After winning his fifth Masters Series title by defeating Tomas Berdych 7-5, 6-4 in Miami, Andy Roddick is expected to pass Robin Soderling at No. 7 in the rankings when they are released on Monday. This year, Roddick has also won Brisbane, reached the quarters of the Australian Open, the

PARIS (AP) — The Davis Cup quarterfinal between France and Britain will be staged on indoor clay in the Normandy city of Rouen. The April 7-9 tie will take place at the 5,000-capacity Palais des Sports de Rouen, known as the Kindarena, which previously hosted France's win against Israel in

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) Andy Murray will lead the Britain in next week's Davis Cup quarterfinal against Serbia, which will be without No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic. Serbia also will be without its No. 2, Viktor Troicki. Murray was selected for Britain on Tuesday, along with brother Jamie, Kyle Edmund, Dan Evans

HOBART, Australia -- Australian wild card and former champion Jarmila Gajdosova beat Olga Govortsova of Belarus 6-3, 6-1 to advance to the Hobart International quarterfinals Wednesday. The Slovakian-born Gajdosova served well in windy conditions against Govortsova, who had beaten fifth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro in the first round. Gajdosova won the

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki and Maria Sharapova could meet in the fourth round of the U.S. Open, while the two unseeded No. 1s, Dinara Safina and Ana Ivanovic, have both landed in defending champ and second seed Kim Clijsters's quarter of the draw. Svetlana Kuznetsova is also in Wozniacki's quarter,

MARSEILLE, France (AP) Top-seeded Robin Soderling moved into the quarterfinals of the Open 13 tennis tournament with a 7-6 (8), 7-6 (5) victory over wild-card entry Nicolas Mahut of France. Soderling will meet Michael Llodra in the quarters. The eighth-seeded Llodra, also the defending champion, defeated Tobias Kamke of Germany

With Serena Williams out for the rest of the season, and many of WTA’s top players—including last year’s No. 1, Angelique Kerber—struggling to find their forms, there are no clear favorites for this year’s French Open. In Madrid, a short list began to take shape: the champion, Simona Halep, and

All figures from DraftKings Sportsbook. Even money may seem like enough value, even for this 38-year-old, but since 2004, Federer has failed to reach the semifinals in Melbourne just twice. If that’s not enough to instill confidence, consider his competition within his quarter of the draw. To reach the semifinals,

MONTPELLIER, France (AP)—Defending champion Gael Monfils finished off Michael Russell of the U.S. with his 17th ace Thursday, winning 6-3, 6-3 to reach the Open Sud de France quarterfinals. Also advancing to the quarters were top-seeded Tomas Berdych, Jarkko Nieminen and Nicolas Mahut. Nieminen is enjoying a good run, having

While the women will be searching for a French Open favorite in Rome, the men already have theirs picked out. With his titles in Monte Carlo and Barcelona, and his first win over Novak Djokovic in three years in Madrid, Rafael Nadal will be back in the pole position in

The European Sports Security Association (ESSA) received more suspicious betting alerts for tennis than all other sports combined, according to the organization's quarterly figures. Tennis accounted for 31 of the 37 alerts received in the third quarter, or 84 percent of all alerts. That is similar to the second quarter,

2020 Roland Garros previews: Expert Picks | Men's Preview | Women's Preview | Top 5 First-Rounders | Men's Draw | Women's Draw | Quarter-by-quarter analysis | Make Your Picks The 2020 Roland Garros men's and women's draws were be made on Thursday afternoon; the brackets can be seen below, along

Andy Murray reacted to the loaded bottom quarter at Indian Wells much like any tennis fan would, calling it an ''amazing draw" that should produce some big first-week matchups. The section has No. 2 Novak Djokovic, No. 6 Rafael Nadal and No. 9 Roger Federer all in the same quarter,

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) Second-seeded Tommy Robredo of Spain defeated Renzo Olivo of Argentina 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Argentina Open on Thursday. Robredo cruised to victory against the 186th-ranked Olivo, breaking the Argentine's service twice in each set to win the match in just over

KATOWICE, Poland (AP) Second-seeded Alize Cornet rallied from a set down to beat Slovenia's Polona Hercog 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 and advance to the quarterfinals of the Katowice Open on Wednesday. Third-seeded Camila Giorgi of Italy, last year's runner-up, beat Polish qualifier Magda Linette 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-3 to reach the

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) Americans Jack Sock and Rajeev Ram advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships on Wednesday. Fourth-seeded Sock rallied past Lukas Lacko of Slovakia 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4. Ram defeated Yuichi Sugita of Japan 6-4, 6-3, a day after upsetting top-seeded John Isner. The

Editor’s Note: After this preview was published, Serena Williams withdrew from Cincinnati with a shoulder injury. Below are Steve’s thoughts on the second, third and fourth quarters of the draw, which you can view here: Second Quarter Garbiñe Muguruza is 3-3 since winning the French Open; that qualifies as a

Scanning the Australian Open men’s draw, the word that comes to mind is “loaded.” Every few inches, you come across a bold-faced name that could, in theory, have a chance to win the tournament. There are the perennial finalists and top two seeds, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic; there are

2020 Roland Garros previews: Expert Picks | Men's Preview | Women's Preview | Top 5 First-Rounders | Men's Draw | Women's Draw | Quarter-by-quarter analysis | Make Your Picks Once upon a time, in the days when Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic were the top three seeds, we

If Marketa Vondrousova is to defend her Wimbledon title, the left-hander may have to go through world No. 1 Iga Swiatek at the grass-court major. On Friday morning, the women’s draw was revealed at the All England Club. Top-seeded Swiatek opens her campaign Tuesday against 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia