Shelby Rogers: From a ball girl to Roland Garros quarterfinalist

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Charleston's Shelby Rogers is making her dreams come true this fortnight in Paris, reaching her first ever Grand Slam quarterfinals by dispatching a number of big names, while in childhood she worked as a ball kid...

Women’s tennis shoes and clothes ruling the 2016 French Open

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The world of tennis fashion is more competitive than ever and Grand Slams are the largest arenas for sports apparel companies to display their latest performance-driven, eye-catching designs. I've been doing Grand Slam fashion overviews...

Fed Cup final PHOTOS: Belarus vs. USA draw ceremony in Minsk

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After shooting Thursday's player practices in Minsk's Chizhovka Arena, our photographer Jimmie48 attended Friday's Fed Cup final draw ceremony at the City Hall, players' press conferences and training sessions. Saturday's final between the USA and Belarus will begin with...

Photos from Roland Garros: Stosur & Muguruza make semis

After two largely rained-out days, Wednesday at the 2016 French Open was all about returning to business, as the six scheduled women’s matches were completed. In the morning, the second part of the tournament’s fourth...

Top 25 WTA photos in 2016

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In 2016 my photographer Jimmie48 attended 15 tennis events, including three Grand Slams, so you can imagine how many amazing WTA pics we have. Last year he made his own selection of best shots,...

Cold sores and cold comfort for Halep, Bouchard turns up the heat

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Sportswriter and broadcaster David Fearnhead, Women's Tennis Blog's friend and long-time contributor, shares his talking points from the opening day of the Australian Open. He now presents the sports radio show The Only Game in Town every Thursday night...

Hometown favorite Shelby Rogers makes Charleston quarterfinals for the first time

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Charleston native Shelby Rogers had previously won just one main-draw match at her home tournament, but this week the 24-year-old beat qualifier Veronica Cepede Royg in the first round, then outlasted top seed Madison...

Fed Cup final PHOTOS: USA beats Belarus for the trophy

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The USA won its first Fed Cup title since 2000 and 18th title overall by defeating Belarus 3-2 in an exciting fifth-and-decisive doubles rubber on Sunday in the 2017 World Group final in Minsk. American...

Friday PHOTOS from Roland Garros: Williams, Muguruza, Kuznetsova lead successful day for the seeds

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Friday at the 2017 French Open was a peaceful day for seeded players, including Venus Williams, who reached the fourth round with her pregnant sister Serena supporting her from the stands. Defending champion Garbine Muguruza, Kristina Mladenovic,...

Photos from Roland Garros: Rain-shortened Sunday in Paris

The weather gods don't seem to be tennis fans this year in Paris, with the 2016 French Open being plagued by bad weather from the start. The woes continued on Sunday, as on-going rain showers meant two...
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