SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Sloane Stephens beat Timea Bacsinzsky after Viktorija Golubic upset Madison Keys in straight sets Saturday, leaving the United States and Switzerland tied 1-1 in their Fed Cup World Group playoff. Stephens, the No. 8 player in the world, won 6-4, 6-3 on the hard court inside

HIGHLIGHTS: Medvedev tops Tiafoe in straight sets—but not without drama—for 19th straight win

TOKYO (AP)—Canada's Frank Dancevic beat Japan's Go Soeda 6-4, 7-6 (2), 6-1 on Friday to leave the teams at 1-1 following the opening singles matches of their Davis Cup World Group clash. Japan's Kei Nishikori earlier beat Peter Polansky 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to open the first meeting for the two

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) -- Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber defeated Timea Bacsinszky 6-1, 6-3 to draw Germany level with Switzerland 1-1 after the opening day of their Fed Cup first-round tie on Saturday. Playing one week after claiming her first Grand Slam title with an three-set victory over Serena Williams

GENOA, Italy (AP) — Inspired by playing in his home region, Fabio Fognini came back from a set down to defeat Jeremy Chardy 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 and draw Italy level with France in the Davis Cup quarterfinals Friday. The 20th-ranked Fognini had his left leg taped up early

Morning. I'm finishing off this piece about Tuesday's happenings before departing for Wednesday's programme at the Royal Albert Hall. The BlackRock Masters has a day session and an evening session, each with three matches. The evening sessions sometimes finish pretty late, so the daily reports and any photo uploads will

To the surprise of no one, Serena Williams' daughter is already world famous and she's not even out of diapers yet. One-year-old Alexis Olympia Jr. seems to be a natural for the spotlight—so much so that even her doll is famous. The internet has seen babies and pets pick up

We’re familiar with 8-6, 9-7, even an 11-9 or two. But no one, not even a couple of kids pretending they’re playing the final of Wimbledon, would let their imaginations run all the way to 70-68. There isn’t enough time in the day. In fact, as John Isner and Nicolas

Let’s keep this one short and sweet. Barring injury, Carlos Alcaraz is on the fast track to the world’s Top 10 and beyond. Let’s leave the Rafael Nadal comparisons aside, as there is no such thing as the “next Rafa”, but Alcaraz is the realest of deals. If you’ve been

LONDON (AP) Even as Serena Williams piled up aces and groundstroke winners from all angles, even as she stormed through seven games in a row and 10 of the last 13 in yet another comeback, her Wimbledon quarterfinal against Victoria Azarenka never felt like a runaway. That's because Azarenka, a

*Maria By Jackie, TW Social Director Evening, TWibe! It's been quite a week, huh? Were not even a week into Roland Garros and we've already seen some fantastic tennis in Paris (and some not-so-fantastic blowouts, as is typical in the first few rounds of Slams). I could've done without that

“I don’t think we need it. There are ball marks on clay, and our chair umpires are used to checking the marks when needed, so why would we need Hawk-Eye?”—Gilbert Ysern, a former umpire and director general of the French Open, to the New York Times in 2009. Watching the

NEW YORK—“CiCi Bellis is the night session,” tweeted one American tennis pro on Thursday evening. As unlikely as that sounded, it was true: Even as Andy Murray, the 2012 U.S. Open champion, was playing his subtle tricks inside Arthur Ashe Stadium, most fans were running—yes, running—in the other direction, toward

Play a team sport and you are socialized into some form of reality. Even if you’re the best shooting guard in your city, you need to work with four other players. Even if you’re the greatest number one draft pick the world has ever seen, you’re still a rookie. At

A penny for their thoughts! Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal shared a laugh on the red carpet at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid on Monday evening, as both were on hand for the annual star-studded evening that honors athletic excellence. Alcaraz was one of five nominees for the

“ATTENTION. Specialists surrounding athletes whisper sports’ next druggy PED swamp would/could/should envelop tennis. Maybe being the highest genteel-est of the rough-and-tumble games, sort of a gentleman’s or gentlewoman’s pursuit, those players are least checked. However, their primary urine testing isn’t failproof since substance can disappear in a short period.”—Cindy Adams,

"It's hard to be creative at Wimbledon," says famous fashionista Bethanie Mattek-Sands. "I didn't even get married in white." The lily-white fashion edict at the All England Club leaves a lot of on-court attire cramped for originality and uniqueness. Even so, some looks among the men's and women's contenders do