A little bit of self-persuasion went a very long way for Coco Gauff, whose victory at the French Open gave the 21-year-old American a trophy she has long coveted, and a second major title.

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.

Coco Gauff has reached her second final at Roland-Garros by beating Loïs Boisson 6-1, 6-2 to end the surprising, upset-filled run by a French wild-card entry who is ranked No. 361.

That No. 2 seed Coco Gauff reached Thursday’s French Open semifinals should surprise no one.

Four-time champion Iga Swiatek has posted a 26th successive win at Roland-Garros and set up a French Open semifinal clash against top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka.

Loïs Boisson had never even played at the French Open before, let alone on the biggest court at Roland-Garros.

Tommy Paul has become the first American man in the French Open quarterfinals since Andre Agassi in 2003.

Coco Gauff has moved into the French Open's fourth round for the fifth consecutive year with a 6-1, 7-5 (3) victory over Marie Bouzkova.

When Jannik Sinner’s opponent in the French Open’s third round finally won a single game, the Court Suzanne-Lenglen crowd responded with a standing ovation.

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.

Coco Gauff has managed to move into the French Open's third round despite some shaky serving.

For Novak Djokovic, this is a relatively easy call.

Ben Shelton beat Lorenzo Sonego for the second straight time at a Grand Slam this year, winning 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 under floodlights to reach the second round of the French Open.

Rafael Nadal is being celebrated during a ceremony in the main stadium of the French Open on Day 1 of the tournament.

Heading into the French Open, an argument could be made that the headlines about tennis lately have been as, or more, intriguing off the court — and in the court of law — than on the court of play.

Play in the year’s second Grand Slam tennis tournament is scheduled to begin at the French Open on the red clay courts of Roland-Garros on Sunday.

Carlos Alcaraz will open his defense of the French Open title against veteran Kei Nishikori.

There could be some high-profile athletes joining the crowds in St. Peter’s Square over the coming days to keep track of the conclave to elect a new pope.

Casper Ruud has become the first Norwegian to win a Masters 1000 title after beating Jack Draper 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 in the Madrid Open final.

Coco Gauff got past the disappointment of losing the Madrid Open final to Aryna Sabalenka and was celebrating a solid week that will make her the top-ranked American woman on Monday.

Aryna Sabalenka has beaten Coco Gauff in straight sets to win her record-tying third Madrid Open.

Casper Ruud has overcome a rib ailment to defeat Francisco Cerundolo in straight sets and reach the Madrid Open final.

Coco Gauff overpowered defending champion Iga Swiatek 6-1, 6-1 to reach the Madrid Open singles final for the first time.

Iga Swiatek has recovered from losing the first six games of the match to defeat Madison Keys 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 and stay on track to defend her title at the Madrid Open.

Power has been restored at the Caja Magica tennis complex and the Madrid Open resumed with a packed schedule that included second-ranked Iga Swiatek advancing to the quarterfinals.

Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff are among 20 leading tennis players who have signed a letter sent to the heads of the four Grand Slam tournaments seeking more prize money and a greater say in how events are run.

Aryna Sabalenka entered the Miami Open final against Jessica Pegula with 18 career titles on her elite resume.

Novak Djokovic is finding a higher gear in South Florida after a sluggish start to 2025.

Iga Swiatek has offered a revealing look at her emotional state in recent months and discussed online criticism she received for nearly hitting a ball boy during a match last week.

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.

Jack Draper toppled two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 6-1, 0-6, 6-4 on Saturday to reach the BNP Paribas Open final.

Mirra Andreeva has risen to a career-best No. 9 in the rankings.

Emma Raducanu lost to Karolina Muchova after an emotional first set in which a spectator was ejected at the Dubai Championships.

Madison Keys says she kept telling herself to be brave down the stretch of a tight third set in the Australian Open final against two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka.

Australian Open champion Madison Keys credits therapy with helping her understand herself, and that helped her become a better tennis player.

Aryna Sabalenka has come up one match shy in her bid for a third consecutive Australian Open title.

Madison Keys of the United States has upset two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the Australian Open final.

An injured Novak Djokovic has quit after dropping the first set of his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev.

Madison Keys saved a match point and upset No. 2 Iga Swiatek 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8) in a high-intensity Australian Open semifinal to reach a Grand Slam title match for the second time in her career.

Iga Swiatek's latest lopsided win at the Australian Open has come in the quarterfinals against Emma Navarro.

Aryna Sabalenka’s bid for a third consecutive Australian Open championship will continue after she got past Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 in a surprisingly difficult quarterfinal.

Coco Gauff has lost in the Australian Open quarterfinals to Paula Badosa 7-5, 6-4.

Coco Gauff dropped a set but came back to beat Belinda Bencic and reach the Australian Open quarterfinals.

Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka has stopped playing because of an injury after dropping the opening set of her third-round match against Belinda Bencic.

Coco Gauff and two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka have moved closer to another semifinal showdown at the Australian Open.

Coco Gauff has stretched her unbeaten start to 2025 to seven matches and 14 sets.

Naomi Osaka is back in the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2022 and she got there with wins at the Australian Open over two women who blocked her path last year.

Novak Djokovic and his new coach, Andy Murray, are taking advantage of a new setup at the Australian Open that gives players' entourages a chance to sit right next to the court in special four-seat pods.

Aryna Sabalenka has started her bid to become the first woman in a quarter-century to win three consecutive Australian Open titles with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens.

