Naomi Osaka outslugged top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 7-6 (2) to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time.

One of Serena Williams' coaches tells The Associated Press that it took some time for her to settle her nerves in her first singles match in nearly four years.

Serena Williams has withdrawn from her doubles match with sister Venus at Wimbledon due to a right knee injury.

Serena Williams’ singles return at Wimbledon was watched by an average of 1.8 million viewers on ESPN, helping make it the network’s biggest audience for a Day 2 at the grass-court Grand Slam.

Novak Djokovic knows just what it means to have to live up to lofty expectations after years of titles and trophies.

There were still serves beyond 120 mph.

Barbora Krejcikova needed seven match points to knock French Open champion Mirra Andreeva out of Wimbledon in the biggest upset of the women’s tournament so far.

When Serena Williams accepted an offer to play singles at Wimbledon, Maya Joint got to thinking.

When Serena Williams accepted an offer to play singles at Wimbledon, Maya Joint got to thinking.

Coco Gauff says she was brought to tears by a “pushy” anti-doping tester.

Serena Williams was beaten 6-3, 6-7 (6) 6-3 by 20-year-old Maya Joint of Australia in her first professional singles match in nearly four years in the opening round of Wimbledon.

Anticipation is building at Wimbledon for Serena Williams’ first singles match in nearly four years.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner had to come back from a set down twice and regain his composure following a worrisome tumble to the grass in a five-set victory over 50th-ranked Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round of Wimbledon.

Skier Lindsey Vonn has a special understanding of what Serena Williams is going through as she prepares to play both singles and doubles at Wimbledon at age 44.

Serena Williams had to talk herself into accepting Wimbledon’s offer to play singles.

Iga Swiatek is the defending champion.

Serena Williams has been drawn to play 20-year-old Maya Joint of Australia in the first round at Wimbledon for her first singles match in nearly four years.

Serena Williams keeps on commenting half-jokingly about how “it’s summer” and “the kids aren’t in school” as the reasoning for her tennis comeback at age 44.

Serena Williams will play singles at Wimbledon after accepting a wild card invitation.

Serena and Venus Williams are bringing their doubles partnership back at Wimbledon.

Rising star Victoria Mboko says she will miss Wimbledon because of a knee injury sustained during a match this week at Queen’s Club.

Serena Williams’ much-hyped comeback to professional tennis in London has lasted just one match.

Serena Williams’ doubles campaign at Queen’s Club could be over after one match.

After nearly four years away from professional tennis, Serena Williams has made a winning return at Queen’s Club.

Serena Williams is not ruling out a return to singles competition but suggests it is not imminent ahead of her comeback in the sport she dominated for two decades.

Serena Williams’ comeback will include a stop in Berlin this month.

Serena Williams will make her return to professional tennis playing doubles alongside a partner who is 25 years younger.

Serena Williams is returning to professional tennis at the age of 44 after nearly four years away from the sport.

Howard Fendrich, a longtime national sports writer for The Associated Press, has died at 55.

Serena Williams has shifted her drive from tennis to business, and a new Prime Video series shows how she leads.

The International Tennis Hall of Fame says Roger Federer’s induction ceremony sold out in two minutes.

Serena Williams has passed another stage on the path to a possible comeback to professional tennis.

At a difficult time for America, Super Bowl advertisers are asking viewers to take care of themselves and others — and maybe even crack a smile.

As Super Bowl Sunday approaches, the battle off the field for advertisers to win over 120 million-plus viewers will be just as heated as the rivalry on the field.

Roger Federer is on a long-belated farewell tour at the Australian Open, which he dubbed the “Happy Slam” during his playing days.

Aryna Sabalenka has describes the tennis schedule as “insane” and plans to skip some tournaments this year to avoid injuries or burnout.

Aryna Sabalenka has won her second consecutive WTA Tour Player of the Year award.

The next Met Gala co-chairs have been announced, and it's a high-powered quartet: Beyoncé, Venus Williams and Nicole Kidman will join Vogue's Anna Wintour in hosting the starry event next May.

Serena Williams has thrown cold water on the idea that she might be preparing to return to tennis.

Roger Federer has been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

Gucci gave the Demna era a soft hybrid launch, turning a short film red carpet on evening into a preview runway.

Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart's 3-on-3 women's basketball league, Unrivaled, has gained significant investment from big names in sports.

Before Aryna Sabalenka could win the U.S. Open again, she needed to understand why she lost two Grand Slam finals this year.

Aryna Sabalenka has outplayed Amanda Anisimova to win the U.S. Open final 6-3, 7-6 (3) and become the first woman to win the tournament’s trophy in consecutive years since Serena Williams more than a decade ago.

It is impossible to look ahead to Amanda Anisimova’s U.S. Open final against defending champion Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday without viewing it through the prism of what happened less than two months ago at Wimbledon.

Venus Williams is into the U.S. Open women’s doubles quarterfinals at the U.S. Open with Leylah Fernandez and now wants her old partner to come back.

Two episodes at this year's U.S. Open have shown that not every postmatch handshake in tennis goes well.

Coco Gauff has won her first match since enlisting someone to help with her shaky serving and moved into the second round at the U.S. Open.

Iga Swiatek is trying to do something no woman has done since Serena Williams in 2012: win the U.S. Open and Wimbledon in the same season.

Iga Swiatek had an easy start to her quest to win the U.S. Open and Wimbledon in the same year, needing just an hour to beat Emiliana Arango 6-1, 6-2.

