Jannik Sinner pulled off an astonishing comeback from two sets down to defeat Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in the Australian Open men’s final Sunday. The fourth-seeded Sinner, who had lost only one set coming into…
Carlos Alcaraz completed a Grand Slam set by reaching the Australian Open quarterfinals for the first time, setting up a showdown versus Olympic champion Alexander Zverev. The 20-year-old Wimbledon champion missed the season-opening major in 2023 because…
Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Hugo Grenier of France 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Thursday to advance to the third round of the Australian Open. The Canadian landed 72 per cent of his first serves, compared…
For the second consecutive match at the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic dropped the second set to his unranked foe. This time, versus Australian Alexei Popyrin, Djokovic was also pushed to the brink in the third. But the 24-time…
Alexander Zverev led Germany to a 2-1 victory over Italy while the Netherlands won the decisive mixed doubles to defeat Norway in the United Cup group stage on Saturday. Zverev came from behind to beat Lorenzo Sonego 6-7…
Doubles star Gabriela Dabrowski made history on more than one occasion this season to cement her place in the Canadian tennis record books. She teamed with Erin Routliffe to become the first Canadian duo to…
Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka were honored as the International Tennis Federation’s 2023 World Champions on Thursday after being the only singles players to reach at least the semifinals at all four Grand Slam tournaments this season. Djokovic,…
Ottawa’s Rachel Homan stayed perfect at the Grand Slam of Curling’s WFG Masters with a 7-5 victory over Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg in Draw 10 action on Thursday in Saskatoon. Homan had the hammer coming into…
Considering all that he has accomplished over the past two years — winning two Grand Slam titles and concluding last season as No. 1 — Carlos Alcaraz no doubt belongs among the world’s elite. Still, this couldn’t have…
Rachel Homan opened the Grand Slam season on Tuesday with a 4-3 triumph over fellow Canadian Clancy Grandy at the HearingLife Tour Challenge. Homan, the defending champion from Beaumont, Alta., scored a single point in…
Tennis great Rafael Nadal will play at next year’s Australian Open, according to tournament director Craig Tiley. The 22-time grand slam champion has been absent from the sport after suffering a defeat to Mackenzie McDonald in January at the…
Novak Djokovic traded his racket for a set of golf clubs Wednesday to play in the All Star Match in the buildup to the 44th Ryder Cup. Djokovic, the world’s top-ranked player who claimed a record-tying…
Top-seeded Alexander Zverev will play for a 21st career title after defeating third-seeded Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 7-6 (2) in the semifinals of the Chengdu Open on Monday. The 26-year-old German will meet Roman Safiullin in Tuesday’s final. The 55th-ranked Russian defeated…
Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has been banned for four years for two separate anti-doping rule violations, the International Tennis Integrity Agency stated Tuesday. Halep, 31, has been provisionally suspended since October 2022 after testing positive for banned…
There are no Canadians left in the singles tournaments at the U.S. Open. Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., was bounced from the Grand Slam tournament after a 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-4 loss to 22nd seed…
Novak Djokovic overcame a match point and stifling heat to defeat world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz 5-7, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (4) and collect the Cincinnati Open in a heart-pounding thriller Sunday. Djokovic collapsed on his back before tearing…
Tennis Canada revealed on Sunday that Djokovic had to pull out of the only Canadian stop on the ATP Tour schedule due to fatigue. The 36-year-old, 23-time Grand Slam champion reached the final of Wimbledon…
Clervie Ngounoue of the United States and Henry Searle of Britain earned the junior singles titles at Wimbledon on Sunday. Ngounoue, 16, became the second consecutive American — and 15th overall — to win the girls’…
In a brilliant, gutsy performance Sunday in the Wimbledon final, world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz collected his second Grand Slam title in less than a year, defeating seven-time Wimbledon champ Novak Djokovic 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 and…
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina’s preparations for the grass-court Grand Slam hit a snag Wednesday when she lost to Donna Vekic 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the Berlin Open. Vekic faced only two break points…
Andy Murray hailed his “perfect start to the grass season” as the three-time Grand Slam champion stepped up preparations for Wimbledon in style. Murray, 36, became the oldest grass-court champion at an ATP Challenger Tour event,…
Daniil Medvedev hadn’t won a single match in his three previous appearances at the Italian Open. Now he’s collected the tournament. The Russian defeated rising 20-year-old Danish player Holger Rune 7-5, 7-5 on Sunday for the first clay-court…
It all came so seemingly easy for Iga Swiatek last season: two Grand Slam trophies, eight titles overall, a 37-match winning streak, a lengthy stay at No. 1 in the rankings. Those accomplishments made everyone else expect…
No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz and No. 2 Rafael Nadal are the first countrymen to top the ATP rankings in 22 years. Alcaraz is a 19-year-old who rose to the top spot by winning the US Open last month for…
Roger Federer wrapped up his superlative professional tennis career at age 41 with a loss in doubles alongside longtime rival Rafael Nadal at the Laver Cup on Friday night. Federer, who won 20 Grand Slam titles, and Nadal,…
Roger Federer said he will play just one doubles match at this weekend’s Laver Cup in what would be his last professional match. The 41-year-old Swiss star announced his impending retirement last week, having failed to recover sufficiently…
Iga Swiatek will face Ons Jabeur in the US Open women’s final after the No. 1-ranked player came back to defeat No. 6 Aryna Sabalenka in the second semifinal on Thursday night. Swiatek grabbed the last four games, and 16…
Karen Khachanov stood on the court, arms raised, basking in a rowdy crowd’s cheers after reaching his first Grand Slam semifinal at the US Open. Not far away, Nick Kyrgios took out some of his frustration at the…
Frances Tiafoe ended Rafael Nadal’s 22-match winning streak at Grand Slam tournaments by defeating the 22-time major champion 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the US Open’s fourth round on Monday. Tiafoe buried his head in his hands…
Leylah Fernandez and Bianca Andreescu learned their first-round opponents at the 2022 U.S. Open Thursday as the Canadians look to make another deep run at the final tennis major of the season. Fernandez, the highest…
