CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Iga Swiatek climbed out of a deep early hole against Marketa Vondrousova at the WTA Finals and then pulled away by dominating the second set for a 7-6 (3), 6-0 victory in round-robin action Monday. US Open champion Coco Gauff was scheduled to face three-time major

PATTAYA, Thailand -- Second-seeded Maria Kirilenko of Russia won the Pattaya Open on Sunday by coming from a set down to beat Sabine Lisicki. Kirilenko dominated a third-set tiebreaker to defeat the fifth-seeded German 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (1). It was the 15th-ranked Kirilenko's sixth WTA title -- and her first

NEW YORK -- Defending champion Andy Murray staggered around the court between points on a humid day at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Once a point started, he sprinted down every ball, as usual. Murray needed a set to find his rhythm against 47th-ranked Florian Mayer, then rolled the rest of the

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) — Davis Cup singles matches will remain best-of-five sets after a proposal for them to be played as best-of-three tiebreak sets was rejected at an annual general meeting of the International Tennis Federation on Friday. The motion received 63.54 percent support from member nations,

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Top-seeded Kei Nishikori was pushed to three sets in his opening match of the Memphis Open on Wednesday, beating American qualifier Ryan Harrison 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals. Nishikori, the two-time defending champion from Japan who had a bye in the first round, struggled

NEW YORK (AP) -- At age 34, the Bryan brothers posed with the trophy with Bob's infant daughter and chatted about Mike's upcoming wedding. They've now set the Open-era Grand Slam title record, but the pair doesn't plan to stop adding to that total anytime soon. The American twins won

NEW YORK -- Bob and Mike Bryan's pursuit of a calendar-year Grand Slam is still alive after a scare in the third round of the U.S. Open. The defending champions were down a set and a break against unseeded Canadians Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil on Sunday before rallying for

While a long men’s tennis season nears its final month, the women have indeed reached that stage. Here’s a look at what that means for three notable contenders. ATP Vienna: Medvedev at the Crossroads If you look at the professional tennis tour as simply another workplace, then Daniil Medvedev these

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Mike and Bob Bryan are set to reunite as a doubles combination next month in New Zealand when the brothers begin their 21st season on the ATP Tour. Bob Bryan has been sidelined since injuring his hip in the lead-up to the French Open, and

PARIS—A year ago at Roland Garros, Carlos Alcaraz didn’t have the ending he hoped for on Court Philippe Chatrier when his body broke down against Novak Djokovic early in the third set of their semifinal. Stepping back out on the renowned clay court for another final-four bout, Alcaraz fought back

Observers of the Madrid Open men’s semifinals today might have felt a sense of déjà vu when comparing the two matches. A close first set in the early stages. A late break of serve, then a threat to break back. A hold to clinch the opener and a rout in

VALENCIA, Spain (AP) Tommy Robredo advanced to the second round of the Valencia Open by beating fifth-seeded John Isner 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Tuesday. Fellow Spaniards Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco also won first round matches. Robredo saved five break points to force a first-set tiebreaker, which he dominated and

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Former champion Milos Raonic lost in straight sets to 18-year-old Alex De Minaur in a second-round upset Wednesday at the Brisbane International. Raonic, who won the Brisbane title in 2016 and reached the Wimbledon final that year, struggled to find rhythm with his usually booming serve

NANCHANG, China (AP) Former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone dropped the first set on her way to beating Lu Jiajing of China 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 Wednesday in the Jiangxi Open second round. The third-seeded Italian faces Risa Ozaki in the quarterfinals after the seventh-seeded Japanese had an easy 6-0, 6-3

MALLORCA, Spain (AP) Former No. 1 Ana Ivanovic cruised into the Mallorca Open quarterfinals by beating Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain 6-1, 6-0 on Thursday. Ivanovic conceded only seven points on her first serve, and set up her second quarterfinal of the season against Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia. Garcia has beaten

NEW YORK (AP) -- For only the second time in his career, Mardy Fish erased a two-set deficit and won, turning things around Thursday to beat Nikolay Davydenko 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 at the U.S. Open. It's the tournament-record 10th time this year at Flushing Meadows that a

MONTPELLIER, France (AP) — Richard Gasquet overcame a second-set meltdown to beat top-seeded David Goffin 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 and set up an all-French final against Lucas Pouille at the Open Sud de France on Saturday. Gasquet and Goffin dropped serve three times, but the fifth-seeded Gasquet had the edge by

Bianca Andreescu fought off two set points in the first set and battled back from 4-2 down in the third to survive Maria Sakkari, 7-6 (7), 3-6, 7-6 (4), at 1:35 a.m. local time Friday to reach the Miami Open final. Andreescu, into her first championship clash since triumphing at