PARIS (AP) — Former French minister for health and sport Roselyne Bachelot was ordered to pay 10,000 euros ($11,800) in damages to Rafael Nadal on Thursday after accusing him of doping. In March last year, Bachelot said on a French television show that Nadal's seven-month injury layoff in 2012 was

Ernests Gulbis experienced cramps in the third set of his second-round match against Dominic Thiem, which he lost to his friend and practice partner, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. Both players are coached by Austrian Gunther Bresnik, and warmed up together before the match. "I started to have cramps. I

Competing against one of your best friends is never easy, but Reilly Opelka and Taylor Fritz are definitely used to it by now. When they aren’t roasting each other on Instagram, they are probably hanging out with each other and the rest of “the boys.”

Former world No. 1 Marat Safin is enjoying his experience as a coach a lot more than his coaches usually did during his playing days. Safin is captain of the Russian team at the ATP Cup this week, providing courtside coaching to Daniil Medvedev and Karen Khachanov. The temperamental two-time

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga said that while he has played well at times this year, he needs to improve his ranking in order to have a better chance of success at the Grand Slams. Currently ranked No. 19, Tsonga is playing Winston-Salem this week. “For me it was important for me to

The Adidas player development program will shut down at the end of the year. The company will no longer employ coaches Darren Cahill and Mats Merkel as well as physical trainer Gil Reyes to work with its players on tour and at the Las Vegas training facility. Coach and broadcaster

Roger Federer, who was upset by Nick Kyrgios in the second round Madrid despite holding match points, says the 20-year-old Australian is already a great player but tneeds more seasoning. Kyrgios lost to John Isner in the next round in three sets. "He's got a wonderful serve, good potential, so

Former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka is not satisfied with her current No. 31 ranking, she told the press in Madrid. Azarenka, who lost to Serena Williams after having three match points in Madrid, has said that she wants to become No. 1 again, but that will take quite a while

The more things change, the more they stay the same. The ATP World Tour boasts six players aged 21 and under among its Top 100. Nine more are among Nos. 101-200. Thus the ATP has set in motion "Next Generation" 2016, a sprawling campaign fans are sure to see plenty

Juan Martin del Potro says he is excited about the opportunity to play a top player again. The Argentine won his first-round match at Indian Wells to set up a meeting with Tomas Berdych. Del Potro, who received a wild card into the event, defeated Tim Smyczek, 6-4, 6-0, in

LONDON—Radek Stepanek is not planning on retiring. On the contrary, he's continuing to set goals for himself. The 37-year-old Czech fell to Nick Kyrgios in four sets in the first round of Wimbledon, with Kyrgios saying they had talked about a coaching relationship. But Stepanek is not switching careers just

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) Andy and Jamie Murray kept Britain alive in its Davis Cup semifinal against Argentina, winning the doubles match in four sets to reduce the titleholder's deficit to 2-1 on Saturday. The Murray brothers beat Juan Martin del Potro and Leonardo Mayer 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in front

Monica Puig has had trouble concentrating on tennis after winning a gold medal—Puerto Rico's first-ever gold—at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The 22-year-old has only won two matches since her victory captured international attention and turned her into a leading figure in her country. "There's been a lot

PARIS (AP) — Jack Sock went to the island of Mallorca ahead of the French Open, planning to train with Rafael Nadal. Didn't work out that way. "It was supposed to be with Rafa," Sock lamented, "until he won Monte Carlo and Barcelona and every tournament he plays." So Nadal

Last week, Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome. Rafa would go on to win the tournament, but what stood out at the event was Djokovic's return to form. For the first time in over a year, Djokovic resembled the player we've

Tennis Channel President Ken Solomon recently joined Craig Shapiro on the Under Review Tennis Podcast to share his insight on the broadcast landscape in professional tennis. A number of topics were discussed with Shapiro: from competing against other networks and the impact of acquiring broadcast rights at Roland Garros in

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rajeev Ram's decision to focus on the men's doubles paid off when he teamed with Joe Salisbury to win the Australian Open title. The 11th-seeded pair was in control from early in the opening set to beat young Australian wild-card entries Max Purcell and Luke Saville

The Spanish tennis federation is asking its clubs and events to comply with government restrictions imposed to combat the spread of coronavirus in the country. Spain now has more than 2,000 cases, double from the beginning of the week. All sporting events have shut their doors to spectators under orders

“I don’t want to be gone when important things are happening. Hopefully I can play for a few more years, but there’s going to be a side of me that probably will be more at home than he is on the road.” After a quick catch-up with Irina Falconi as

It’s been an eventful championship Sunday so far on Scott Douglas’ pristine clay court in Rolling Hills, CA. In the semifinals, Sam Querrey dispatched Ernesto Escobedo, 4-3 (6), 4-1, saving a set point down 6-5 in the first set tiebreak. On that set point, a ball popped out of Escobedo’s