ANDY RODDICK

Tommy Paul's run to the semifinals at the Australian Open is the latest in a series of signs that men from the United States are relevant again in tennis.

The tennis legends will swap their rackets for paddles, joining more than 4.8 million Americans in the pickleball craze.

Roger Federer is leaving tennis after more than two decades as a pro player with a style that rarely betrayed the effort behind his mastery.

Roger Federer has announced his retirement at age 41 after participating in some of the most memorable matches in the history of Grand Slam tennis.

Reaction to Roger Federer’s announcement that he will retire from tennis after the Laver Cup in London next week.

Roger Federer's retirement announcement drew plenty of reaction from the tennis world on Thursday. The 41-year-old had been hampered by injuries.

Michelle Obama waved her arms in the air and yelled, “Let’s go, Foe!”.

Carlos Alcaraz has advanced to the U.S. Open final by beating Frances Tiafoe 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-3.

Frances Tiafoe calls his run to the U.S. Open semifinals ‘a Cinderella story.

Frances Tiafoe topped Russia's Andrey Rublev 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0), 6-4 behind the backing of a boisterous partisan crowd in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday.

Frances Tiafoe defeated Russia's Andrey Rublev on Wednesday in yet another stunning upset at the U.S. Open.

Reaction to Serena Williams' loss in the third round of the U.S. Open.

Tennis has not always allowed coaches to coach.

None of the so-called Big Three of men’s tennis is in the No. 1 or No. 2 spots in the ATP rankings.

Iga Swiatek rallied from a break down in each set to beat Simona Halep 7-6 (6), 6-4 and reach the final of the BNP Paribas Open.

Daniil Medvedev officially has moved up to No. 1 in the ATP rankings.

Novak Djokovic enters his U.S. Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev needing two wins to complete the first calendar-year Grand Slam by a man in more than a half-century.

This is the first time in U.S. Open history that no men or women from the host country has made it to the quarterfinals in singles.

Novak Djokovic has extended his pursuit of the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men's tennis since 1969 by beating the last U.S. singles player at the U.S. Open.

Jannik Sinner became the first teenager to win an ATP 500 event, beating Mackie McDonald 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 to take the Citi Open title.

There are four American men in the French Open's third round for the first time in 25 years: John Isner, Reilly Opelka, Stevie Johnson and Marcos Giron.

There are no American men in the ATP's Top 30 for the first time in the nearly half-century of ATP computerized tennis rankings.

The last American man to win a Grand Slam tournament was Andy Roddick at the U.S. Open in 2003, and there's no sign the drought will end anytime soon. “But I don’t see it being what it once was ever again.”AdOpelka, for one, isn’t surprised the United States has the same number of seeded men in Melbourne as, say, Bulgaria or Norway. The United States has four seeded women in Melbourne, including Kenin and Serena Williams. That’s a challenge, because those kids want to play basketball and football.”The United States Tennis Association has inner-city programs in more than 250 locations. Opelka (ranked 38th), Fritz (ranked 31st), Tommy Paul (53rd) and Frances Tiafoe (64th) are all 23 and good friends who root for each other.

Roger Federer after winning the final match against David Goffin during day 7 of the Noventi Open on June 23, 2019, in Halle, Germany. Roger Federer had just shattered his dreams in the 2009 Wimbledon final. "I don't think he's naive enough to say, 'Oh, I'm just another guy playing tennis,'" said Roddick. He's still saying hello to everyone in between points and he's able to kind of operate with this ease and calmness." Federer has said that when he does eventually retire, he doesn't want it to be a sad moment.