MASON, Ohio (AP) — Defending champion Karolina Pliskova pulled off a doubleheader sweep Friday at the Western & Southern Open, reaching the semifinals by winning a pair of matches with little rest in-between. Rafael Nadal couldn't do the same. Pliskova completed a match that was suspended overnight because of rain,

MASON, Ohio (AP) — The top seeds at the Western & Southern Open waited hours through rain before their matches were postponed late Thursday night, setting up a chaotic weekend finish. Defending champion Karolina Pliskova was up 3-0 in the first set against Camila Giorgi when steady rain moved in

Some people are afraid of flying, but who knew one of those people would be Simona Halep, a professional tennis player who makes her career out of traveling the globe? Well, perhaps not flying in general, just flying on a single private plane. Before coming into this year's Cincinnati Masters,

Sloane Stephens spent most of the last year dealing with a right foot injury that had her in a very large, very annoying walking boot for weeks. Her last match in 2016 was at the Rio Olympics, and after having surgery in February, she returned to the tour at Wimbledon.

Roger Federer has pulled out of this week's Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati with a back injury, meaning Rafael Nadal will retake the No. 1 ranking on Aug. 21. The final Masters 1000 event before the U.S. Open made the announcement on Twitter on Monday.

Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from Cincinnati citing personal reasons, reinforcing recent media stories that she is in a custody dispute that is preventing her from traveling with her son, Leo. Azarenka and the child's father, Billy McKeague, appear to have split a few weeks ago, with the Belarussian deleting photos

TORONTO (AP) — Karolina Pliskova advanced to the quarterfinals at the Rogers Cup on Thursday when Japanese qualifier Naomi Osaka was forced to retire because of an injury. The world's top-ranked player moved on with a 6-2, 6-7 (4), 1-0 victory when Osaka had to retire because of an abdominal

MILAN (AP) — Former French Open finalist Sara Errani struggled to hold back the tears on Wednesday as she insisted she is not a cheat after being handed a two-month doping ban. The International Tennis Federation announced the suspension on Monday after Errani tested positive for the banned substance letrozole

“Just hang in there. I kept telling myself that,” Jordan Thompson said. A few minutes earlier, he had come back from two sets down to record his first win at the Australian Open, his home Grand Slam, in January of this year. “Just try to make as many balls as

NEW YORK (AP) — Stan Wawrinka chose long-term health over a U.S. Open title defense. The defending champion pulled out of the tournament Friday because of an injured knee, saying he decided to undergo a "medical intervention" and sit out the rest of 2017. He did not provide any specifics

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for the family of a 78-year-old Florida man who died after a vehicle crash with tennis star Venus Williams are asking to search her cellphone. The Palm Beach Post reports attorneys at Steinger, Iscoe and Green filed a motion Friday requesting to have

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, first up on the stadium court at the Citi Open was an opening-round showdown between world No. 2 Simona Halep and world No. 957 Sloane Stephens. Yes, you read that right, No. 957. The 2015 Washington champion has been out of commission since the Olympics

As has been reported, Venus Williams was involved in a fatal car crash on June 9 in Palm Beach Gardens. The 37-year-old was initially found at fault for the accident that caused the later death of 78-year-old Jerome Barson. Barson's wife Linda was driving the car and was also injured.

VISTA, Calif. (AP) — The father of retired tennis star Mark Philippoussis pleaded not guilty Thursday to molesting two 9-year-old girls while he was a private tennis instructor in California. Nikolaos Philippoussis, 68, entered pleas to 14 counts of committing lewd acts and sex acts with children. He could face

Returning from a hamstring injury that has sidelined her since Rome, Maria Sharapova says she is drawing inspiration from Venus Williams as she attempts to return to the top of the game. The Russian has returned to the WTA tour this season from a 15-month anti-doping suspension, playing three events

In reading the wire report about Novak Djokovic’s decision to sit out the remainder of the 2017 season, due to a right elbow injury, a statistic caught my eye: the 30-year-old has not missed a Grand Slam tournament since the 2005 Australian Open. This 51-tournament run—the seventh-longest in tennis history,

For more than a year, Novak Djokovic's right elbow hurt when he hit serves or forehands. The pain kept getting worse, and now he's going to give his arm a chance to heal by sitting out the rest of 2017. Djokovic will miss the U.S. Open, ending his streak of

Kim Clijsters, who was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I., this past weekend, took some time to break down her new exhibit with Nick McCarvel. The exhibit consists of, among other things, the Belgian’s 2010 ESPY award, her 2005 U.S. Open trophy, her 2010 Australian

For all the international fanfare over a pregnant Serena Williams' Vanity Fair cover, suffice it to say that not everyone loves it. AdWeek reports that Gelson's Markets in at least three areas of Los Angeles have censored the cover by placing a blank card in front of Williams' body, moving

A peculiarly scorching sun had its way with the Wimbledon grass over this fortnight. But the sun also sets. Here, our ongoing roundup of passing shots from SW19, a curated much-ado-about-everything – if a bit less manicured than the Wimble-lawns themselves. See No. 12. 11 Wimbledon has never been the