ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) Top-seeded Andy Murray made a solid start to his Rotterdam campaign with a 6-3, 6-2 win over French qualifier Nicolas Mahut on Wednesday, while Stan Wawrinka was made to work three sets by a 248th-ranked wild card. Facing local favorite Jesse Huta Galung, the fourth-seeded Wawrinka struggled

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) Top-ranked Dinara Safina has reached the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time by defeating Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium 7-5, 6-1. Safina had lost in the third round on three previous occasions at The All England Club and is still looking for her first Grand Slam title.

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — A finalist at the Birmingham Classic last year, Zhang Shuai of China was eliminated in the first round of the grass-court tournament on Wednesday as one of four seeded players to go out. The seventh-seeded Zhang was beaten 6-4, 6-3 by 150th-ranked Emina Bektas of the

The first round comes to a close on Day 3, which means the sport’s two youngest superstars, Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz, will finally take a bow in Rod Laver Arena. Iga goes first at noon; Carlitos goes last in the evening session. Here’s a look ahead at their matches,

GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Third-seeded Tatjana Maria advanced to the second round of the Guangzhou Open by beating Philippine qualifier Alexandra Eala 6-3, 6-0 on Tuesday. Maria will next meet Chinese wild-card Zhuoxuan Baiin. Zhuoxuan, who beat Despina Papamichail 6-3, 7-5, was among three Chinese players to win in the

PARIS (AP) Ninth-seeded Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic beat 115th-ranked Vania King of the United States 6-4, 6-2 in the French Open's third round Saturday, leaving no American women in the tournament. The last time a U.S. woman other than Serena or Venus Williams reached the fourth round at

The second round of the first Grand Slam tournament of 2013 certainly ended with a bang, a British one, touched off by Laura Robson’s 11-9 in-the-third upset of everyone’s favorite highly-ranked punching bag (a job formerly held by Jelena Jankovic), No. 8 seed Petra Kvitova. It was a fitting conclusion

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — When 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva needed some advice after losing in the third round at her first major tennis tournament, she didn't have to go far. Sure, her parents and coaches have played huge roles in helping her become the latest teen sensation in tennis. But Andreeva

Novak Djokovic made a winning start to his 2025 season on New Year’s Eve in Brisbane, cruising past Australia’s Rinky Hijikata in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, in the first round of the ATP 250 event. It was the 1,125th tour-level win of Djokovic's career, and kicked off his quest for

Donate with Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig to help Puerto Rico: Tennis Channel recaps the weekend that was:

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — A month ago, Chris Eubanks began the grass-court portion of the season that leads into Wimbledon at a lower-level ATP Challenger Tour event in Surbiton, England. The 27-year-old American walked away with about $2,500 in prize money after losing in straight sets in the second round

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An hour after his win, Andy Murray still hadn't been able to get any video to see how he twisted his ankle and tumbled to the ground. There's a good chance the most-viewed clip by that stage at the Australian Open was of the between-the-legs shot

NEW YORK (AP)—Monica Niculescu upset 27th-seeded Lucie Safarova in straight sets Friday at the U.S. Open to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time. The 68th-ranked Niculescu won 6-0, 6-1 to become the first Romanian woman to make the round of 16 at Flushing Meadows

From John McEnroe’s run to the semifinals in his 1977 debut to Coco Gauff’s first-round upset of Venus Williams and subsequent fourth-round showing in 2019, a number of qualifiers at Wimbledon have had a near-fairytale experience. Here’s a look at five of them between the ATP and WTA tours that

LONDON (AP) The latest from Wimbledon (all times local): 9:50 p.m. The way Dustin Brown played against Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon, it's a wonder the 30-year-old German hasn't had a big breakthrough earlier in his career. According to Brown himself, it's just a matter of being inconsistent. The 102nd-ranked Brown