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Learner Tien discusses his win over Adam Walton at the BNP Paribas Open Friday in Indian Wells, Calif. INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — While American tennis fans wait for their next men’s Grand Slam champion, hoping it’s Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton or Tommy Paul, keep the name Learner Tien in mind when you contemplate a potential breakthrough against Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, the game’s top two players at the moment. The 20-year-old left-hander from Irvine is enjoying a meteoric rise in the rankings. A year ago, Tien was No. 736 in the ATP computer. Going into the BNP Paribas Open, he is 27th in the world and has been high as No. 23 after a quarterfinal run at this year’s Australian Open. His ceiling is very high and he could very well be the American male player who finally captures a Slam since Andy Roddick last did it in 2003 at the U.S. Open. Tien is not thinking about bridging that 23-year Grand Slam gap. He’d be happy just having an extended stay at Indian Wells. He got off to a goo...

More than 30 years in the game, and 49 titles later, Venus Williams is proven under pressure -- now, the most decorated tennis player in Olympic history is in the Queen City to play a match against the reigning Australian Open champion, Madison Keys. Ahead of her match at the Charlotte Invitational, Williams sat down with Channel 9 Sports Reporter DaShawn Brown to talk about her storied career and her anticipated match with Keys. DaShawn Brown: I think people would be surprised to hear that even at this stage in your career - with all you’ve accomplished - that you still carry that pressure. Where does that come from? Venus Williams: “You know, I haven’t played a match in a while. It’s been a few months. I’m also going to be testing myself, but I hope I’ll be pleasantly surprised.” RELATED >> Tennis stars Venus Williams and Madison Keys to clash at Charlotte Invitational Brown: Speaking of Madison, have you heard the story of how she got her start in tennis? Williams: " I...

Coco Gauff Continues 'Strange' Season By Firing Two Coaches originally appeared on The Spun . With the 2025 US Open less than a week away, Coco Gauff has made a few adjustments to her coaching staff. Gauff, the WTA World No. 3, has struggled since winning the French Open on June 7. She was upset by Dayana Yastremska in the opening round at Wimbledon, suffered an upset loss to Victoria Mboko at the National Bank Open, and lost to Jasmine Paolini at the Cincinnati Masters in a three-set thriller. A big issue for Gauff over the past few months has been her serve. She had 16 double faults against Paolini last Friday. Her serve let her down at Wimbledon as well. The two-time Grand Slam champion had nine double faults in her straight-sets loss to Yastremska. In an effort to improve her serve, Gauff has parted ways with Matt Daly and J.C. Faurel. According to multiple reports, she's adding biomechanics expert Gavin MacMillan. It's not often that you'll see a play...