MADRID (AP) Rafael Nadal will lead Spain in the Davis Cup final against Argentina, which will count on Juan Martin del Potro and David Nalbandian to lead the South Americans to a first title in their fourth attempt. The second-ranked Nadal helped Spain beat France 4-1 in the semifinals to

MADRID (AP) Rafael Nadal began his Madrid Open title defense with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Marcos Baghdatis on Wednesday, and Novak Djokovic won his 30th straight match, 6-3, 6-4 over Kevin Anderson. The top-ranked Nadal broke three times in the first set and once in the second, pinning the

LONDON (AP)—Playing like the Roger Federer of old, the 16-time Grand Slam champion from Switzerland easily beat Andy Murray 6-4, 6-2 Tuesday at the ATP World Tour Finals. The second-ranked Federer stretched his record to 2-0 at the season-ending tournament for the top eight players in the world, but has

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Alex de Minaur and Jordan Thompson won their singles matches to help Australia qualify for the Davis Cup semifinals for the first time since 2017 at the expense of the Netherlands. De Minaur beat Botic van de Zandschulp 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 to clinch the series 2-0

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) With one former women's No. 1 making an early exit and the current one not playing until Tuesday, it was just as well that Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin came back to give the Australian Open some first-day luster on a rainy, dreary day at Melbourne Park. Former

MONACO (AP)—Jo-Wilfried Tsonga celebrated his 27th birthday by saving all six break points in a 6-2, 6-4 win Tuesday against Philipp Kohlschreiber to reach the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters. Andy Murray started his clay-court season in style by beating Viktor Troicki 6-0, 6-3. Tsonga, who was serenaded

It appeared to be an afternoon like every other in Madrid last week. The sky was a steel blue that nearly matched the silver walls of the Magic Box. The Spanish sun was as encompassing as ever, but the air was cut with a swaying cross-breeze. The well-dressed and well-heeled

LONDON (AP) Two days after winning a grass-court title in Stuttgart, Rafael Nadal was knocked out in the first round of the Queen's Club tournament on Tuesday when he fell 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-4 to Alexandr Dolgopolov. By contrast, top-seeded Andy Murray opened his bid to recapture the title he

NEW YORK -- Tennis players around the world have learned plenty from Rafael Nadal. On Tuesday, Nadal learned something from Conner Stroud. Stroud, a 12-year-old from Spindale, N.C., was born without hips, ankles, femurs or knees. Encouraged by parents who wouldn't allow their son's disability to hold him back, Stroud

MADRID(AP) Juan Carlos Ferrero will replace Rafael Nadal for Spain's Davis Cup semifinal against Israel. An abdominal injury that has bothered Nadal during his current run at the U.S. Open has led the third-ranked Spaniard to withdraw from the best-of-five series to be played at Murcia from Sept. 18-20. `Rafa

PALERMO, Sicily (AP)—Top-seeded Sara Errani needed little more than an hour to defeat 108th-ranked Patricia Mayr-Achleitner of Austria 6-3, 6-2 Wednesday and reach the Italiacom Open quarterfinals. Errani was the runner-up at the French Open last month and is ranked a career-high No. 9 this week. She won this clay

NEW YORK (AP)—Fernando Verdasco sprinted toward the drop shot, slid on the concrete and barely got to the ball—then whipped it around the net post and back inside the sideline. For a clean winner. On match point. In a fifth-set tiebreaker. What a way to celebrate “Spain Day” at the

PRESS CONFERENCE: Rafael Nadal, after an 0-2 start at the ATP Finals

Garbine Muguruza has completed her coaching trial with Conchita Martinez and will return to working with Sam Sumyk, Martinez has announced. Muguruza had brought on Martinez to help her from Doha to Miami. The pair had first worked together at Wimbledon, where Muguruza won her second Grand Slam title. Holding

After nearly two years of absence, No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz made a winning return to the Australian Open as he defeated Richard Gasquet in straight sets, 7-6 (5), 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday. The 20-year-old was met with a roar from the crowd as he stepped inside Rod Laver Arena,

Playing his first match on clay in almost three years, Roger Federer made quick work of Richard Gasquet at the Mutua Madrid Open on Tuesday night, cruising past the Frenchman, 6-2, 6-3. Federer’s last clay-court match came on May 12, 2016—a loss to Dominic Thiem in the third round of

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Roberto Bautista Agut earned his 399th tour-level victory by defeating Roman Safiullin 6-3, 7-6 (8) in the first round of the Barcelona Open on Monday. Bautista Agut, a former No. 9 in the world, saved a set point in the tiebreaker before triumphing after nearly two

MONACO (AP) — Two-time champion Novak Djokovic struggled with his serve at times but reached the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters with a scrappy 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over Philipp Kohlschreiber on Tuesday. Djokovic double-faulted eight times and needed five match points to beat Kohlschreiber, who lost eight

NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal will miss the upcoming Indian Wells and Miami tournaments because of a lingering right hip injury. Nadal made the announcement Friday on Facebook. He withdrew from the Mexico Open before his first match on Wednesday, saying he needed more time to recover. He wrote

NEW YORK(AP) Stadium security was bulked up for Wednesday night's matches at the U.S. Open, a day after a man was arrested for running onto the court to kiss Rafael Nadal. The total number of on-court private security personnel - guards and supervisors - was being increased from six to