When Carlos Alcaraz is on court for a training session, perhaps working on his newly revamped service motion, he’s doing so to buttress a game already good enough to claim four Grand Slam titles.

Coco Gauff has made improvements to her serving and her forehand.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner and 10-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic have landed in opposite sides of the draw for the season’s first major, ruling out a replay of last year’s semifinal encounter.

Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 to claim his second consecutive Australian Open championship.

Coco Gauff has wrapped up her season as well as possible.

Coco Gauff has won the WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the final in Riyadh.

Coco Gauff has defeated top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 7-6, 6-3 Friday and set up a showdown with Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen in the final on Saturday of the WTA Finals in Riyadh.

U.S. Open champion Aryna Sabalenka is officially No. 1 in the WTA rankings again after ending Iga Swiatek’s 11-month reign.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner has beaten Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win the Shanghai Masters.

Novak Djokovic and Taylor Fritz have advanced to a semifinal matchup at the Shanghai Masters.

Carlos Alcaraz has won seven straight points in the decisive tiebreaker to beat top-ranked Jannik Sinner 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (3) and win the China Open to extend his recent mastery over his biggest rival as the Italian deals with an ongoing doping case.

Billie Jean King is now the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.

U.S. Open men’s runner-up Taylor Fritz has returned to the top 10 in the ATP rankings at No. 7, and women’s runner-up Jessica Pegula is up to No. 3 in the WTA list.

Aryna Sabalenka does not consider herself a finished product even after winning her first U.S. Open championship for a third Grand Slam title.

Aryna Sabalenka has defeated Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5 in the U.S. Open women's final to win her first championship at Flushing Meadows and second Grand Slam title of the year.

Jessica Pegula has shrugged off a sluggish start and come back from a set and a break down at the U.S. Open to defeat Karolina Muchova 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 for a berth in her first Grand Slam final.

Roger Federer has returned to the U.S. Open as a spectator.

Emma Navarro's first Grand Slam semifinal will come at the U.S. Open against Aryna Sabalenka.

Jessica Pegula is back in the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open after a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Diana Shnaider.

Zheng Qinwen beat Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, advancing to the U.S. Open quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-2 victory in the latest finish of a women’s match in tournament history.

Aryna Sabalenka finally got rolling after a bad beginning to the latest-starting match in U.S. Open history and beat No. 29 Ekaterina Alexandrova 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 to reach the fourth round.

Coco Gauff has come back to beat Elina Svitolina 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 and reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open.

Coco Gauff's U.S. Open title defense is off to a successful start.

Tennis fans who can’t decide which players have the best shot at doing well at the U.S. Open aren't the only ones.

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz have been placed on opposite sides of the U.S. Open bracket and could meet in another big final after Wimbledon and the Paris Olympics.

How well do you know the U.S. Open.

Play in the year’s last Grand Slam tennis tournament is scheduled to begin at the U.S. Open on Monday.

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has lost in the Paris Olympics semifinals to Zheng Qinwen of China 6-2, 7-5.

Wimbledon favorite Aryna Sabalenka has withdrawn because of an injured shoulder.

The IOC has invited eight top Russian tennis players plus Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka from Belarus to compete as neutral athletes at the Paris Olympics.

Mirra Andreeva, a 17-year-old unseeded Russian, has defeated No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka at the French Open to reach the semifinals.

Novak Djokovic played through a painful right knee with the help of medicine and come back to beat No. 23 Francisco Cerundolo 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the French Open’s fourth round for his record 370th win in a Grand Slam match.

Grand Slam winners Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka have reached the fourth round of the French Open in straight sets.

Unseeded American Peyton Stearns’ elimination of No. 10 Daria Kasatkina at the French Open was one of several losses for seeded women on a rainy day filled with matches.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic has won his first-round match at the French Open by beating Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-4.

Carlos Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 to win the French Open for the first time and collect his third Grand Slam title.

Iga Swiatek avenged her loss in last year’s final to Aryna Sabalenka and won the Madrid Open after a third-set tiebreaker.

Iga Swiatek has cruised to a straight-sets win over Madison Keys to reach the Madrid Open final for the second consecutive year.

Rafael Nadal’s body has withstood its toughest test yet at this Madrid Open.

Saudi Arabia will host the WTA Finals as part of a three-year deal with the women’s professional tennis tour that will increase the prize money for this November’s season-ending championship to a record $15.25 million.

Playing four days after the death of a former hockey player she dated, Aryna Sabalenka beat Paula Badosa 6-4, 6-3 on Friday in the second round of the rain-soaked Miami Open.

Retired Belarusian hockey player-turned-coach Konstantin Koltsov has died in Florida.

Emma Navarro beat second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open for the biggest win of the young American’s career.

Aryna Sabalenka has successfully defended her Australian Open title.

Aryna Sabalenka has avenged a U.S. Open final loss to Coco Gauff and is the first woman since Serena Williams to reach back-to-back finals at the Australian Open.

U.S. Open winner Coco Gauff will meet defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open semifinals after beating Marta Kostyuk 7-6, 6-7, 6-2 in an error-strewn match at Melbourne Park.

A Ukrainian player refusing to shake the hand of a Russian or Belarusian at the net has become a common sight on the tennis tours over the past two years.

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka and U.S. Open winner Coco Gauff are into the fourth round of the Australian Open after commanding wins.

Novak Djokovic has challenged a heckler to “say that to my face” during a testy second-round win over Alexei Popyrin at the Australian Open.