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TORONTO (AP) — Two-time champion Simona Halep of Romania advanced to the National Bank Open's final, beating Jessica Pegula of the United States 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday. Halep will face Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia, a 6-4, 7-6 (7) winner over 14th-seeded Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in the

The tennis world is pretty familiar with Benoit Paire. The 29-year-old Frenchman is known for his flashy shot-making, scattered outbursts of racquet-breaking anger and, most recently, for upsetting Novak Djokovic in Miami. In recent months, the one-time ATP champion and four-time finalist has been sporting a full, bushy beard.

MASON, Ohio (AP) -- By now, everyone knows Roger Federer's itinerary for Cincinnati: Get his game in order, raise the winner's trophy, leave town with a lot of confidence for the U.S. Open. Might as well rename it the Federer Cup. Federer won his unprecedented sixth title in Cincinnati on

Bernard Tomic says he’s confident going into his third-round match against Roger Federer at the Australian Open because he’s won all 10 of his matches this year. "This is the perfect time to play him,” Tomic said. “ I've got a good attitude to win. I've beaten a lot of

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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 U.S. Open, proving again how well she can play no matter how little she practices. Williams didn't win those

LOS ANGELES, April 15, 2024 – Tennis Channel will have live coverage of 22-time major champion Rafael Nadal’s return to tennis at the Barcelona Open Tuesday, April 16, not before 10 a.m. ET. Nadal, one of a handful of players to win all four majors, including a record 14 titles

PARIS (AP) Novak Djokovic wanted to relish the moment, rightly so. For more than a decade, he tried to win the French Open, the lone Grand Slam title missing from his collection, coming close but never quite sealing the deal. Three losses in the final. Four more in the semifinals.

LONDON (AP) - About an hour after flopping on her back and kicking her feet overhead to celebrate a stunning comeback against defending Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, Jelena Jankovic still was giddy. ''I cannot stop smiling. ... I was very brave at the end. You know, here I am,'' she

BARCELONA, Spain (AP)—Six-time champion Rafael Nadal defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-0, 6-4 Saturday to ease into the Barcelona Open final, where he will face fellow Spaniard David Ferrer for a fourth time. Nadal dominated from the start, winning 21 of 27 points to break Verdasco's first three service games and set

LONDON (AP) Serena Williams and Viktor Troicki were fined $10,000 apiece on Saturday at Wimbledon for unsportsmanlike conduct. The biggest amount deducted from a player's paycheck at this year's tournament so far was the $12,000 for Britain's Heather Watson, for jamming her racket into the grass. The No. 1-seeded Williams'

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) Five-time champion Venus Williams has lost in the Wimbledon quarterfinals, beaten 6-2, 6-3 by unseeded Tsvetana Pironkova. This is the second time in three matches the 22-year-old Bulgarian has defeated Williams. She also beat her in the first round of the 2006 Australian Open. Pironkova has never moved

If it seems as though the 2025 professional tennis year started pretty much immediately right after 2024 ended, that’s because that’s exactly what happens in a sport where the offseason really does not leave players much time to be “off.” Actually, for tennis, 2025 began while the calendar still read

As the news of Rafael Nadal’s impending retirement made waves across the tennis world and beyond, it hit his longtime “Big Three” rivals Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic particularly hard, too On Thursday, the 20-time and 24-time Grand Slam winners both paid tribute to the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s “tenacity,

Roger Federer is spending the US Open in a far off land, deep in the Switzerland mountains. The 34-year-old father of four is enjoying an extra helping of family time, taking in his nation's stunning scenery and staying busy rehabbing. “I have more time to rehab, I know I’ll have

Recently retired Ana Ivanovic is taking advantage of her drastically increased time off, and her new freedoms. The Serbian hit the slopes for her first-ever attempt on skis, and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Mardy Fish’s coach, David Nainkin, tells the New York Times that his player was concerned earlier this year that he’d never achieve his goals. The 29-year-old Fish has qualified for the ATP World Tour Finals for the first time. "It was tough, we couldn’t understand it," said Nainkin. "I remember

Brian Baker has undergone yet another surgery, this time on the right knee he injured at the Australian Open two years ago. The American tweeted a photo of his leg, saying he had the procedure done in Colorado:

Andre Agassi tells the New York Times he thinks that Andy Murray should hire a full-time coach. Murray is currently using the adidas Player Development program coaches for part-time assistance. Agassi's former coach, Darren Cahill is helping the world No. 4, as is Sven Groeneveld. "I chose Darren because I