HALLE, Germany (AP) Roger Federer got away with a close call in the opening round of his favorite Wimbledon tune-up event, beating Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6 (8), 3-6, 7-6 (5) at the Gerry Weber Open on Monday. Federer is seeking his eighth title in Halle, a grass-court tournament that is traditionally

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Victoria Azarenka calmly coasted through her opening two matches at the Australian Open. On Friday, she had to get angry. Struggling to close out a third-round win over Mona Barthel, the third-seeded Belarusian twice thought her opponent's shots had missed the sideline. Each time, she glared at

PARIS (AP) Fourth-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus matched her best result at a Grand Slam tournament by beating Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 6-2, 6-3 on Monday to reach the French Open quarterfinals. Azarenka also reached the quarterfinals two years ago in Paris and has made it that far at Wimbledon

ROME (AP) — Three-time champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the upcoming Italian Open as she continues to recover from a right shoulder injury. Rome organizers announced Wednesday that Sharapova's spot in the draw for the May 13-19 tournament will be taken by 45th-ranked Viktoria Kuzmova of Slovakia. Sharapova, a

Fabio Fognini made a quick recovery against Thomaz Bellucci in the Rio Open. Serving for the second set, the Italian lost his grip on his racquet, sending it crashing into the clay. Thankfully, it bounced right to where Fognini was able to snatch it out of the air. He continued

NEW YORK (AP) Eugenie Bouchard's revitalizing run at the U.S. Open is over after she slipped and fell in the locker room. The 25th-seeded Canadian, diagnosed with a concussion, withdrew from her fourth-round match against Roberta Vinci on Sunday. She was hurt Friday and pulled out of two doubles matches

While 72 Australian Open competitors are stuck inside their hotel rooms, the ATP Challenger Tour is rolling on in Turkey. Some of the top players at the Istanbul Challenger include Brandon Nakashima, Antoine Hoang and Lorenzo Musetti. Nakashima earned a tough victory over Istanbul’s own Cem Ikel, hitting some flashy

ISTANBUL (AP) Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki rallied to defeat Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 Tuesday in their opening round-robin match at the WTA Championships. Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and U.S. Open winner Sam Stosur also began the group stage with a victory at the season-ending tournament. Kvitova beat Vera

PARIS -- Rafael Nadal had to come from behind yet again at the French Open and reached the fourth round by beating Fabio Fognini 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4 Saturday. After dropping the opening set in his first two matches, Nadal trailed 4-2 and was down a break at 6-5 before

PARIS (AP) — If Jelena Ostapenko wins the French Open on Saturday, she would accomplish something no tennis player has managed to do since, coincidentally, the day she was born 20 years ago: earn a first tour-level title at a Grand Slam tournament. The last to do it? Gustavo Kuerten,

It was a match-up everyone was waiting for when the draw was made, and now it’s here - Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have made their way into the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, and now they’ll battle it out for a spot in the

In the fall of 1978, the Bjorn Borg aura was at its zenith. He was near the end of what to that point was the finest year of his career. Summer had commenced with the Swede winning Roland Garros and Wimbledon—the first of three straight times he’d accomplish that remarkable

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We’re set for Day 2 in Melbourne, but the weather is still only half-cooperating. It’s cloudy and chilly again, which feels like false advertising. So far this isn’t the Australian Open I’ve seen on TV. But there have been mitigating factors. Around the corner from my hotel, past the breakfast

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KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP)—After a one-year postponement, Andy Roddick is again planning to take on Dwyane Wade in H-O-R-S-E. They'll also play a little tennis. The doubleheader is scheduled for Saturday at the Sony Ericsson Open, where Roddick plays his opening match Friday. Roddick was set to play Wade in

Playing for the first time since withdrawing from the Australin Open with a back injury, Dinara Safina has defeated Agnes Szavay 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-0 to win her opening match at Stuttgart. Safina went down 4-1 in the first set before eking out a tiebreak, but finished in emphatic fashion. "It's

BELGRADE, Serbia(AP) Novak Djokovic brought Serbia back into the Davis Cup final against France by defeating Gilles Simon 6-3, 6-1, 7-5 to tie the opening singles 1-1 on Friday. Gael Monfils cruised past Janko Tipsarevic 6-1, 7-6 (4), 6-0 to give France the opening singles. Djokovic, ranked 3rd in the

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