Futterman: The Australian Open women’s semifinal, Madison Keys over Iga Świątek in a deciding tiebreak. A match point saved. The outcome uncertain until the final ball. A player winning a monumental match on her way to fulfilling a life mission. All of it done and dusted in a two-hour-and-35-minute knot of tension.

The freedom to treat a mixed gender match as entertainment is not a step backward, but a hard-earned marker of progress for women.

The former Wimbledon semifinalist meets the five-time Grand Slam champion at the net, at the end of a hard-fought final. The capacity crowd cheers for both players as Kirsten Flipkens powers to the title, on the back of some excellent clutch volleys late ...

Half a century after Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs, the WTA world No. 1 believes this match is good for women's tennis. Critics disagree

Poland's Iga Swiatek (R) holds her winner's trophy beside runner-up Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka during the 2024 WTA Tour Madrid Open tournament final tennis match at Caja Magica in Madrid on May 4, 2024. (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP) (Photo by ...

Greg Rusedski has raised concerns about a potential challenge facing women’s tennis in the near future. The rise of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner has added to this feeling, with their recent form giving some fans the sense that men’s tennis is becoming a two-man show.

The 24-year-old pointed out that finishing as number 2 is a great success, stressing that the competition on the tennis scene is stronger than ever.

Jo-Yee Chan and Vessa Turley are a freshman and senior tennis duo for the Aztecs. The fall tennis season just wrapped up and the pair won the ITA championship and are now in the top 25 in the

The 2022 NCAA DIII men's tennis championships concluded Sunday, with Tufts' Elle Christensen winning the singles national championship and Tuft's Elle Christensen and Tilly Rigby claiming the doubles title at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.