World No. 4 Petra Kvitova says that she wants to reach No. 1 for her first time in her career. "Next year I have some clear goals in my mind," she said in her blog. "I want to have better results at the Grand Slams, and of course one day

Victoria Azarenka says she is enjoying working with Wim Fissette, the third coach she has had while on tour. The former No. 1 defeated Angelique Kerber in the first round of Doha. "It's been fun. I feel like our personalities connect, so that's really important for me," she told the

The Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych says the doubles point in this weekend’s Davis Cup final against Serbia in Belgrade will be critical. Berdych and Radek Stepanek will be seeking their 14th win in 15 Davis Cup doubles rubbers together. Serbian captain Bogdan Obradovic may play doubles stalwart Nenad Zimonjic with

LONDON—Rafael Nadal discusses why he feels different playing indoors. The Spaniard has never won the ATP World Tour Finals, but says the hard-court surface is less significant than the playing environment. The court at the O2 arena in London is said to be playing slower than last year. “I like

LONDON—After losing to Rafael Nadal for the 22nd time in 32 matches in the semis of the ATP World Tour Finals, Roger Federer says he would like to grab more hardware next year. The Swiss ended the season with only one title, his lowest haul since 2001. “Winning five titles

World No. 2 Li Na and her coach Carlos Rodriguez will no longer be working together, with Rodriguez saying his Chinese academy has asked him to return to Beijing. ''It was me who stopped,'' Rodriguez told Belgian press. ''Already, following the final of Miami, the [chief] of the academy, told

Gilles Simon says that he is reviving his top form. The 29-year-old Frenchman beat Feliciano Lopez in the Shanghai semifinals to reach his first Masters final in six years. Simon will play Roger Federer in Sunday's final. The world No. 29 is projected to reach the Top 20 next week.

Rafael Nadal says that adjusting his strategy allowed him to get the upper hand in his fourth-round match with Kevin Anderson. The Spaniard was down 0-40 while serving at 5-5 in the first set, but managed to hold and then broke serve in the next game. He won in straight

STANFORD, Calif.—Alison Riske, who upset Carla Suarez Navarro, 6-4, 6-4, in the second round of Stanford, says that Chanelle Scheepers is still coaching her. Scheepers was ranked as high as No. 37 in 2011 and just retired from playing in May. Riske said she was looking to make a change

More than 10 years after they first played each other, Maria Sharapova says her rivalry with Serena Williams remains as important as ever to her. Sharapova hasn't beaten Williams since 2004 and is 2-17 against the current world No. 1. Williams most recently defeated Sharapova in the Australian Open final,

Agnieszka Radwanska says she is very happy to play against Martina Hingis in Fed Cup when Poland faces Switzerland at home. Hingis, a former No. 1, has not played singles in eight years, but she has been playing doubles regularly. Radwanska and Hingis played a singles exhibition in November. The

Constant Lestienne, who has been denied a French Open wild card, says the infraction that cost him a spot in the draw was a 2.90 Euro ($3.25 USD) wager a year ago on the men's French Open final. The French tennis federation (FFT) announced it was withdrawing its wild card

Nick Kyrgios says his on-court behavior garners extra scrutiny, and he reiterated his claim that top players get less punishment for stretching the rules. In the first set of his first-round match at the French Open, Kyrgios was warned by the chair umpire after loudly asking a ball boy for

Coach Sam Sumyk and Fed Cup captain Conchita Martinez both say it took Garbine Mugurza a while before she became comfortable with being a top player. "It was very tough at the beginning of the year for Garbine, dealing with the mental side. She thought that she had to win

The fan who got himself a date with Eugenie Bouchard when the New England Patriots came back to win the Super Bowl says there has been a huge reaction to his impromptu exchange with the Canadian player. John Goehrke responded to a tweet from Bouchard when the Atlanta Falcons had

Miomir Kecmanovic says he's excited to be brining on new coach David Nalbandian, with the pair starting their first event this week in Nalbandian's hometown of Cordoba, where Kecmanovic is the third seed. "It means a lot to me to have David with me now. He was one of the

Well some of you may want to give me an earful (can you say, Hear me Roar!) for what I'm going to write, but here goes. Jelena Jankovic lost a heartbreaker of a serve-breaker match to Ana Ivanovic (6-4,3-6,6-4) today, conceding a package unheard of until all those Fortune 500

After defeating Grigor Dimitrov in Memphis, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (6), Donald Young says that this could be his year. The 22-year-old American finished 2011 ranked a career-high No. 39, but has gotten off to slow start this season, falling in the first round of Auckland, the second round of

Serena Williams says she and her older sister Venus still share a home in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, even though Venus is 31 and Serena is approaching 30. "Yeah, we probably should have moved out a long time ago," she told reporters. "Honestly, it’s ridiculous now, like we have kind

LONDON (AP)—Italian tennis player Claudia Coppola has been suspended for six months after being found guilty of two charges under the sport's anti-corruption program. The Tennis Integrity Unit says the 18-year-old Coppola admitted breaking the rules against fixing the outcome of a match and soliciting a player not to give