Novak Djokovic thinks he came up with a way to get Serena Williams back on the tennis tour: Dare her to do it.

Maria Sharapova has entered the International Tennis Hall of Fame, with Serena Williams introducing her at the ceremony on Saturday night.

Maria Sharapova is using her induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame as a chance to reflect on her career.

If there’s such a thing as momentum from tournament to tournament in tennis, the American men have some right now.

Iga Swiatek is the youngest woman since Serena Williams to own Grand Slam titles on all three surfaces after becoming Wimbledon's champion.

Either Amanda Anisimova or Iga Swiatek will leave the All England Club’s grass courts as Wimbledon’s eighth consecutive first-time women’s champion.

Amanda Anisimova has upset No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 at Wimbledon and will face Iga Swiatek in the final.

Coco Gauff is disappointed in her mistake-filled performance during a first-round Wimbledon loss.

Novak Djokovic says he would like to keep playing tennis for several more years.

The 2025 edition of Wimbledon brings several milestone anniversaries with it.

Madison Keys has lost in straight sets to 37-year-old qualifier Tatjana Maria in the Queen’s Club semifinals.

Drawing on the painful memory of her defeat three years ago in the French Open final gave Coco Gauff just the motivation she needed to win the clay-court tournament for the first time.

Coco Gauff's first Grand Slam title came at the 2023 U.S. Open by beating Aryna Sabalenka in the final.

Coco Gauff has turned to an old trick with the French Open crowd loudly singing her French opponent's name.

It’s been 30 years since three American men reached Week 2 at the French Open.

Defending champion Iga Swiatek has joined No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in the fourth round of the French Open and neither player has dropped a set.

Taylor Jenkins Reid loves to research before writing.

Casper Ruud is hardly an up-and-comer simply trying to make his way — and a living — in professional tennis.

Victoria Mboko is an 18-year-old from Canada who has won her Grand Slam debut at the French Open.

Seven-time gold-medal sprinter Allyson Felix, four-time Olympic tennis champion Serena Williams and Mike Krzyzewski, who coached the U.S. to three basketball gold medals, are part of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee Hall of Fame’s class of 2025.

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva has come back to beat No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the BNP Paribas Open.

While it might not be the flashiest way to chart success, a building boom is showing that more investment is flowing into women’s sports.

Pregnant players on the women’s tennis tour now can receive 12 months of paid maternity leave, and those who become parents via partner pregnancy, surrogacy or adoption can get two months off with pay.

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has joined billionaire Frank McCourt’s bid to acquire TikTok as a strategic adviser.

Serena Williams is joining the Toronto Tempo ownership group.

Oscar winners and losers partied together at post-show galas across the Los Angeles area.

The French sports newspaper L’Equipe published a photo of Victor Wembanyama across the entirety of its front page on Friday, the San Antonio star looking down with his hands on his hips.

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has announced her retirement from tennis at age 33.

Lindsey Vonn has faced a lot of second guessing about her comeback to ski racing at the age of 40 this season.

Elite athletes are competing longer and at a higher level than ever before.

Madison Keys says she kept telling herself to be brave down the stretch of a tight third set in the Australian Open final against two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka.

Why is everyone so angry at what long has been known as the Happy Slam.

Madison Keys saved a match point and upset No. 2 Iga Swiatek 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8) in a high-intensity Australian Open semifinal to reach a Grand Slam title match for the second time in her career.

Iga Swiatek's latest lopsided win at the Australian Open has come in the quarterfinals against Emma Navarro.

Lindsey Vonn is just getting started on her comeback to ski racing at age 40 with her new titanium knee.

Tiger Woods was the sixth and final player to emerge from the tunnel and onto the field of play for his TGL debut.

Novak Djokovic and his new coach, Andy Murray, are taking advantage of a new setup at the Australian Open that gives players' entourages a chance to sit right next to the court in special four-seat pods.

Daniil Medvedev’s “Dead Fish” celebration at the end of the 2021 U.S. Open final stands out as among the most unusual and unexpected reactions to a major tennis championship.

The chance to rub shoulders with quarterback Josh Allen and broaden the Buffalo Bills’ reach into Toronto wasn’t the only thing on the minds of former NBA stars Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady and soccer’s Jozy Altidore in purchasing a minority share of the franchise.

Lindsey Vonn will make her return to professional skiing at age 40 this weekend in the FIS Fall Festival at Copper Mountain, Colorado.

Lindsey Vonn is going to enter an official ski race for the first time in nearly six years this weekend at age 40.

Two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini has capped a breakthrough season by leading Italy to its first Billie Jean King Cup title since 2013.

Rafael Nadal's retirement from tennis serves as a reminder that for all of his Grand Slam titles and other successes, his greatest legacy might be the qualities that inspired Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and other younger players.

Serena Williams says she had a benign branchial cyst “the size of a small grapefruit” removed from her neck and “all is OK.”.

Defending champion Coco Gauff has lost in the U.S. Open's fourth round to Emma Navarro 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in an all-American matchup.

Welcome back to the U.S. Open, Serena Williams.

Tennis is having a moment right now as the U.S. Open arrives to wrap up the 2024 Grand Slam season.

Yes, Coco Gauff is a Grand Slam champion.

How well do you know the U.S. Open.

A year after becoming a Grand Slam champion, Coco Gauff is teaming up with the “Breakfast of Champions.”.