World No. 2 Agnieszka Radwanska, who took down Caroline Garcia in the second round of the French Open, is getting more comfortable on clay courts. A year ago Radwanska was still sliding, and she lost in the first round of the French Open to Annika Beck. Then ranked No. 14,

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AP) — The seventh-seeded Laslo Djere defeated Colombia's Daniel Elahi Galan 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Astana Open on Monday. The Serbian player saved half the 10 break points he faced and converted six of his 17 opportunities before winning in 2 hours, 15

PARIS(AP) Andy Murray advanced to the fourth round of the French Open when Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia retired while trailing 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Friday. The third-seeded Murray has never before reached the fourth round at Roland Garros. Last year, Murray lost in the third round. In his only other

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — LOOKAHEAD TO SATURDAY Daniil Medvedev will take on No. 57-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp in the third round as he continues his bid to become the first man in the Open era to win a second Grand Slam singles title at the next major tournament. Medvedev

Maria Sharapova's 6.1 million Facebook fans make her the most followed female athlete on the social network. Exerting her influence online and on the court, she's put pursuers in the rear-view mirror in racing through the first two rounds of this Australian Open. Today, a precise Sharapova won eight straight

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Big-serving Milos Raonic upset fourth-seeded Xavier Malisse 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the SAP Open on Tuesday. The 20-year-old Raonic used his serve to make it all the way to the round of 16 at the Australian Open as a qualifier before losing to

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Stan Wawrinka is true to his word. Last year, after winning the Australian Open, he vowed that upon his return in 2015 he would go straight to the corridor in Rod Laver Arena known as the Walk of Champions, to take a picture of himself standing

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- As a first-time dad with a baby at home, Novak Djokovic could see merits in the tale of Serena Williams' mid-match espresso that has been brewing in the lead-up to the Australian Open. Hey, he reckons, why not open up the menu? The No. 1 seeds

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local): 8 p.m. . Two men's singles matches were suspended in progress. No. 8 seed David Goffin led No. 32 Gael Monfils by a break in the third set, serving at 3-2, 30-love after they had split the first

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament (all times local): 8:20 p.m. American teenager Coco Gauff did not let 10 double-faults, 12 break points or a warning from the chair umpire about receiving coaching from Dad disrupt her progress into the second round at

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates(AP) Alisa Kleybanova beat Anna Lapushchenkova 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in an all-Russian match Sunday in the first round of the Dubai Tennis Championships. Kleybanova reached the fourth round of the Australian Open. She will next face former top-ranked player Ana Ivanovic, who had a first-round bye. Ivanovic

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) The delayed preparation is working well for Maria Sharapova so far at the Australian Open, where she has reached the third round after just two hours on court. The 2008 Australian Open winner had a 6-0, 6-1 second-round win over U.S. qualifier Jamie Hampton in 64 minutes

DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- Sixth-seeded Andrea Petkovic advanced to the second round of the Qatar Open with a 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2 win over Belgian qualifier Kirsten Flipkens on Tuesday. Flipkens, who beat Petkovic in the second round at New Haven last August, showed a good touch in the first

Carlos Alcaraz had plenty to smile about after a straightforward second-round victory at the Australian Open, breezing past Yoshihito Nishioka, 6-0, 6-1, 6-4. “I think the less time I spend on court at the Grand Slams, especially at the beginning of the tournament, it’s going to be better,” explained the

NEW YORK (AP) Sure, Monica Puig would have loved another week between the Olympics and the U.S. Open to ''come down from the high'' of becoming Puerto Rico's first gold medalist. Then again, that's not how the tennis calendar works. Puig realizes that if she wants to climb back to

PARIS (AP)—Ana Ivanovic lost in the third round of the French Open, while American teen Sloane Stephens advanced on Friday. Ivanovic fell to Sara Errani of Italy 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, and Stephens advanced to the fourth round by beating Mathilde Johansson of France 6-3, 6-2. The 13th-seeded Ivanovic, a former

Top-seeded Maria Sharapova has her first clay-court victory of the season, struggling past Russia's Regina Kulikova 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the first round of the Strasbourg International. Sharapova has been hampered by an injury to her right elbow this season and lost in the first round at Madrid last week.