The Latest Breaking News from Andy Roddick

Also in this week’s mailbag: Americans are having their best stretch of showings in years. Why?

American John Isner entered the ATP Tour record books on Friday by becoming the first man to win 500 tour-level tie-breaks in his 7-6(8) 7-5 victory over Emilio Gomez in the Dallas Open quarter-finals. Isner's 500 career tie-break victories put him 34 ahead of Swiss great Roger Federer on the…

Tommy Paul reached his first Grand Slam semifinal and ended the surprising run of Ben Shelton by winning their all-American matchup at the Australian Open 7-6 (6), 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 on Wednesday. Paul, a 25-year-old from New Jersey, is the first man from his country to make it to the…

Paul claimed a 7-6 (6) 6-3 5-7 6-4 victory on Rod Laver Arena

Unless you have been waking up before dawn to watch the Australian Open, or you happen to be a diehard Florida Gators tennis fan, you probably have been missing the emergence of Ben Shelton, one of the most compelling stories in American tennis in a long time.

Andy Murray says he would be "snapping" if he was the parent of a ballkid working until 4:05am, when his Thursday night game ended.

Also in this week's mailbag: Is Naomi Osaka already a Hall of Famer? And who will be the next American man to win a major?

Nick Kyrgios will go into next week's Australian Open ranked No 21 in the world, after finally threatening to fulfil his potential in 2022 and reaching the Wimbledon final

Novak Djokovic ended his season on a high with a brilliant record-equalling sixth ATP Finals title - and has been backed to get the better of rival Rafael Nadal in 2024