BASEL, Switzerland (AP) -- Teenager Borna Coric upset second-seeded Rafael Nadal in straight sets Friday to reach the semifinals of the Swiss Indoors and announce himself as one of the rising stars of tennis. There was no such slip-up for Roger Federer as the top-seeded Swiss remained on course for

Australia's Bernard Tomic beat Dan Evans in four sets after Andy Murray gave Britain the early lead to leave its Davis Cup semifinal at Glasgow level at 1-1 on Friday. The other semifinal between Belgium and Argentina at Brussels was also level at 1-1 after the opening singles, while Roger

MONACO (AP) Winning a game against Novak Djokovic these days is quite an achievement. Even when you're an U.S. Open champion. Djokovic won the first eight games of his Monte Carlo Masters quarterfinal match Friday before Marin Cilic managed to hold his serve, raising a thumb in the air to

PARIS (AP) There are two distinct sounds when Roger Federer graces the courts of Roland Garros. One is the pop of backhands and forehands kicking up puffs of red clay. The other, getting ever louder, is the scratchy tick of life's clock. At age 33, with 34 bearing down in

PARIS (AP) So, Stan Wawrinka was asked, were you aware that in the long history of the French Open, no defending champion ever had lost in the first round? ''No,'' Wawrinka replied quickly, his arms crossed, the hint of a smirk on his scruffy face. After waiting a comedic beat,

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — When Maria Sharapova realized her tennis career could be ended by what she claims was an accidental doping violation, the former world No. 1 decided she had to fight. "When you love what you do, and you do it with passion and integrity ... then

MONACO (AP) — Defending champion Rafael Nadal beat David Goffin 6-3, 6-1 to move within one more win of a 10th Monte Carlo Masters title and first of the season on Saturday. Nadal will play 15th-seeded Albert Ramos-Vinolas in an all-Spanish final after the latter beat Lucas Pouille of France

LONDON (AP) — Roger Federer has learned not to take anything for granted. That's why he said what he did during the trophy presentation after his record-breaking eighth Wimbledon championship: "I hope this wasn't my last match. And I hope I can come back next year and try to defend

The 2017 season saw some incredible revivals and fantastic breakthroughs, but a number of big names barely played even half the season. Or, in the case of the biggest name of them all, Serena Williams, barely played a month. That's because the Australian Open champion left the tour after winning

PARIS—Grigor Dimitrov made a winning start to his 2018 French Open campaign on Sunday, moving past last-minute lucky loser Mohamed Safwat of Egypt in two hours and two minutes, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (1). Dimitrov was originally scheduled to play a more familiar opponent, Viktor Troicki—they’d met five times before, with

WATCH—Kei Nishikori gets a spot in the ATP Finals:

PARIS—“I feel I'm a really confused person,” laughs Zheng Qinwen, as she pokes fun at herself during a sit-down interview inside the media center at Roland Garros. “There are some days I can really express myself and be able to listen to everyone. But there are some days when I

There isn't much Roger Federer doesn't know about tennis these days. But when it comes to the intricate strategies of big-time doubles matches, even the Swiss found he had a few things to learn. With Switzerland playing France in its first Davis Cup final a year ago, team captain and

MONACO (AP) Standing in the way of a ninth Monte Carlo Masters title for Rafael Nadal is Frenchman Gael Monfils, an opponent the Spaniard has beaten every time they've met on clay and who has a dismal 5-18 record in finals. Nadal has waited two years to win a Masters

CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Pancho Segura, who rose from poverty to win six U.S. Pro singles and doubles championships and was one of the world's top amateur tennis players in the 1940s and professionals in the 1950s, has died. He was 96. Segura died Saturday from complications of Parkinson's disease

MELBOURNE—Unforgettable—for different reasons. That single word is how third-seeded Grigor Dimitrov and Mackenzie McDonald, an American qualifier ranked 186th in the world, will each remember their second-round match at the 2018 Australian Open. Over the course of three hours and 25 minutes, ending 20 minutes short of midnight, Dimitrov won

Carlos Alcaraz may be the Paris Olympic Village’s selfie king, but Naomi Osaka may have just taken the title of its style queen. The Japanese player has been serving up looks and mingling with the fashion world in Paris during the 2024 Olympic Games—which has already been declared the most

On this final day of 1977, Vitas Gerulaitis was delighted to see his prophecy had come true. That morning in Melbourne, Gerulaitis prepared to play the final of the Australian Open. These were the years when the Australian Open field was rather shallow. The 23-year-old Gerulaitis, ranked No. 5 in

Twenty-five years ago today, Pokémon Red and Green—the very first entries in what would eventually become the highest-grossing media franchise in history—were released. Exactly five months earlier, Yoshihito Nishioka was born. While too young to be an early adopter of the franchise, but still old enough to see it transform

Hubert Hurkacz’s run to the Miami Open championship will go down as one of those rough and unforgettable paths to victory. The man from Poland’s last five wins were particularly notable; none easy versus formidable opponents Denis Shapovalov, Milos Raonic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev and, in the finals, Jannik Sinner.