TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) — Former world No. 2 Vera Zvonareva fell short in her bid to make a second successive WTA final on her comeback to professional tennis, retiring against Kateryna Bondarenko in the Tashkent Open semifinals on Friday. Bondarenko was leading 7-6 (7), 4-1 when Zvonareva retired. The cause

NEW YORK (AP)—Monica Niculescu upset 27th-seeded Lucie Safarova in straight sets Friday at the U.S. Open to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time. The 68th-ranked Niculescu won 6-0, 6-1 to become the first Romanian woman to make the round of 16 at Flushing Meadows

Caroline Wozniacki and Roger Federer have a lot in common this fortnight. Both are ranked No. 3 in the world and are the defending champions at the Australian Open. Both also meant business in their first-round matches on Monday, where they dismantled their respective opponents in straight sets.

You're seeing that caption right: defending Citi Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova is missing the tournament this year due to visa trouble. The world No. 108 said she has never had problems like this before, and withdrew from the WTA International. Washington is the Russian's most recent title, and only one

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina has withdrawn from the Brisbane International with a left wrist injury, joining another former U.S. Open champion, Marin Cilic, on the tournament sidelines. Del Potro has been off the tour since undergoing surgery in March, but had targeted Brisbane as

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) Roger Federer doesn't think he needs to be in a hurry to break Pete Sampras' Grand Slam record. Federer is bidding to equal Sampras' 14 major titles by capturing the Australian Open. The growing perception is that the 27-year-old Swiss will find it harder than in recent years

Welcome to Florida Week! As the tours head southeast for the Miami Open, TENNIS.com and Baseline will feature all things Sunshine State. You’ll learn about the personalities, stories, teams and venues that have made Florida one of the tennis capitals of the world. We’ll also be reporting from the Miami

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Billie Jean King thinks one of the main venues at the Australian Open should be renamed because of Margaret Court's comments about the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. King, a trailblazer for equality and diversity in tennis, said she had initially been a proponent of

Andy Roddick and Gilles Muller kicked off their 2012 summer hard-court campaigns in earnest with a trip to the final of the Atlanta Open. Finishing on top of the junior rankings can present two different indicators of determining success on the adult tour. Case in point: Andy Roddick, the American

Simona Halep surged through her opening round encounter at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, easing past 2019 French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova, 6-1, 6-3. "This match gives me confidence that my level is high," Halep said in her post-match press conference. "If I keep doing the same thing, I'll be

MATCH POINT: Ruud finishes off Zverev in style

The men’s and women’s Roland Garros finals couldn’t be more different from a betting perspective. On the men’s side, you have Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas, two of the three oddsmakers' favorites to win the tournament. In the women’s draw, it’s unseeded Barbora Krejcikova versus No. 31 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova,

TC LIVE Flashback: Roddick hustles and flows

“Very long games at the beginning and a good level of tennis,” Rafael Nadal said of the opening of his 6-2, 6-1 win over Nick Kyrgios in the China Open final. “I think after 30 minutes we were only 2-1. Very intense everything.” In its early moments, Nadal-Kyrgios looked like

THE BREAK: Can you win a game against a pro?

LONDON (AP) — John Curry, a former chairman of the All England Club who led the Wimbledon tennis tournament through a period of expansion in the 1990s, has died. He was 86. The All England Club said Curry died on Saturday. No cause of death was given. "John Curry will

Tennis Channel Live: When Naomi Osaka launched her new agency

source: APWF Nick Kyrgios, of Australia, returns a shot to Andy Murray, of Britain, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) Seventh seed Nick Kyrgios of Australia is through to the second round

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic took home his fifth BNP Paribas Open by topping an ailing Milos Raonic, 6-2, 6-0. But Djokovic won more than just a title this week.

SAN DIEGO (AP) If Novak Djokovic wins Wimbledon and the U.S. Open to complete a Grand Slam, he'll have a big fan in the last man to do it. Rod Laver knows what it takes to complete tennis' ultimate achievement, having won the Grand Slam as an amateur in 1962