Danielle Collins came into the summer without a title. Now, she’s got two. Sunday, the former collegiate star at Virginia won her second career WTA title at San Jose defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-7(10), 6-1 .

Collins, who won Palmero just last month, claimed Sloane Stephens and Elena Rybakina among her wins this week.

Today, she nearly closed it in straights having served for the match at 5-3 in the second. …

Jannik Sinner claimed his biggest career title Sunday winning his first ATP 500 event in Washington where he defeated Mackenzie McDonald 7-5, 4-6, 7-5.

“I think there is still much work to do, to be honest,” the 19-year-old Sinner said. “A lot of experience to put in, working hard as we are doing now, and, you know, trying to play important matches, important matches and important moments of a match. Today …

The great Roger Federer celebrates his 40th birthday on Sunday, August 8. While the 20-time Slam winner is out injured with ongoing knee issues, the tennis community has wished the Swiss on his special day.

The ATP compiled a list of 40 great Roger Federer statistics, and here’s the Top 5:

5 – Year-end No. 1 finishes (2004-07, 2009)
4 – He is one of four players to finish at No. 1 …

Jannik Sinner is back in form. The Italian teen came into the North American hard court swing having lost four straight matches but in the American capital he has reached his fourth career final earlier today beating another rising star Jensen Brooksby 7-6(2), 6-1.

“I think it was a great match from both of us,” Sinner said. “I think the level was quite high. The intensity was high. It was great …

The youth movement is full-on in Washington D.C. A day after Rafael Nadal was stunned, a pair of under 21s will be in battle in the semifinals.

Teen Jannik Sinner rolled into the semifinals ousting American Steve Johnson 6-4, 6-2.

“It is not easy, he is a big server,” Sinner told the crowd “You have to find the right balance on court. I tried to move him earlier than he moved me, …

Top seed and top draw Rafael Nadal is out of the event in Washington D.C. A day after surviving a 3-hour marathon against Jack Sock in his opener, Nadal fell just short in his third round match Thursday night losing to Lloyd Harris 6-4, 1-6, 6-4.

“Today was really special. I think I have had some big wins, and this year I have beat some Grand Slam champions,” said Harris …

Roger Federer’s right knee still isn’t good enough for action. The Swiss has opted to withdraw from the upcoming Masters events in Canada and Cincinnati.

Federer, who turns 40 on Sunday, re-aggravated his right knee during his quarterfinal loss at Wimbledon last month to Hubert Hurkacz.

With no lead-up events on hard courts, Federer playing the US Open — perhaps a final US Open — is looking less and less likely.

The …

Rafael Nadal’s first match ever in Washington went the distance Wednesday night as Jack Sock took him to a final set breaker before the 20-time Slam champion pulled away with a 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(1) in just over three hours.

“A beautiful night in terms of energy, in term of the crowd have been amazing,” Nadal said after. “The support of the city since I arrived here is one of the most …

Nick Kyrgios wants you to know that he does give a single ‘F’ about the wins, losses, rankings, titles in tennis, he’s just out to have some fun, the Australian told the press Sunday in Washington where he’s the defending champion.

Now 26, the Australian is coming off a pandemic in which he never left Australia until this past Wimbledon. And all that time away from the game hasn’t really changed …

Rafael Nadal met the media yesterday in Washington D.C. where he’ll play his first event since a semifinal loss to Novak Djokovic at the French Open.

Despite a loss Friday in the Tokyo Olympics ending his Golden Slam hopes, Djokovic’s bid for a Calendar Slam is still the big story this summer, and Nadal wouldn’t be surprised to see the Serb get it at the US Open.

“He already won …

Now that the 2021 Olympics are over and done, some thoughts on Novak Djokovic’s remarkable collapse and more.

1. CREDIT FOR GOING
First, Djokovic didn’t have to play the Olympics. Many skipped it. I didn’t think he would go but he made the trip anyway risking potential injury (which did happen I guess), illness and fatigue in his quest for the Golden and Calendar Slam. But it all came crashing down.

Let’s remember, …

The women’s summer North American circuit starts in earnest this week in San Jose with a 50th anniversary field that features seven players in the Top 40 including top seed Elise Mertens, Tokyo semifinalist Elena Rybakina, former champion Madison Keys and recent WTA champion Danielle Collins.

In the first event in the women’s US Open Series, Alja Tomljanovic takes on Amanda Anisimova, Yulia Putintseva faces Donna Vekic, former US Open semifinalist …

Rafael Nadal has come to Washington D.C. For the first time in his career, Nadal will be in the nation’s capital to play the Washington summer hard court event.

The Spaniard, who passed up Wimbledon and the Olympic, in playing his first event since going down to Novak Djokovic in an epic French Open semifinal over 45 days ago.

Nadal’s last hard court title came at Acapulco 2020 just …

Alexander Zverev collected arguably his biggest career title Sunday in Tokyo crushing Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-1 for the Olympic gold medal. The 24-year-old Zverev becomes the first German man to win singles gold and the second player from his country to do it after Steffi Graf in 1988.

“This is so much bigger than anything else in sports, especially in tennis, this is an incredible feeling me for me right now,” …

Casper Ruud took home the Kitzbuhel title Sunday besting Pedro Martinez 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 to became the first player to win three titles in three straight weeks since Andy Murray in 2011.

The 22-year-old Norwegian followed up Bastad and Gstaad with a comprehensive win this week in Austria.

“I am shaking all over my body. It feels amazing,” Ruud said after. “I was very nervous at the end, I knew what I …