GENEVA (AP) Sixth-seeded Federico Delbonis of Argentina beat Janko Tipsarevic 6-1, 7-6 (6) on the Serbian's return from an eight-month injury absence at the Geneva Open on Monday. Tipsarevic, a former No. 8, is ranked 686th after not playing consistently injury-free since 2013. Seventh-seeded Steve Johnson of the United States

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

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Mardy Fish beat Teymuraz Gabashvili 6-1, 7-5 in the first round of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships on Tuesday. Fish skipped last week's tournament in San Jose, Calif., because a thyroid condition was bothering him. Among those joining Fish in the Memphis second round were James Blake,

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Caroline Wozniacki beat Dominika Cibulkova 6-4, 6-3 to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open, avenging last week’s loss in a tuneup tournament. Wozniacki, playing her first major as the No. 1-ranked woman in tennis, beat Cibulkova 6-4, 6-3 to make the fourth round at a seventh

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) Tennis is Maria Sharapova's priority now, but the former Wimbledon champion says she'll be ready for a new career when the time is right. The 16th-seeded Sharapova has struggled to get back in shape and now appears healthy and resurgent. She advanced to the third round at the

MADRID (AP) — Two-time Madrid Open champion Simona Halep and second-ranked Paula Badosa will meet in the tournament's second round after opening with victories on Thursday. Halep beat Zhang Shuai 6-2, 6-3 and Badosa defeated Veronika Kudermetova 6-3, 6-0. It will be the first time Halep and Badosa meet. "I

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Second-seeded Stan Wawrinka has finally won a match at the Dubai Tennis Championships after beating Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 on Tuesday to advance to the second round. Wawrinka played at the tournament in 2006 and 2008, and lost in the first round

BASTAD, Sweden (AP) Russia's Vesna Dolonts upset third-seeded Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Swedish Open on Monday. Last year's winner, Aravane Rezai, also advanced to the second round at the clay-court WTA tournament by defeating Uzbek player Akgul Amanuradova 6-2, 4-6,

TIANJIN, China (AP) Elena Vesnina advanced to the second round of the Tianjin Open by beating fourth-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6-2, 6-4 Monday. Defending champion Alison Riske of United States also reached the next round after overcoming Han Xinyun of China 6-0, 6-4. Also, fifth-seeded Kristina Mladenovic of France

MARSEILLE, France (AP)—Nikolay Davydenko hit nine aces and did not face a single break point as he beat Andreas Beck of Germany 6-1, 7-5 Tuesday to reach the second round of the Open 13. Davydenko, a semifinalist at the ABN Amro World Tennis final in Rotterdam last week, broke Beck’s

The draw ceremony for the 2019 French Open took place in Paris on Thursday night, and there were five women’s first-round matches in particular that turned some heads, none more so than... 1. (9) Elina Svitolina Vs Venus Williams In an absolute blockbuster of a first-round match-up, reigning WTA Finals

NEW YORK—The court is not a cliff, but Victoria Azarenka spent much of today’s second-round match creating combinations that pushed Kristen Flipkens into playing on the edge. Commanding the center of the court, Azarenka delivered a 65-minute tutorial on using the cross-court drive to corner the opposition. The world No.

NEW YORK (AP) The very first Grand Slam loss of John Isner's career - back when he was ranked 184th, only a few months removed from leading Georgia to an NCAA tennis title, and still officially listed at 6-foot-9 - came against none other than Roger Federer. It was at

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Wearing a dress being marketed as Statement Slam, Maria Sharapova delivered a message of intent. The 24-year-old Russian beat American qualifier Jamie Hampton 6-0, 6-1 Thursday to reach the third round. She won her first-round match by the same scoreline. ``For the first couple rounds, not having

Caroline Wozniacki is having a pretty good week. She stormed into the French Open third round by double-bageling Francoise Abanda, while Sports Illustrated released behind-the-scenes outtakes from her 2017 Swimsuit issue shoot. The Dane is busy on court trying to regain her footing on the Top 10, but it's unlikely

Iga Swiatek has made a winning start to her 2024 Wimbledon campaign, defeating 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin in straight sets in her first-round match on Tuesday, 6-3, 6-4. And with her latest victory, the world No. 1 hits a milestone—she extends her 2024 winning streak to 20 matches

TORONTO (AP) — Canada's Milos Raonic beat American Frances Tiafoe 6-7 (12), 7-6 (4), 6-3 in an epic first-round match Monday night at the National Bank Open. The ninth-seeded Tiafoe outlasted the Canadian in a 20-minute tiebreaker in the first set. But Raonic, who grew up in nearby Thornhill, Ontario,

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—The longest-match rematch is coming to Wimbledon: John Isner and Nicolas Mahut will play each other in the first round. Last year, the pair played the longest match in tennis history, with Isner winning 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3), 70-68 in a first-round match at the All

LUXEMBOURG (AP)—Fifth-seeded Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic defeated Peng Shuai of China 7-5, 6-4 Monday to reach the second round of the Luxembourg Open. Safarova converted her only break point in the first set and added two more breaks in the second. In another first-round match, Yanina Wickmayer of