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Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a return to South Africa's Kevin Anderson during the men's singles second round match on day three of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Wednesday June 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Djokovic, Federer, Osaka, Barty on Tokyo Olympic entry lists

By Howard Fendrich Jul. 01, 2021 09:15 AM EDT

Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut plays a return to Switzerland's Henri Laakosonen during their second round match on day four of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
French Open Men Singles

Jun. 02, 2021 05:34 PM EDT

Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut plays a return to Switzerland's Henri Laakosonen during their second round match on day four of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
The Latest: Medvedev tops Paul to make 3rd Rd debut in Paris

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 05:31 PM EDT

FILE - Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates winning the final match of the French Open tennis tournament against Serbia's Novak Djokovic in three sets, 6-0, 6-2, 7-5, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, in this Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, file photo. The AP has put together a quiz for you to test your knowledge before the clay-court major championship begins Sunday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
FRENCH OPEN 2021: AP's tennis quiz is no Slam dunk

By Howard Fendrich May. 25, 2021 11:55 AM EDT

Novak Djokovic serves the ball to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina during their 3rd round match at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Never count him out: Nadal rallies past Shapovalov in Rome

By Andrew Dampf May. 13, 2021 07:42 AM EDT

Australia's Nick Kyrgios prepares to throw his racket into the stands during his match against Croatia's Borna Coric at a tuneup event ahead of the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021.(AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)
Williams withdraws from semifinals in Australian Open tuneup

By John Pye Feb. 04, 2021 08:52 PM EST

United States' Venus Williams rests in her chair during break in her match against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in a tuneup tournament ahead of the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill)
Nadal sidelined; team Djokovic wins to open ATP Cup defense

By John Pye Feb. 01, 2021 09:41 PM EST

Benoit Paire of France returns during his 1st round tennis match at the ATP Tour - German Open in Hamburg, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. (Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa via AP)
Paire plays in Hamburg after earlier positive virus test

Sep. 23, 2020 05:11 PM EDT

Three-year-old Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., center, daughter of Serena Williams, of the United States, is handed down to courtside after watching her mother play against Sloane Stephens, of the United States, during the third round of the US Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Williams takes 10 of last 12 games, tops Stephens at US Open

By Howard Fendrich Sep. 05, 2020 04:47 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2019, file photo, Coco Gauff, right, of the United States, wipes away tears while talking to Naomi Osaka, of Japan, after Osaka defeated Gauff during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York. Two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka and 16-year-old Coco Gauff could face each other at the U.S. Open again after Thursday’s, Aug. 27, 2020, draw for the Grand Slam tournament set up a possible third-round rematch.(AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)
Osaka-Gauff rematch could happen in US Open's 3rd round

By Howard Fendrich Aug. 27, 2020 01:38 PM EDT

Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, hits a shot to Ons Jabeur, of Tunisia, during the quarterfinals at the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Osaka withdraws in protest; W&S put on hold Thursday

Aug. 26, 2020 09:34 PM EDT

CORRECTS TO SAKKARI IS FROM GREECE, INSTEAD OF GERMANY - Serena Williams arrives for her match with Maria Sakkari, of Greece, during the third round at the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Serena Williams likens loss to 'dating a guy you know sucks'

Aug. 25, 2020 07:24 PM EDT

FILE- In this Tuesday June 4, 2019, image, Switzerland's Roger Federer plays a shot against Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka during their quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. The skill of sliding at Roland Garros is on hold at the moment with the start of the French Open postponed until September because of the coronavirus, but sliding will still be one of the keys to success at the French Open whenever it is played. Federer returned to clay-court tennis in 2019, a decade after his French Open title with his confidence low, he explained, “because I don’t even remember how to slide anymore.” (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File)
Don't be a 'cow on ice': Sliding key to French Open success

By Andrew Dampf And Howard Fendrich Jun. 02, 2020 10:35 AM EDT