WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Andy Murray swept the last 15 games after an uncertain start to beat Daniel Gimeno-Traver 4-6, 6-3, 6-0, 6-0 Monday in the first round at Wimbledon. Playing under the roof because of rain, Gimeno-Traver appeared to relish taking on the local favorite and his dangerous forehand helped

MOSCOW (AP) Vera Zvonareva and Svetlana Kuznetsova won singles matches Saturday to give Russia a 2-0 lead over Italy in the semifinal of the Fed Cup. Zvonareva defeated Sara Errani in the opening singles 6-0, 6-2 and Kuznetsova edged Roberta Vinci 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-1. The third-ranked Zvonareva was in

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) Australian Open winner Kim Clijsters and Yanina Wickmayer beat their U.S. opponents in straight sets Saturday to give Belgium a 2-0 lead in their first-round Fed Cup matchup. Wickmayer defeated Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-1, 7-6 (6), and Clijsters followed with a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Melanie Oudin. Clijsters

SCHWECHAT, Austria (AP) France has taken a 2-0 lead over Austria in the first round of the Davis Cup behind straight-set victories by Jeremy Chardy and Gilles Simon. Chardy upset 10th-ranked Jurgen Melzer 7-5, 6-4, 7-5 on Friday, and Simon defeated Austrian veteran Stefan Koubek 6-0, 6-2, 6-3. Chardy is

On Sunday at the Miami Open, Viktor Troicki was trailing David Goffin 6-1, 4-0.Though he was losing the match pretty handily, the Serb was still putting in a phenomenal effort, as seen in this bold leap over the net:

Maria Sharapova survived a hostile crowd and a marathon first set to reach her eighth final of 2012, defeating Li Na 6-4, 6-0 Saturday in Beijing. When two baseliners possessed of such relentless power face off, the result is generally a war of attrition, and today was no exception. Sharapova

NUREMBERG, Germany (AP) — Defending champion Kiki Bertens will face Czech qualifier Barbora Krejcikova in the final of the Nuremberg Cup. The 254th-ranked Krejcikova upset Sorana Cirstea 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 to end the Romanian's debut at the clay-court tournament, and Bertens advanced in the other semifinal on Friday when Misaki

BELGRADE, Serbia(AP) Gael Monfils cruised to a 6-1, 7-6 (4), 6-0 victory Friday over Janko Tipsarevic to give France a 1-0 lead over Serbia in the Davis Cup final. Tipsarevic double-faulted twice in losing the opening game in front of his hometown crowd in a soldout Belgrade Arena, and wasn't

MADRID (AP) -- Rafael Nadal rallied past David Ferrer 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0 Friday in the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open, maintaining his bid to reach a seventh straight final since returning from a knee injury. Top-ranked Serena Williams struggled before defeating Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 0-6, 7-5, and second-ranked

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) Serena Williams has survived a major scare - down a set and 4-0 in the second - to advance to the semifinals of the Australian Open with a 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 win over Victoria Azarenka. Venus Williams wasn't so fortunate, losing her quarterfinal match to Li Na

Ana Ivanovic has defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2, 7-6(6) in the Brisbane quarterfinals to win three matches in a row for the first time since Wimbledon. Ivanovic led 4-0 in the second set but fell behind 4-1 in the tiebreak before recovering to save a set point and close out the

Mirjana Lucic-Baroni upset world No. 3 Simona Halep in the second round of Roland Garros, a week after a monumental collapse in Strasbourg. The 33-year-old led Madison Keys by a set and 5-0 but lost the match, 4-6, 7-6 (3) 7-6 (0). “I would like that nobody saw the result,

TOKYO (AP)—Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki cruised into the third round of the Pan Pacific Open, while Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan celebrated her 40th birthday with a win over Daniela Hantuchova on Tuesday. Wozniacki defeated Greta Arn of Hungary 6-1, 6-3. Date Krumm was leading 2-6, 6-0, 4-0 when Hantuchova was

PARIS (AP) The top-seeded players had early starts at the French Open on Wednesday, and both Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka made it to the third round without a problem. Djokovic was first up on Court Suzanne Lenglen, and he was barely troubled by Blaz Kavcic, winning 6-0, 6-4, 6-4

WATCH: Believe it or not, Broady completes shutout set for second-round win

PERTH, Australia(AP) Tommy Robredo beat John Isner 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Sunday to give Spain an insurmountable 2-0 lead over the United States in the Hopman Cup. Earlier in the mixed-team event, Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez beat Melanie Oudin 6-4, 6-4. Oudin and Isner faced Martinez Sanchez and

The 2019 US Open champion spent some time outdoors while UCLA standout Mackenzie McDonald got back on the court in Miami. McDonald had a great day at the office as he quickly defeated Stevie Johnson 4-0, 4-2. These are the Top 5 Photos from Tuesday. 1 Bianca Andreescu

Russian teen Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova blows a set and 4-2 lead in a loss to compatriot Alisa Kleybanova in Dubai, 6-4, 4-6, 0-6. No.14 Pavlyuchenkova forgot to enter the event so she had to go through the qualifying. Later, she told the Gulf News that she wants to be her country’s

TOKYO (AP) Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki cruised into the third round of the Pan Pacific Open, while Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan celebrated her 40th birthday with a win over Daniela Hantuchova on Tuesday. Wozniacki defeated Greta Arn of Hungary 6-1, 6-3. Date Krumm was leading 2-6, 6-0, 4-0 when Hantuchova

KRAKOW, Poland (AP) Russia took a 2-0 lead over Poland in the first round of the Fed Cup on Saturday after Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova took turns beating the Radwanska sisters. Kuznetsova started by defeating Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 and Sharapova followed up with an easy 6-0, 6-3