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

The owners of the ATP tournament in Los Angeles decided to sell the event to a group from Bogota, Colombia because it was the only firm offer on the table. Tournament director Bob Kramer told TENNIS.com that the sale of the event will likely be concluded by the end this

Eugenie Bouchard burst out to a 4-1 lead, but Svetlana Kuznetsova won 11 of the next 12 games.

LONDON (AP) -- Li Na has always been willing to speak her mind, often with a dose of humor, whether she's criticizing her husband in a stadium interview for snoring or correcting a reporter for a question that might not have told the whole story. Li was at it again

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) In one of his final media conferences as a player, Lleyton Hewitt told everyone on Saturday what they already knew - that's he's never lacked for motivation during a career which spanned three decades. And also no surprise that the motivation part is what he'll miss most

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) When Johanna Konta found out she was playing Venus Williams in the first round of the Australian Open, she thought to herself, ''I just hope I stay out there more than an hour.'' The Sydney-born British player did last more than an hour on Tuesday - one

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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Defending champion Novak Djokovic survived five match points to beat Fernando Verdasco and set up a final against top-ranked Andy Murray, who had far less trouble winning his semifinal as he recorded a seventh straight victory against Tomas Berdych. On another day of chilly and windy

ROME, Italy—Bianca Andreescu is a win away from ensuring herself a return to the Top 100 after getting revenge on Elena Rybakina, 6-2, 6-4 in the third round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. A former world No. 4, Andreescu started the week ranked No. 121 after missing the first three

LONDON (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local): 9:10 p.m. Maria Sharapova lost in the first round at Wimbledon after fellow Russian Vitalia Diatchenko came from a set and a break down to oust the former champion. Sharapova served for the match at 5-3 in the second set

Finally, tennis returns to its Mecca: Canada. The home of Top Tenners Eugenie Bouchard and Milos Raonic, as well as Wimbledon doubles champ and D.C. finalist Vasek Pospisil, the nation up north will play host this week to the dual-gender, dual-city Rogers Cup, the biggest of the U.S. Open tune-ups

Samantha Stosur became the first Australian to win Charleston by crushing Vera Zvonareva 6-0, 6-3. It was only Stosur’s second title, but by far her biggest one -- she won her first title last fall at Osaka. Her 52-minute victory over the Russian was the fastest in tournament history. Down

MUNICH (AP)—Philipp Petzschner of Germany upset defending champion Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Friday to reach the BMW Open semifinals. Top-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia needed three sets to beat sixth-seeded Nicolas Almagro of Spain 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-2 and stay on course for his

Mirjana Lucic has recorded her first consecutive WTA wins since 2001, defeating Karolina Sprem 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(3) to reach the third round as a qualifier. Lucic served for the match in the second set and came from a break down in the third to win. Now No. 206 but ranked

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz reached his first final since his milestone U.S. Open triumph at the Argentina Open on Saturday. Alcaraz beat Spanish countryman Bernabe Zapata Miralles 6-2, 6-2 in the semifinals. In the final on Sunday, the world No. 2 will face No. 12 Cameron

Naomi Osaka made a pretty significant purchase over the summer that was only recently revealed. The world No. 4 bought a $6.91 million dollar house in Beverly Hills back in August.

Sofia Kenin appears to have returned to having her father as her coach, and says she is aiming to be back next season. Kenin, coached by her father, Alex, since childhood, decided to stop working with him during the clay season. While she reached the fourth round of the French

Jeremy Chardy has started an ATP Challenger in his birth city, Pau. The Frenchman, currently ranked No. 41, successfully held the first Terega Open in February. Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik won the inaugural $80,000 event for his sixth career ATP Challenger title.