Aryna Sabalenka wins the WTA Player of the Year award and Emma Navarro is picked as Most Improved

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka received the WTA Player of the Year award for the first time on Monday after winning two Grand Slam titles and finishing 2024 at No. 1 in the rankings. In other results of voting by tennis media, Emma Navarro was honored as Most Improved...

Pegula returns to New York after US Open breakthrough for MSG exhibition that includes Alcaraz

NEW YORK (AP) — When Jessica Pegula agreed to play in an exhibition tennis event at Madison Square Garden, she had no idea how her career would change before she got there. The Buffalo native always loved playing in New York, but the U.S. Open was just like the other three tennis...

Halep dismayed at how Swiatek's doping case was handled compared to her own

Simona Halep, the former Wimbledon and French Open champion tennis player, has expressed dismay at the way Iga Swiatek's doping case was handled compared to her own. Halep, a 33-year-old Romanian who initially received a four-year ban for doping, said there had been severe...

Why did Iga Swiatek get a one-month doping ban? What did she test positive for?

Iga Swiatek is the second high-profile tennis player to test positive for a banned substance this year, joining Jannik Sinner. While Sinner, currently the No. 1 ranked man, was fully cleared, Swiatek, who slid from No. 1 to No. 2 last month, accepted a one-month suspension that was announced...

Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek accepts a one-month suspension in doping case

Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, a heart medication known as TMZ, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced Thursday. Swiatek failed an out-of-competition drug test in...

Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek accepts one-month suspension in doping case

Rafael Nadal's legacy is a relentlessness that inspired Carlos Alcaraz and plenty of others

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Not surprisingly, Rafael Nadal couldn’t take a step around the grounds of the Davis Cup Final 8 in recent days without hearing requests for a handshake or a selfie. And that was just from the other professional tennis players, to speak nothing of the fans. ...

From Novak Djokovic to Iga Swiatek, players reflect on Rafael Nadal's career and retirement

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — As Rafael Nadal retires from tennis, current and former players — from Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic to Iga Swiatek and Taylor Fritz and so many more — have been sharing their thoughts on what the owner of 22 Grand Slam titles meant to them and to their sport. ...

Swiatek helps Poland oust host Spain from Billie Jean King Cup Finals, Britain beats Germany

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Poland's Iga Swiatek beat home favorite Paula Badosa of Spain to knock out the host of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in the opening round on Friday, while Britain eliminated Germany. The world No. 2 Swiatek sealed Poland's spot in the quarterfinals against...

Coco Gauff's WTA Finals title ends her season with a $4.8 million check and a big turnaround

Coco Gauff pays attention to what people say about her online and occasionally takes pleasure in clapping back, so it should not be a surprise that she took to social media to type out a message after wrapping up 2024 by winning the WTA Finals and the $4.8 million check that came with it. ...