LeBron James returned to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night in a 116-110 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies after a two-game break.

Jannik Sinner completed quite an eventful 2024 by leading Italy to its second consecutive Davis Cup title.

It was an emotional farewell from tennis for Nadal this week after Spain was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup in Malaga.

Rafael Nadal's retirement from tennis serves as a reminder that for all of his Grand Slam titles and other successes, his greatest legacy might be the qualities that inspired Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and other younger players.

Roger Federer says Rafael Nadal made him enjoy tennis even more during a rivalry that spanned 40 matches over 15 years.

Taylor Fritz followed up his runner-up finish at the U.S. Open by beating Alexander Zverev 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (3) to advance to another big final at the ATP Finals.

Rafael Nadal is getting set to retire from professional tennis after one last event.

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

Rafael Nadal’s tennis career will be remembered because of the numbers, yes — the 14 French Open trophies, the 22 Grand Slam titles overall, the nearly two decades in the top 10, and so on — and, without a doubt, because of his riveting rivalries with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

Rafael Nadal is retiring from professional tennis at age 38 after winning 22 Grand Slam titles — 14 at the French Open — during an unprecedented era he shared with rivals Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

Taylor Fritz can end a Grand Slam drought for American men by beating Jannik Sinner in the U.S. Open men's final on Sunday.

It's been 21 years since an American man won a Grand Slam title, but the country is guaranteed a male finalist at the U.S. Open this weekend.

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

Defending champion Coco Gauff has lost in the U.S. Open's fourth round to Emma Navarro 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in an all-American matchup.

Novak Djokovic wrapped up his first Grand Slam season since 2017 without at least one major championship.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic has lost at the U.S. Open one night after Carlos Alcaraz did.

Carlos Alcaraz's surprising U.S. Open loss to Botic van de Zandschulp in the second round is raising questions for the 21-year-old from Spain who was the pre-tournament favorite and already owns four Grand Slam titles.

Novak Djokovic is back on the Grand Slam scene after finally earning his first Olympic gold medal.

Tennis is having a moment right now as the U.S. Open arrives to wrap up the 2024 Grand Slam season.

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

Carlos Alcaraz is achieving all sorts of things Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic didn't by his age.

Carlos Alcaraz has defeated Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon men’s final for the second year in a row to collect his fourth Grand Slam title at age 21.

Novak Djokovic is 37 and had knee surgery last month but still is back in the Wimbledon men's final against Carlos Alcaraz.

Lorenzo Musetti has reached his first Grand Slam semifinal by eliminating Taylor Fritz at Wimbledon and will face Novak Djokovic next.

Every so often, a debate bubbles up around whether it makes sense for men to keep playing best-of-five-set matches at Wimbledon and other Grand Slam tournaments.

Andy Murray’s Wimbledon career has come to an anticlimactic end because Emma Raducanu pulled out of their mixed doubles first-round match.

Wimbledon has started a new tradition of handing out sterling silver plaques to players to commemorate that they played at the Grand Slam tournament.

A tennis club instructor who faced Roger Federer at Centre Court while ranked 772nd in 2016 has made a return to Wimbledon in men’s doubles.

Novak Djokovic wore a gray sleeve on his surgically repaired right knee while winning his first-round match at Wimbledon.

There is a real shift happening at the top of tennis, a youth movement that long seemed inevitable but never actually arrived until now.

Novak Djokovic’s French Open title defense and his hold on No. 1 in the rankings are still alive thanks to a 7-5, 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 victory over 22-year-old Italian Lorenzo Musetti in a third-round match.

Novak Djokovic made a winning return to the desert, beating Aleksandar Vukic 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 on Saturday in his first match at the BNP Paribas Open in five years.

Novak Djokovic is certain his first Australian Open semifinal loss in 11 attempts is “not the beginning of the end.”.

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic has won a record-breaking seventh ATP Finals title with a straight-set victory over home favorite Jannik Sinner.

Carlos Alcaraz has defeated Alexander Zverev in straight sets to reach the U.S. Open semifinals.

Ben Shelton has reached his first major semifinal by beating Frances Tiafoe in four sets at the U.S. Open.

Coco Gauff has come back to win her first-round match at the U.S. Open after losing a set against an opponent who frustrated her with the time she took between points.

Frances Tiafoe and the other American men getting set to play at the U.S. Open are well aware of the facts.

The fourth round of the U.S. Open wraps up Monday, with Carlos Alcaraz, Aryana Sabalenka and Daniil Medvedev all in action.

Novak Djokovic lost on Centre Court at Wimbledon for the first time in 10 years and he has some regrets about it.

Novak Djokovic has tied Roger Federer’s record of 46 men’s Grand Slam semifinals by getting to that round at Wimbledon with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Andrey Rublev.

Roger Federer has received a standing ovation of 1 1/2 minutes from spectators and Princess Kate as he entered the Royal Box at Centre Court during a brief ceremony honoring him for his men’s-record eight singles championships at Wimbledon.

The Princess of Wales had the best seat in the house on Centre Court at Wimbledon.

Roger Federer and Andy Murray have provided the highlights on a rainy Day 2 at Wimbledon.

Roger Federer will be back on Centre Court at Wimbledon on Tuesday.

The Associated Press takes a look at some of the top men at Wimbledon in 2023.

Novak Djokovic will begin his pursuit of a fifth consecutive Wimbledon championship and eighth overall on Monday.

How much do you know about Wimbledon.

Novak Djokovic will be trying to set the record for the most Grand Slam singles trophies won by a man when he goes for what would be No. 23 against Casper Ruud in the French Open final on Sunday.

Novak Djokovic has broken a tie with rival Rafael Nadal by reaching the French Open quarterfinals for the record 17th time.

Novak Djokovic has made his long-term goal clear.

