MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Third-seeded Simona Halep advanced to the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Australian Jarmila Gajdosova in a match that finished early Thursday morning. Halep and Gajdosova didn't start their match on Rod Laver Arena until nearly midnight due to the length

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) Top-seeded Rafael Nadal advanced to the semifinals of the Hamburg Open by beating fifth-seeded Pablo Cuevas 6-3, 6-2 Friday. Nadal's semifinal opponent will be Andreas Seppi, who reached the last four without having to play. His opponent, Simone Bolleli, withdrew with a stomach ailment. Nadal is looking

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro will attempt to extend his remarkable comeback in 2016 when he launches the 2017 season at Auckland's ASB Tennis Classic in January. Del Potro, who played only six tournaments in 2014 and 2015 because of a wrist

SAO PAULO (AP) — Two-time defending champion Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay can make it three straight in the Brazil Open after beating top-seeded Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain in the semifinals 6-3, 7-6 (2) on Saturday. Cuevas has won five ATP singles title, all on clay. Cuevas and Carreno Busta

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Caroline Wozniacki's New Haven winning streak ended at 20 Friday when the four-time defending champion retired from her semifinal match with Maria Kirilenko because of a knee injury. Wozniacki, who injured the right knee in her quarterfinal win Thursday, called for the trainer right after

LONDON (AP)—American tennis player Wayne Odesnik has accepted “a voluntary provisional suspension” from all events after pleading guilty last month to importing human growth hormone into Australia. The International Tennis Federation said in a statement Monday that the suspension, which covers Grand Slam tournaments and ATP-sanctioned competitions, started last Friday.

With no Americans in the Top 10 for the first time since ATP tour rankings began, Sam Querrey played down the significance of the statistic by pointing to the recent run of good results posted by U.S. players. Querrey, 22, and John Isner, 25, have both broken into the Top

ISTANBUL (AP) Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will meet Victoria Azarenka in the final of the WTA Championships on Sunday. Kvitova rallied to defeat U.S. Open winner Samantha Stosur of Australia 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 Saturday, and Azarenka of Belarus defeated Vera Zvonareva of Russia 6-2, 6-3. The winner of Sunday's match

The top men’s duo solidifies its spot in the game, while the women show their national pride. All this and more in this week’s Doubles Take. A FEAT ON CLAY After months of chasing down the top spot in the men’s rankings, Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury finally achieved that

WATCH: Sabalenka is yet to drop a set at the Mutua Madrid Open.

FLASHBACK: Pavlyuchenkova endured a tough test from Iga Swiatek in Rome earlier this month.

LA PALMA, Calif.—The Black Tennis Hall of Fame will recognize renowned tennis legend Maurice "Mo" Hunter as its 2024 Regional Legend. The organization will make the formal announcement in February with an inductees ceremony planned in September at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture. Hunter began his start in

There was no battle for No. 1 at the last Grand Slam, the 2018 US Open. Simona Halep had it locked up before the tournament even began, but the Romanian will be under all sorts of pressure at the upcoming Australian Open, as 10 other players have a shot at

FLASHBACK: Discussing Djokovic's deportation on TC Live

Before each day's play begins in Paris, we'll preview three must-see matches that you'll find on Tennis Channel Plus. Tennis Channel Plus features up to 10 courts of live action from Roland Garros beginning Sunday, May 27 at 5:00am ET. Catch up and watch all your favorite stars anytime, on-demand,

Over the first 10 days of 2017, we're examining the Top 10 players on the ATP and WTA tours—how will they fare during the new season? All of the previews can be found here. In 2016, for the first time as a thirty-something, Serena Williams didn’t have a wholly successful

Tennis has been transformed over the last five decades by TV, money, technology, equipment, fashion and politics. But through all of that, the players have remained at the heart of the game. As part of our golden anniversary celebration of the Open era, Tennis.com presents its list of 50 best

Each day through the first four rounds, Richard Pagliaro will preview three must-see matches—and give his predictions. (7) Caroline Wozniacki vs. Tamira Paszek —Head to Head: Wozniacki leads 1-0 Paszek scored successive Top 10 wins over former Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli and Angelique Kerber to win Eastbourne on Saturday, and

MONTREAL (AP)—Vera Zvonareva upset an ailing Kim Clijsters 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the semifinals of the Rogers Cup on Friday. The fifth-seeded Clijsters was examined by a trainer courtside after the second set for an apparent left thigh injury, then took a six-minute medical break. She returned with her

Growing up on Long Island, I spent many a cold January night staying up to watch Australian Open coverage on television. The brightly-colored courts and creative fan costumes certainly have their appeal from afar, but I couldn’t help but wonder about the “Happy Slam” nickname the tournament had acquired over