After Novak Djokovic defeated him in a long quarterfinal at the U.S. Open, Juan Martin del Potro says that the defending champion is the man to beat. “I think he's playing better and better every day and tournament,” Del Potro said. “He is the favorite to win this tournament. I

LONDON (AP) — Andy Murray says he is unlikely to play again this season because of his hip injury. The second-ranked Murray says he will miss the upcoming events in Beijing and Shanghai, and most likely the tournaments in Vienna and Paris after that. In a statement released Wednesday on

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Tennis Federation says it will launch a new WTA tournament in Moscow next year. The Moscow Open will run from July 23-29 on outdoor clay at the city's National Tennis Center and replace the Swedish Open in Bastad. The federation says the dates could change

Serena Williams' coach says in-match coaching should be allowed in tennis to help the sport's popularity. Patrick Mouratoglou, who admitted he used banned hand signals to try to help Williams during her loss in the U.S. Open final, wrote Thursday in a posting on Twitter that making coaching part of

WASHINGTON (AP) Kei Nishikori says his injured left calf is healed after taking time off following Wimbledon. Japan's Nishikori is seeded No. 2 at the Citi Open hard-court tournament and, after a first-round bye, he will face Australia's James Duckworth in the second round on Tuesday. Nishikori, the runner-up at

ROME (AP) — Serena Williams' coach says she will play the French Open beginning in two weeks. The tournament will mark the 23-time Grand Slam champion's first major since returning to the tour from maternity leave. Coach Patrick Mouratoglou tells the WTA tour's website, "Serena will play the French Open

Surprise 2009 U.S. Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin says she has a muscle-damaging condition that may be caused by intense exertion. Oudin has written on her Twitter feed that her ''off season is a little paused at the moment'' because of the ailment, called rhabdomyolysis, and she is ''doing everything possible

Andre Agassi says match-fixing in tennis ''never even made my radar'' while he was on tour. The eight-time Grand Slam title winner, who retired from the sport in 2006, said in a phone interview with The Associated Press that he never had any brush with the sort of corruption that

Dominic Thiem feels right at home on the clay courts of Monte Carlo, so much so he's willing to be honest about pretty much everything. Asked about celebrating Mother's Day next month, Thiem had this to say: "I’m honest, I don't like Mother's Day because I love my mother every

MOSCOW (AP) The Kremlin says Maria Sharapova's doping case and others like it should not be considered a reflection of Russian sport as a whole. Sharapova is the most prominent name to test positive for heart medicine meldonium since it was banned this year, but there have been five other

The International Tennis Hall of Fame says that Thelma Coyne Long, an Australian who won 19 Grand Slam titles in singles, doubles or mixed doubles, has died. She was 96. The Hall made the announcement Wednesday. Long was inducted in 2013. She won two major championships in singles, 12 in

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Ilie Nastase said he would be considered the "bad boy" if he says anything more about Serena Williams, and then later said more in a separate interview. Nastase, the captain of Romania's Fed Cup team, last week speculated about the skin color of the baby the

LONDON (AP) Tennis fans going to Wimbledon this year can leave their selfie sticks at home. The Grand Slam tennis tournament has become the latest sports event to ban the use of the devices, with organizers calling them a ''nuisance.'' The All England Club says the decision was made so

MELBOURNE, Australia—The debate over court speed in Australia continued in Melbourne, with most of the top players who were interviewed on Saturday saying the courts are indeed playing faster, but not as quick as those in Brisbane or Sydney. Nearly every player asked at the tournaments in Brisbane and Sydney

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) John McEnroe says he's almost done playing competitive tennis. The 56-year-old Hall of Famer plans to play an exhibition match against Jim Courier on Aug. 28 in New Haven. That will be part of a Legends Event designed to increase attendance at the Connecticut Open, the

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) Novak Djokovic says Grand Slam trophies and the No. 1 ranking are no longer his priorities. The top-ranked Serb, who has won 12 major titles, said after a light training session in Belgrade on Friday that he felt emotionally drained after winning the French Open in June

Serena Williams says she can identify with anxiety regarding news conference scrutiny, and has experienced it frequently after matches. "Many of them I've been into where I've been -- very difficult to walk in in those moments," she said. "But you know, it made me stronger." Williams made her comments

PARIS (AP) — Naomi Osaka says on Twitter "the best thing for the tournament" is if she withdraws from the French Open.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Former Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka says he's ready for this year's tournament beginning next Monday after being sidelined from competitive tennis for six months. Wawrinka hasn't played since Wimbledon and had left knee surgery in August, forcing him to miss the U.S. Open, where he

PARIS (AP) — Roger Federer withdraws from French Open, saying 'it's important that I listen to my body' after 2 knee surgeries.