Elena Rybakina won her first U.S. Open title and punctuated her climb to the top of women’s tennis by beating Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 on Saturday.

Aryna Sabalenka moved a win away from her third straight U.S. Open title, beating Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2.

Aryna Sabalenka kept alive her hopes for a third straight U.S. Open title by fighting off Linda Noskova 7-6 (1), 3-6, 7-6 (10-7) in a thrilling quarterfinal matchup of major champions.

Serena and Venus Williams are out of the U.S. Open women’s doubles after losing in a match tiebreaker.

Venus and Serena Williams returned to the U.S. Open for a doubles match for the first time in four years, thrilling fans with their performance.

Aryna Sabalenka came to the U.S. Open struggling and in danger of losing the No. 1 ranking.

Thea Frodin once had to hit like Serena Williams in a movie.

Alexander Zverev has the No. 1 seed in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time and the belief that comes from finally winning a major title.

Thea Frodin is playing her first U.S. Open singles match against the No. 2 player in women’s tennis.

Carlos Alcaraz returned to the U.S. Open and looked healthy enough for a run at a repeat.

Aryna Sabalenka has appeared to be having fun everywhere but the tennis court lately.

Carlos Alcaraz is ready for competition after missing more than four months with an injured right wrist.

Carlos Alcaraz will open the defense of his U.S. Open title against an opponent who made a strong run at Wimbledon while the Spaniard was sidelined with an injury.

Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik won the U.S. Open mixed doubles title Wednesday night, beating Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 1-6 (10-6).

Serena and Venus Williams are teaming up again at the U.S. Open.

Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils have both gone far but never all the way to the U.S. Open title.

Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz are out of the mixed doubles tournament at the U.S. Open.

Roger Federer is actually nervous about his tennis.

Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz will have to wait a little longer to learn their first opponent in the U.S. Open mixed doubles championship.

Serena Williams will team up with Carlos Alcaraz to create a powerhouse mixed doubles pair in her return to the U.S. Open.

The Grand Slam tennis tournaments have created a player council, giving players greater input into matters involving the biggest events in the sport.

Venus Williams was given a wild card into the U.S. Open and the tournament is keeping one on hold — perhaps in case her sister Serena wants to join her.

Serena and Venus Williams played their first doubles match together since the 2022 U.S. Open and lost a thriller to Marta Kostyuk and Peyton Stearns at the Cincinnati Open.

The Williams sisters are back playing doubles tennis ahead of the U.S. Open.

The drama-filled Wimbledon final between Linda Noskova and Karolina Muchova over the weekend was ESPN’s most-watched women’s championship match at the grass-court Grand Slam.

Many people will experience a serious injury or medical condition at some point in their lives.

Serena Williams could be up next in the Summer of New York.

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.

Serena Williams' agent says the 23-time Grand Slam champion tweaked her right knee at Wimbledon during her first singles match in nearly four years but still hopes to play doubles with sister Venus later in the week.

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.

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.