All of those questions about who would step to the fore once Serena Williams walked away from the tennis tour seem to be getting answered with three names: Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina.

Jared Leto as Choupette the cat, wandering around cocktails, holding his furry head in his hands.

The All England Club will pay for two rooms for Ukrainian tennis players and their teams during the grass-court season and will donate what could top more than $600,000 after deciding to allow players from Russia and Belarus back into the tournament despite the ongoing war.

Yup, it’s that time of year again.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has surpassed Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark with a record 87th World Cup win.

Andy Murray grabbed the last three games to come back and beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4 across more than three hours in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open.

Novak Djokovic has broken the record for the most time spent at No. 1 in the professional tennis rankings by a man or woman.

Tommy Paul's run to the semifinals at the Australian Open is the latest in a series of signs that men from the United States are relevant again in tennis.

A starry group of celebs from film, TV, sports, music and fashion will be channeling the Lagerfeld Look at this year’s Met Gala on May 1.

The 2023 edition of the Australian Open is not the first Grand Slam tournament to be contested without Roger Federer or Serena Williams, of course.

The Australian Open is the year’s first Grand Slam tennis tournament.

The new Netflix docuseries about professional tennis is launching shortly before the start of the Australian Open.

A new Netflix docuseries about professional tennis called “Break Point” is scheduled to debut on Jan. 13.

Novak Djokovic has claimed a record-equaling sixth ATP Finals title by beating Casper Ruud to top a fantastic finish to the season for the Serb.

The Australian government confirmed that Novak Djokovic has been granted a visa to compete in the Australian Open in January a year after he was deported over his stance against COVID-19 vaccination.

Frances Tiafoe has saved four match points to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 1-6, 7-6 (11), 10-8 and clinched victory in the Laver Cup for Team World over Roger Federer’s Team Europe for the first time.

Here is one way to look at what Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and the now-retired Roger Federer accomplished: The group known as the Big Three of men’s tennis accumulated so many Grand Slam titles that it seems unlikely anyone will reach the standards they set.

Filling in for the retired Roger Federer at the Laver Cup, 2021 Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini posted a victory for Team Europe when he edged Team World’s Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (11), 4-6, 10-7.

A protester has lit a portion of the court and his arm on fire during a match at the Laver Cup tennis event.

Roger Federer has ended his superlative professional tennis career at age 41 with a loss in doubles alongside longtime rival Rafael Nadal at the Laver Cup.

Roger Federer says he was paying attention along with everybody else when Serena Williams played what is expected to be her last match three weeks ago at the U.S. Open.

Novak Djokovic is still awaiting word on whether he will be allowed to return to the Australian Open in January after missing the tournament this year because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will team up in doubles at the Laver Cup on Friday in what Federer has announced will be the final match of his long and illustrious career.

Roger Federer says in an interview with The Associated Press that he thinks impossible to compare the careers of top players such as him, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

Roger Federer says he now is at peace with his choice to retire from professional tennis and plans to close his career with one doubles match at the Laver Cup perhaps with longtime rival Rafael Nadal by his side.

Roger Federer’s farewell news conference will come before what he has said will be the last competitive tennis event of his career.

The timing of it all hardly could be more symbolic: All within a span of two weeks, Serena Williams plays what is believed to be her last match at age 40, Roger Federer announces he’ll be retiring at 41, Iga Swiatek wins her third Grand Slam title at 21, and Carlos Alcaraz gets his first at 19.

Roger Federer is leaving tennis after more than two decades as a pro player with a style that rarely betrayed the effort behind his mastery.

Roger Federer has announced his retirement at age 41 after participating in some of the most memorable matches in the history of Grand Slam tennis.

Reaction to Roger Federer’s announcement that he will retire from tennis after the Laver Cup in London next week.

Roger Federer has announced that he is retiring from professional tennis at the age of 41 after winning 20 Grand Slam titles.

It could have been just one night, but Serena Williams' exit from tennis turned into a boon for ESPN.

Serena Williams played what’s expected to be her last match at the U.S. Open.

Nick Kyrgios has eliminated defending U.S. Open champion and No. 1-ranked Daniil Medvedev in the fourth round.

No. 12 seed Coco Gauff wagged her finger and showed the prowess that made her a U.S. Open championship contender in a 7-5, 7-5 win over Zhang Shuai.

Daniil Medvedev had an easy start to his U.S. Open title defense, beating Stefan Kozlov 6-2, 6-4, 6-0.

Serena Williams is famous for her 23 Grand Slam singles titles.

Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the upcoming hard-court tournament in Montreal because of the abdominal injury that caused him to pull out of Wimbledon ahead of the semifinals.

The Big Four are forming quite a squad at the Laver Cup.

Roger Federer has dropped out of the ATP rankings entirely for the first time in a quarter-century.

Nick Kyrgios started things off by hitting a shot between his legs while warming up with Novak Djokovic before the Wimbledon final.

Novak Djokovic has defeated Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3) in the men’s final at the All England Club for a fourth consecutive Wimbledon championship and seventh overall.

Novak Djokovic has reached his eighth Wimbledon final by winning his 27th consecutive match at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament.

The All England Club's strict guidelines about wearing white clothing are seen by some players as out-of-date rules.

There is a reason it might seem there are more empty green seats in the stands at Wimbledon this year: There are fewer spectators than usual.

Novak Djokovic found himself locked in a tight fourth-round match at Wimbledon against a wild-card entry making his Grand Slam tournament debut.

Roger Federer says he hopes to play one more time at Wimbledon before retiring from tennis.

Third-seeded Ons Jabeur saved five set points in the first-set tiebreaker before beating Elise Mertens 7-6 (9), 6-4 to reach her second straight Wimbledon quarterfinal.

Centre Court at the current Church Road location of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club opened in 1922.