for tennis inspires her to discover her inner strength. Coco Gauff, 15, and Naomi Osaka, the defending U.S. Open champion at ...Read more

NEW YORK -- Nick Kyrgios tried to walk back his assertion the governing body of the men's tennis tour is "pretty corrupt," but the Association of Tennis Professionals said Wednesday it is investigating his comments. The 24-year-old Australian could face a heavy fine or a lengthy suspension.

Speaking early Wednesday, after he won his first-round...Read more

NEW YORK -- After two straight years of going one-and-done at the U.S. Open, No. 4 women's seed Simona Halep was relieved to survive her first-round match.

Halep, the reigning Wimbledon champion, was pressed by Nicole Gibbs of Venice, Calif., on Tuesday but pulled away in the third set for a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 victory at Louis Armstrong Stadium. "...Read more

WIMBLEDON, England – Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer 7-6, 1-6, 7-6, 4-6, 13-12 to win his fifth Wimbledon championship on Sunday at the All England Lawn Tennis Club.

The win ties him for second most in Wimbledon history with Bjorn Borg, and gives him his 16th Grand Slam singles title, for which he ranks third.

Federer was looking to ...Read more