When Alexander Zverev first found out he drew Rafael Nadal in the first round of the French Open, he thought it was a joke.

“I was on court with Rublev yesterday on Chatrier practicing,” Zverev said Friday. “Then after the practice was over — which was actually a great practice — my brother [Mischa] told me. I actually thought …

Novak Djokovic will go into the French Open without a title. The Serb took a late wildcard into Geneva a week ago but today his run in Switzerland came to an end to Tomas Machac in a strange 6-4, 0-6, 6-1 loss to the Czech.

Djokovic was up early in the …

Rafael Nadal was given a nightmare opening round draw at the French Open. The 14-time champion is unseeded this year and got the short end of the stick drawing Rome Masters winner Alexander Zverev in the opening round.

Of course, it’s also no easy draw for Zverev, either. But the …

Iga Swiatek won’t have it easy if she wants to become the first woman to three-peat at the French Open since Justine Henin in 2007. The world No. 1 was handed a semi-treacherous road to what would be a fourth French Open title with Naomi Osaka, Barbora Krejcikova and …

Novak Djokovic opened his first Geneva campaign with a late-match surge beating Yannick Hanfmann 6-3, 6-3.

Djokovic, who was celebrating his 37th birthday Wednesday, was actually down 3-0 in the second with a point to go down 4-0. But Djokovic rebounded winning the last six games to claim his 1,100th career victory.

“The …

Alexander Zverev claimed his biggest title since turning his ankle two years ago in Paris with a convincing run at the Rome Masters defeating Nicolas Jarry 6-4, 7-5 to collect his second Masters title in the Eternal City.

“This one is special in its own way because it proves to me that I can win these kinds of tournaments …

Iga Swiatek is now a 3-time champion at the Rome Masters after cruising past rival Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-3.

“I kind of knew that if I’m going to work hard and if I’m going to be in the right mindset, this is achievable,” Swiatek told the WTA. “I’m happy I was …

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal got back together as part of a new Louis Vuitton campaign called “Core Values.”

“It’s a unique opportunity to be working on this campaign with Rafa. How we could be such rivals and then at the end of our careers be beside each other doing this campaign has been …

After missing his home event with a right hip injury, there’s been serious concern for Jannik Sinner and his participation for the French Open.

The Italian withdrew from the Madrid Masters mid-tournament and couldn’t go for Rome, but he just posted that’s he back on court hitting tennis balls.

It’s still unclear how fit the 22-year-old is at the moment. He’ll still have a full week to get …

For the second time in two weeks, the best women in the world will meet in a few hours for the Rome Masters title. Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka collide for an 11th time and second time of the month after their epic at the Madrid …

With just six matches on clay under his belt, Novak Djokovic has taken a late wildcard into the Geneva event which begins on Sunday.

Djokovic rarely, if ever, plays an event the week before a Grand Slam. But this year, the Serb has yet to win a title and has …

Alexander Zverev is into his third Rome Masters final after rallying from a set down to defeat Alejandro Tabilo 1-6, 7-6(4), 6-2 in the semifinals on Friday.

Zverev, who won his first Masters event in Rome in 2017, shrugged off a tough opener and then some …

Chile now has two representatives in the final four of a Masters event. At the Rome Masters on Thursday, Nicolas Jarry stunned big favorite Stefanos Tsitsipas from a set down 3-6, 7-5, 6-4.

The big Jarry is now 4-2 against the Greek. Tsitsipas, who has been so solid this clay season, …

For the second straight clay Masters event, Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka will meet for a title. This time, the two best women on the planet will meet Saturday for the Rome Masters crown.

Swiatek, a 2-time Rome champion, upped her win streak to 11 defeating Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-3. …

Former champion Alexander Zverev knocked out Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-3 in convincing fashion Wednesday in the Rome Masters quarterfinals.

Zverev, a former champion, was lockdown from the baseline and was strong enough on serve to enjoy a straight-forward win, his fifth in eight tries over the improving American.

“That’s the shot I …