Rafael Nadal defeated Botic van de Zandschulp today, 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (6), to reach his eighth Wimbledon quarterfinal, as well as his 47th career Grand Slam quarterfinal. The 2008 and 2010 Wimbledon champion's win over the Dutchman also means he’s now reached the quarterfinals or better at the last 16

Iga Swiatek would be the first person to say that she lost her composure the last time she played Zheng Qinwen: As the world No. 1, Swiatek lost to Zheng 6-2, 7-5 at the Paris Olympics last summer in a semifinal stunner, and left Roland Garros in tears after her

SYDNEY (AP) A former Australian Open junior boys' finalist has been charged with corrupt betting offenses after police say he intentionally lost a tennis match on which friends had placed bets. New South Wales police arrested 26-year-old Nick Lindahl, saying Friday that he purposely lost a match at a 2013

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According to Chilean media, former No. 1 Marcelo Rios has asked the Chilean federation to request the ITF investigate Petr Korda for doping during the 1998 Australian Open. The president of the Chilean tennis federation, José Hinzpeter said in Clarin that Rios had asked the federation to petition to reopen

Kim Clijsters always carried a smile both on and off the court. The three-time US Open champion was not only known for her world class tennis, but also for her refreshingly positive attitude. Whether the Belgian won or lost she never lost sight of her privilege to play the sport

Eugenie Bouchard says her emotions affected her play in a fourth-round loss to world No. 85 Lesia Tsurenko at Indian Wells. Bouchard was up 4-1 in the third set, having wept as she took the lead, but then dropped five straight games to give her opponent the match. Currently ranked

WASHINGTON (AP)—Don't count out Venus Williams for a U.S. Open appearance. That is, if her recovery from a lower back injury that forced the former world No. 1 to skip Wimbledon allows her to play in a tune-up event before the next grand slam. The 33-year-old missed the grass-court major

NEW YORK -- Still waiting for a test at this U.S. Open, top-seeded Novak Djokovic moved into the fourth round by beating 95th-ranked Joao Sousa of Portugal 6-0, 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday night. Djokovic's serve was broken only once, when he served for the match at 5-1 in the third

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Andy Murray now has another burden to bear, and it's not in Britain. The 27-year-old Scottish player earned the dubious distinction Sunday of becoming the only man in the Open Era to lose the Australian Open final four times. For years, Murray lived under the pressure of

MELBOURNE, Australia -- If Bob and Mike Bryan could put any positive spin on their earliest exit from the Australian Open in 11 years, it's that their loss shows how competitive the doubles game has become -- and perhaps how wrong John McEnroe was in his assessment of it. The

LONDON (AP) The draw for Wimbledon was relatively kind to defending champion Andy Murray. It was a lot more daunting for top-ranked Rafael Nadal. Murray, who last year became the first British man to win Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936, was drawn Friday to open the defense of his

We may never know the answer to the age-old question, “Is tennis more physical or mental?” But in watching today’s match between Italy’s Karin Knapp and American Alison Riske, we can safely conclude that it’s a bit of both. And we can declare Italy the victor of this first-round Fed

BELGRADE, Serbia(AP) Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra defeated Nenad Zimonjic and Viktor Troicki 3-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 Saturday to give France a 2-1 lead against Serbia in their Davis Cup final. Clement lost his serve in both sets that the French lost. But the 32-year-old veteran's spectacular lob

HOUSTON (AP) — Seeded players Fernando Verdasco, Feliciano Lopez and Thomaz Bellucci won Wednesday in the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, while American Donald Young was beaten. Fifth-seeded Verdasco of Spain beat Kevin Anderson of South Africa 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4); No. 6 Lopez of Spain edged Americam Bjorn Fratangelo

On Sunday in the Indian Wells final, Elena Vesnina had to fight back—twice. Down a set and 4-1 to Svetlana Kuznetsova, Vesnina battled to even the match. She then went down 4-2 in the third set, before storming back to win her first WTA Premier title, 6-7 (6), 7-5 ,6-4

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Third-seeded Roger Federer ended top-seeded Novak Djokovic's chance of defending his Dubai Championships title with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 semifinal win Friday. Federer will be looking for his sixth Dubai title when he plays third-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in Saturday's final. Federer

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) -- Top-seeded Philipp Kohlscheriber of Germany beat Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 on Friday to set up a Duesseldorf Open final against Ivo Karlovic. Karlovic of Croatia used his big serve to beat Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic 7-6 (6), 7-6 (7). Kohlschreiber had