Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassime overcame a slow start and a strong challenge from Learner Tien to reach the quarterfinals of the Terra Wortmann Open on Wednesday. Auger-Aliassime fired 22 aces against the American to secure his 70th appearance in an ATP Tour level quarterfinal.
Stephen A. Smith wants to see Serena, Venus Williams play in singles again after they received a doubles wild card invitation for Wimbledon.
Even at a combined age of 90, opponents should still be wary of facing the Williams sisters at Wimbledon. Serena and Venus Williams won a combined 21 titles on the storied grass of the All England Club in their singles and doubles careers and now they're going for one more. A doubles wild card invitation for the sisters was announced on Tuesday by organizers of Wimbledon, which starts in less than two weeks.
Zeynep Sönmez upset No.2 seeded Leylah Annie Fernandez in straight sets at the Nottingham Open 6-4, 7 (7)-6 to advance to the second round.
Canada’s Félix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the second round of the Terra Wortmann Open with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win over Portugal’s Nuno Borges on Monday. Auger-Aliassime will next face Learner Tien of the United States at the ATP 500 grass-court event.
After losing his opener at four straight events, Denis Shapovalov is sharpening his serve in a bid to get back on track. "I'm staying positive," he stressed. "It's been tricky, but they say tennis players have to be a little bit like goldfish. We have to forget the past and focus on the new week."
Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime, who won the 2015 boys doubles title at the US Open, reunited to win an ATP match last week. "It's a lot of fun to be on court with him," Shapovalov, 27, said. "I feel like we're just like two kids again, just enjoying it."
Canadian tennis star Victoria Mboko was forced to withdraw from Wimbledon on Friday after revealing she suffered an MCL injury to her left knee during a match at the HSBC Championships on Wednesday.
Canada's Victoria Mboko withdrew from her first-round match at the HSBC Championships on Wednesday after sustaining a knee injury during the second set. The injury puts in doubt Mboko's participation for the rest of the short grass season, including Wimbledon in three weeks, as well as her doubles partnership at Queen's Club with tennis legend Serena Williams.
Serena Williams and Canada's Vicky Mboko advanced to the HSBC Championships women’s doubles quarter-finals after defeating third seeds Erin Routliffe and Nicole Melichar-Martinez 7-6, 6-2.
After a victorious return match in women's doubles alongside Vicky Mboko, Serena Williams spoke about how natural it felt to play alongside the Canadian.
At long last, Alexander Zverev is a Grand Slam winner. The 29-year-old German won the elusive Slam title on Sunday, defeating Italy’s Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 in the men’s singles final on the red clay courts at Roland-Garros.
Alexander Zverev shares what it means to win his first Grand Slam and thanks those that have supported him along the way.
Serena Williams spoke about what she saw in Canada's Vicky Mboko that impressed her and made her want to team up with her in doubles tennis.
Tennis legend Serena Williams announced earlier this week that she will make her return to the court when she plays alongside up-and-coming Canadian star Vicky Mboko in the doubles portion of the Queen’s Club tournament. She spoke Sunday on her decision to return and if she plans to play singles in the future.
Now that the pairing with Serena Williams has been made public, Canadian Vicky Mboko spoke about the added pressure that comes with the extra attention but plans to just try and have fun at Queen's Club. Mboko added it's been a pleasure getting to know Serena on the court and spoke about her first memories of watching her play.
Canada's Vicky Mboko detailed how Serena Williams reached out to her to see if she was interested in playing doubles together at Queen’s Club. Mboko also spoke about what it's been like to practice with one of her idols.
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva ended the run of 114th-ranked Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska with a 6-3, 6-2 victory in the Roland-Garros final on Saturday to win her first Grand Slam title. Andreeva became the youngest player to win the women’s singles title at Roland-Garros since Monica Seles in 1992.
After capturing her first Grand Slam title at just 19 years old, Mirra Andreeva describes her emotions of winning Roland-Garros and congratulates Maja Chwalińska for her incredible run and hard-fought battle in the final.
Alexander Zverev is only one victory away from raising his first Grand Slam trophy after he beat 20-year-old Czech Jakub Mensik 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the Roland-Garros semifinals on Friday. Zverev has played in three previous Grand Slam finals, one of which was Roland-Garros in 2024, but he has yet to achieve a Grand Slam title.
Canadian Victoria Mboko talks about the opportunity to partner with tennis legend Serena Williams who announced that she will make her return to the court in doubles next week at the Queen’s Club tournament.
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