1:44 PM ET Associated Press She showed up in Paris wearing a black catsuit, a reminder that nobody can command the Grand Slam stage quite like Serena Williams. She reached the finals at Wimbledon and the US Open, proving again how well she can play no matter how little she practices. Williams didn’t win those

9:11 AM ET The epic Wimbledon semifinal between Kevin Anderson and John Isner was a highlight of 2018 in tennis as well as a poignant reminder that the journey to tennis stardom is sometimes longer and more complicated than expected. The parallels between the men and their experience is striking, almost as if the towering

6:21 AM ET Deciding-set tiebreaks will be introduced for the first time at the Australian Open next month. In a move that follows Wimbledon and the US Open, Australian Open organisers have opted for a first-to-10 points tiebreak with a two-point advantage at 6-6 in the final set in the men’s and women’s draw. A

12:48 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Tennis’ governing bodies have promised to deliver a “timely implementation” of recommendations to tackle corruption in the sport. An independent review of corruption in tennis was prompted after the BBC and BuzzFeed News published reports in January 2016 alleging that governing bodies ignored widespread evidence of match-fixing involving

4:33 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The women’s tennis tour has approved rule changes that involve seedings after a return from pregnancy. Former No. 1 players Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka are recent new mothers on the tour. The WTA says players returning to the tour may use a “special ranking” for

12:25 PM ET The visibility of tennis coaches on the ATP and WTA tours has been growing by leaps and bounds, but at the same time, the top names, as successful as some have been, don’t seem to enjoy great job security these days. Millions of viewers now watch and listen as coaches advise WTA

9:17 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — The French tennis federation says Sebastien Grosjean has been appointed as the country’s Davis Cup captain. Grosjean takes over from Yannick Noah after Amelie Mauresmo pulled out to focus on her new coaching job with French player Lucas Pouille. Amelie Mauresmo won’t be captaining France’s Davis Cup team

10:09 AM ET Surprises happen. In tennis, they happen a lot. This year, it all started in a big way when Caroline Wozniacki — long known as the “best WTA player not to have won a major” — ran the table to capture the Australian Open. The important thing about surprises, though, is their lasting

5:25 AM ET Manchester and London are candidates to host the ATP World Tour Finals from 2021 after being named on a shortlist of five cities by the ATP on Friday. Singapore, Tokyo and Turin will also be considered following a bidding process which saw more than 40 cities worldwide express an interest in hosting

2:57 AM ET The Wimbledon Tennis Championships are another step closer to expanding their site after members of a nearby golf club agreed to sell its land to the All England Lawn Tennis Club for £65 million ($85 million). The acquisition is set to triple the size of Wimbledon’s grounds, adding 73 acres to the