No one enjoys playing tennis more than Austria’s Dominic Thiem, or at least, no one plays more tennis than Thiem. In his short time on the ATP Tour, the world No. 7 has racked up air miles, quickly establishing himself as the ironman of the men’s game. So it must have come as something of

MONACO — Alexander Zverev, Grigor Dimitrov and Dominic Thiem all came from a set down to win their second-round matches at the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday. The third-seeded Zverev won 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 against big-serving Gilles Muller, after the fourth-seeded Dimitrov had rallied to beat Pierre-Hugues Herbert 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 and the fifth-seeded Thiem

MONACO — Jared Donaldson has been fined $6,200 for unsportsmanlike conduct after ranting at the chair umpire during his first-round loss to Albert Ramos-Vinolas at the Monte Carlo Masters. The American became irate with a call when Ramos-Vinolas was serving at 3-2, 40-0 in the second set on Monday. Donaldson thought the serve was out

Dan Evans will make his comeback from a drugs ban in Glasgow next week after being handed a wildcard entry by the Lawn Tennis Association. Evans, 24, who has served a one-year ban after testing positive for cocaine during the Barcelona Open last year, is set to play in the qualifying draw for the Glasgow

MONACO — Everything Novak Djokovic does on the tennis court right now should come with the disclaimer: “Let’s wait and see.” At least the former World No. 1, who hasn’t been so since Nov. 2016, seems to be moving in the right direction again. Call them baby steps, but on Monday at the picturesque Rolex

MONACO — Novak Djokovic reached the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Dusan Lajovic on Monday. The ninth-seeded Serb won in only 57 minutes despite having to save break points in three consecutive service games in the second set, including two when serving for the match. Novak Djokovic

HOUSTON — Steve Johnson shrugged off numerous missed opportunities to beat first-time ATP Tour finalist Tennys Sandgren 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-4 on Sunday to become the first player to successfully defend the U.S. Men’s Clay Court title in 16 years. Johnson, a 28-year-old from Palos Verdes, California, won only two of the 14 break points

4:10 PM ET ESPN staff No. 2 seed Elise Mertens defeated Aryna Sabalenka 7-5, 6-2 in the Samsung Open final Sunday to win her second WTA singles title of the year. Belgian Mertens’ consistency ultimately won her the match in Lugano, Switzerland, with nine winners and only seven unforced errors against the World No. 61

Kyle Edmund‘s attempt to win a first ATP Tour title ended in defeat in the Grand Prix Hassan II final as he lost to Pablo Andujar. The British No. 1, who reached the semifinal of the Australian Open in January, was playing against a player ranked 355 in the world but failed to turn up

HOUSTON — Defending champion Steve Johnson wore down Taylor Fritz 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-2 on Saturday, breaking his 20-year-old countryman twice in the third set after letting two match points slip away in the second set of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court semifinals. Johnson will play Tennys Sandgren, another American who advanced to his first