Tennis

Coco Gauff has defeated top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 7-6, 6-3 and set up a showdown with Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen in the final of the WTA Finals in Riyadh.

Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal announced on social media Thursday that he was retiring.

Tennis legend Rafael Nadal announced his retirement Thursday at age 38.

Coco Gauff won her second title this season at the China Open on Sunday with a lopsided 6-1, 6-3 victory over Karolina Muchova.

Sixth-ranked Coco Gauff again made a slow start and had to rally to beat Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva in the quarterfinals at the China Open.

California Live correspondent Angela Sun heads to Santa Monica for the ultimate sand sporting experience: beach tennis. The sport taking over shorelines around the world is a unique combination of beach volleyball, tennis and badminton.

Carlos Alcaraz won seven straight points in the decisive tiebreaker to beat Jannik Sinner and win the China Open to extend his recent mastery over his biggest rival.

Billie Jean King has accomplished many firsts in her life, and you can add the first individual female athlete to be awarded a Congressional Gold Medal to that list.

Long Beach native and tennis legend Billie Jean King will become the solo female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Sept. 18, 2024.

The US Open semifinal between Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz will end a 15-year finals drought for American men in a major. Here’s what’s at stake when the two meet on Friday at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

American tennis player Taylor Fritz turned pro at 17 and medaled at the Paris Olympics. Here are five things to know about the young tennis star.

Tennis star Yulia Putintseva has apologized for her behavior toward a ball girl at the U.S. Open on Saturday, Aug. 31, that went viral. As seen in video uploaded to social media, the 29-year-old was booed after appearing motionless when the ball girl threw her new balls, allowing two of them to bounce off her body before finally catching the...

U.S. tennis star Emma Navarro has gone from top-ranked recruit to rising star in professional tennis.

Are tennis balls yellow or green? Find out in the new IHG “Rally Room” suite.

The 2024 U.S. Open will offer $75 million in total player compensation, with the main draw men’s and women’s singles champions getting $3.6 million.

U.S. Open Fan Week in New York is back, and tennis fans have the chance to participate in fun activities around the grounds free of charge.

Austin Krajicek is bringing home a silver medal in men’s doubles. The 34-year-old tennis player competed alongside teammate Rajeev Ram at the 2024 Olympics.

Team USA’s Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram spoke about processing the mixed feeling of coming in second place and winning silver medals in Paris. “If you told me at the beginning of my career that I would have at least two Olympic medals, I would’ve said you’re crazy,” Ram said. “That’s never going to happen.”

Tennis players Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram took silver for Team USA in men’s tennis doubles on Saturday after multiple tiebreaker sets against Australia.

Coco Gauff was left in tears after getting into an extended argument with the chair umpire over a ruling during the reigning U.S. Open champion’s 7-6 (7), 6-2 loss to Donna Vekic of Croatia in a Paris Olympics third-round singles match Tuesday.