INDIAN WELLS, California (AP)—American teenager Christina McHale stunned Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory in the night session of the BNP Paribas Open, which has seen several withdrawals because of illness. Gael Monfils of France, Jurgen Melzer of Austria and American Vania King each battled an

At the BB&T Atlanta Open, the first men's tournament of the summer hard-court stretch leading up to the US Open, five-time champion John Isner and fellow American Taylor Fritz are the top two seeds. But while those two enter the tournament among the favorites to take the title, much of

By Rosangel Valenti, TW Contributing Editor

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Maria Sharapova moved closer to another Australian Open title, set to face a fellow Russian in the semifinals who has never beaten her. Sharapova made all the big points look easy Tuesday in defeating 20-year-old Eugenie Bouchard 6-3, 6-2 -- her fourth consecutive win over the Canadian

LONDON (AP) A year ago at Wimbledon, Eugenie Bouchard and Simona Halep met in a semifinal showcasing two of tennis' up-and-coming stars. Bouchard was only 20, Halep 22. Bouchard won that matchup to reach a Grand Slam final in the sixth major tournament of her career, a month after Halep

LONDON (AP) While tennis fans everywhere anxiously wait to see if Serena Williams can take the third step toward a true Grand Slam, the 20-time major winner said she will only start to feel the pressure in about two weeks. That is, after Wimbledon ends. The 33-year-old Williams is overwhelmingly

WATCH—Bernard Tomic wins the Chengdu Open:

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Meet the female Jason Bourne. Not that she's a spy, or a fictitious character of any kind, but Johanna Konta does have a multiple identity and a few passports. The 24-year-old tennis player who was born in Australia to Hungarian parents and moved to England as a

MADRID (AP) — Novak Djokovic is trying his best to stay optimistic despite a disappointing start to his season. Former No. 1-ranked Djokovic has struggled since returning from a layoff for a right elbow injury and is yet to reach the quarterfinals in the six tournaments he has played this

WATCH—Match point from Jurgen Melzer's upset win over Milos Raonic at Erste Bank Open:

The clay-court season is officially in full swing for the ATP and WTA tours. Doubles Take is here with a look at the latest results. RECAPTURING THAT FAMILIAR FEELING After a solid start to their 2021 campaign, Demi Schuurs and Nicole Melichar went 1-2 in their last two events on

Fall is here, which means that pro tennis players are busy migrating East for the Asian swing. What began last week with modest events in Seoul, Chengdu and Hangzhou escalates with bigger tournaments in Tokyo and Beijing, starting on Tuesday. The men’s side gets a welcome injection of marquee names

Novak Djokovic vs. Camilo Ugo Carabelli Ugo Carabelli has been the luckiest—and hardest-working—loser in tennis the past couple of months. In Rio in February, the Argentine lost in qualifiers, but made it into the main draw after another player pulled out. By week’s end, he had reached his first 500

DOHA, Qatar(AP) Caroline Wozniacki denies there was any wrongdoing involved when she quit a match last week that she was on the verge of winning. The 19-year-old Dane retired at the Luxembourg Open with a hamstring injury while leading Anne Kremer of Luxembourg 7-5, 5-0. There was a surge in

WASHINGTON(AP) Andy Roddick says he is healthy and ready for his first match since losing the Wimbledon final. Roddick, who hasn't played since his loss to Roger Federer on July 5, said Monday he's recovered from the right hip flexor he sustained in that match. Roddick is the top-seeded player

AUCKLAND, New Zealand(AP) Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer has made a winning return to the WTA Tour after her ban for breaching anti-doping regulations was lifted, beating Germany's Julia Goerges 6-3, 6-4 in the ASB Classic. Wickmayer, ranked 16th, and compatriot Xavier Malisse were banned for one year in November for failing

Sam Querrey has defeated Mardy Fish 7-6 (3), 7-5 in an all-American final of Queen's. It is Querrey's third title on a third surface this season, with the 23-year-old also having won Memphis on indoor hardcourt and Houston on clay. Fish served for the second set at 5-4 but dropped

Juan Martin del Potro has pulled out of next week's Masters in Shanghai, feeling the toll of his return to competition two weeks ago. A reoccurence of wrist problems is not the reason for the withdrawal, his agent told DPA. "The wrist is perfect," Ugo Colombini said. "But Juan Martin

PARIS (AP) Juan Ignacio Chela reached the French Open quarterfinals by beating Alejandro Falla of Colombia 4-6, 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 on Monday. Chela, the only non-European left in the men's draw, will next face either Andy Murray of Britain or Viktor Troicki of Serbia. The unseeded Argentine also

TORONTO (AP) Venus Williams has withdrawn from the Rogers Cup due to an illness. Williams says she wasn't feeling well so she went to see the doctor Sunday. She was diagnosed with a viral illness and says she is ``extremely disappointed'' she won't be able to play in Toronto. Qualifier