ROEHAMPTON, England — Tennis players at the lower and junior levels will have an easier opportunity to move up to the main tours under a new system that makes rankings points available at their tournaments. The agreement announced Thursday by the International Tennis Federation allocates rankings on the ATP and WTA Tours at $15,000 ITF

PARIS — Rafael Nadal will start his campaign for a record-extending 12th title at the French Open against a qualifier. And if he makes it to the second round of the clay-court Grand Slam, another qualifier will be waiting. The defending champion was handed what looked like quite an easy draw Thursday at Roland Garros

Just when it seemed that the list of top women’s contenders for the French Open couldn’t get any longer, former world No. 1 Karolina Pliskova threw her proverbial hat into the ring by winning the Italian Open this past weekend. The direct-acceptance list for the French Open, which starts Sunday in Paris, features 13 current

Former world No. 1 Andy Murray has all but ruled out playing singles at Wimbledon this year and said he will focus on doubles when he makes his comeback from hip-resurfacing surgery. The Scot has not played since his first-round exit from the Australian Open in January, but said last month he was finally pain-free

Tommy Paul didn’t do much sightseeing in 2015 during his first-ever trip to Paris. He was too busy becoming just the fifth American to win the junior French Open title. The evening of that win, Paul and a few friends in the tight-knit group of U.S. juniors did manage to take a Seine River cruise

ROME — Rafael Nadal is right back where he wants to be. After losing in the semifinals of three straight clay-court tournaments, Nadal dominated for stretches against his longtime rival, Novak Djokovic, in a 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 win Sunday for a record-extending ninth Italian Open title. It marked the first time in an Open era-record

Jamie Murray has ruled out playing alongside his brother Andy in the men’s doubles at this year’s Wimbledon. Andy Murray is continuing his recovery from hip resurfacing surgery which he underwent in January. At the time Andy’s future remained shrouded in uncertainty, but he has recently declared himself pain-free, raising hopes he would request a

WIMBLEDON, London – It was always going to rain. As Wimbledon unveiled its new No.1 Court roof to the nearly packed out stands and national television audience, the heavens opened an hour or so before celebrations began and all was well as the £70 million structure clicked into place. Quite what the Wimbledon crowd made

Karolina Pliskova ended Johanna Konta‘s hopes of landing a first clay-court title with a 6-3, 6-4 victory in the Italian Open final in Rome on Sunday. The Czech world No. 7 did not drop a single service game as she secured the third clay-court title of her career and her first in Rome in one

ROME — After losing in the semifinals of three straight clay-court tournaments, Rafael Nadal looked more like his old, dominant self when he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 Saturday to reach the Italian Open final. It was a measure of revenge for Nadal after losing to Tsitsipas in three sets at this stage in Madrid