ISTANBUL (AP) Second-seeded Grigor Dimitrov eased into the quarterfinals of the inaugural Istanbul Open by beating Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday. Dimitrov never faced a break point in dominating Golubev. Dimitrov will next play Ivan Dodig of Bosnia-Herzegovina, who won his first match against Dusan Lajovic of

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Sofia Kenin was the Australian Open champion in 2020, and made it to the final of the French Open, too, that year, when she climbed to a career-high ranking of No. 4. She's going to drop a lot closer to No. 100 after a first-round exit

1. Who benefits most from the tournament’s return to its familiar time slot? When Roland Garros was postponed until late September last year due to the pandemic, pundits theorized that the cool, damp, autumnal conditions—and a much-criticized change to a less-lively ball—would diminish Rafael Nadal’s chances for success. The pundits

In beating Coco Gauff in the first round of the US Open, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 31st-seeded Anastasija Sevastova vividly revealed how the mental aspect of tennis has two dimensions. Sevastova’s asset is her tactical acumen, an exceptional aptitude for varying pace, spin and direction. Never has the Sevastova arsenal been

PARIS (AP) — Jessica Pegula reached the French Open quarterfinals before running into can't-seem-to-lose Iga Swiatek on Wednesday. And four months ago, at the year's first Grand Slam tournament, Pegula reached the Australian Open quarterfinals before running into eventual champion Ash Barty. Two majors, two strong runs, two meetings with

UMAG, Croatia (AP) -- Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay upset sixth-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday to become the first qualifier to reach the Croatia Open quarterfinals in seven years. Also, a local wild card, Borna Coric, last year's Junior U.S. Open champion, beat qualifier Horacio Zeballos of

John Isner and Yen-Hsun Lu squared off in the 2014 Auckland final, the last tournament before the Australian Open. After a strong 2013 campaign that saw him win two titles and reach the Masters 1000 final in Cincinnati, John Isner started his 2014 season off at the Hopman Cup team

In our BNP Paribas Open men’s preview, I talked about how Indian Wells can set the tone for a season. My evidence was Carlos Alcaraz’s run to the semifinals, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in a wind-damaged epic. The evidence is even stronger on the women’s side. Last year,

BAD GASTEIN, Austria (AP) Samantha Stosur made hard work of a 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 win over Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia in the opening round of the Gastein Ladies on Tuesday. The 23rd-ranked Australian, who is seeded second, dropped her opening service game but reeled off four straight games from 2-4

Elena Rybakina is on the board at last against Liudmila Samsonova, defeating her nemesis for the first time in five attempts, 6-0, 4-6, 6-2 to advance into the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open final, where Daria Kasatkina awaits. "It was a really tough battle and I'm really happy that I managed

BRISBANE, Australia(AP) Top-seeded Novak Djokovic was upset in the first round of his season-opening tournament Tuesday, losing in straight sets to Latvia's Ernests Gublis at the Brisbane International. Djokovic, who started the week with a chance of replacing Roger Federer at No. 2 in the world rankings, lost 6-4, 6-4

Big-serving Alexander Zverev was nearly unplayable for most of Wednesday evening inside Rod Laver Arena, and then had to weather a herculean comeback effort from No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz to reach the Australian Open semifinals. The No. 6 seed barely put a foot wrong in the first two sets

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Andy Murray will get another chance to end a near 75-year winless streak for British men in Grand Slam singles tournaments after beating Spain's David Ferrer 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1, 7-6 (2) Friday to reach the Australian Open final. The semifinal win put Murray into Sunday's final

CINCINNATI -- Serena Williams wilted in the Ohio heat Sunday night at the final of the Western & Southern Open. She dominated the first set, then fell apart, giving No. 2 Victoria Azarenka a chance to rally for a 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6) win that ended Williams' 14-match winning streak.

In his first tournament since claiming the No. 1 ranking, Jannik Sinner has played clutch tennis to begin the grass-court swing and improved to 3-0 against Jan-Lennard Struff, defeating his German rival, 6-2, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (3) to reach the Terra Wortmann Open semifinals. The reigning Australian Open champion was

NEW YORK—“I think ‘defending a title’ is just something that the press makes up,” Emma Raducanu said when she was asked if she felt any pressure now that she was back in New York, the sight of her stunning Grand Slam-title run from a year ago. She’s not wrong. The

PARIS (AP)—Defending French Open champion Maria Sharapova moved into the third round Friday by finishing off a rain-interrupted 6-2, 6-4 victory over 19-year-old Eugenie Bouchard of Canada. The match was suspended on Thursday night with Sharapova up a break in the second set at 4-2. She only had the tiniest

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—No one beats Tallon Griekspoor six times in a row. Amid the stunning scenery of the Coachella Valley, the 43rd-ranked Dutchman stunned Alexander Zverev—the BNP Paribas Open’s No. 1 seed—4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4). Griekspoor had lost his previous five contests against Zverev, including four times just last

MELBOURNE, Australia -- The opponent was different, the match three rounds earlier. Still, the result gave Novak Djokovic a familiar feeling, and another chance to rip off his shirt in celebration. Djokovic needed just over 5 hours to beat Stanislas Wawrinka 1-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 12-10 in a fourth-round

PARIS (AP) — As it is, Karolina Muchova was the unseeded, unexpected participant in the French Open semifinals. And then, dealing with cramping legs nearly three hours into the match, she was just one point from losing to No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, who entered Thursday with a 12-0 Grand Slam