MADRID (AP) Top-ranked Rafael Nadal will need 10 days to recover from a leg muscle injury sustained during his quarterfinal loss at the Australian Open. A statement released Tuesday says a scan revealed Nadal tore a muscle in his right leg during last week's straight-sets defeat to fellow Spaniard David

PARIS (AP) The singles champions at the French Open will each receive $1.7 million, up from about $1.4 million last year. Organizers say total prize money for the clay-court Grand Slam tournament is going up to $25 million from about $20.7 million in 2010. Women gained parity in prize money

JERUSALEM(AP) Israel's Davis Cup team gained an emotional victory over Sweden against a backdrop of anti-Israel protests, and hopes the momentum will carry over to its next match against Russia. Officials in the Swedish city of Malmo didn't allow spectators at the Israel-Sweden matches, saying they could not guarantee the

It was a very eventful day in Paris, to say the least. Some players made history, others found new success and one competitor won only to be taken off the court in a wheelchair. These are the Top 5 photos from Day 4 at Roland Garros. 1 Martina Trevisan The

Kristina Mladenovic [28] vs. Elena Vesnina [14] This, it’s safe to say, isn’t the semifinal that tournament officials were hoping to see, and the players in it may not be familiar to many of the people in the crowd at Indian Wells. But the spots have been properly earned. Vesnina,

Caroline Wozniacki became another WTA player critical of the decision to allow Maria Sharapova to begin her comeback in Stuttgart, while Venus Williams says she does not have a problem with the Russian returning. The Danish player said the five time Grand Slam champion was a drawing card, but should

Andy Roddick remains on track to return at the SAP Open in San Jose, even though he says he hasn’t hit a tennis ball since hurting his right hamstring in the second round of the Australian Open. Roddick said on a conference call Thursday that an MRI exam showed a

Here's a rundown of the latest news away from the pro tours this week, as son of a beach Novak Djokovic romps in the wake of his French Open final loss: DJOKE'S OVER IT Oftentimes we want to say, "tennis players: they're just like us," but then most of us

Wimbledon is nigh, and with that, a lot of happenings on that side of the pond. Here's the latest: CANDY SHOP Pop-up shops are all the rage, and Maria Sharapova's Sugarpova brand will have one in Wimbledon soon. “I really want to expand," says Sharapova. "I see going into cosmetics

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) U.S. Open runner-up Kei Nishikori was circumspect about his quarterfinal loss at the Australian Open on Wednesday, saying there's nothing wrong with getting to the final eight of any Grand Slam tournament. He's done it three times now - two of them at Melbourne Park - but

Bernard Tomic, who just reached the quarterfinals in Shanghai, says he has become more consistent and wiser. Last year, the Australian struggled for much of the season, having surgery on both hips. The 22-year-old has beaten two Top 10 players this year (David Ferrer and Marin Cilic). In Shanghai, he

Roger Federer anticipates a tight contest between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic for the No. 1 ranking as the season begins, and says other players will have to step up and win big events to compete with them. Federer has been sidelined with injuries since Wimbledon, but pronounced himself ready

Asian players do not have to go to other countries to find the same success as him, says Kei Nishikori, but they do have additional challenges in reaching the upper levels of the tour. Nishikori, who attended the IMG Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in the United States, said he drew

Petra Kvitova and Simona Halep began the season positioned to challenge Serena Williams for the top spot, but neither made great progress this year. Chris Evert says that while Kvitova has the tools to be dominant, the world No. 4 has to yet to prove that she wants it. At

Injuries have benched Rafael Nadal's top rivals this week in Cincinnati, but the Spaniard says he knows what it's like more than any of them. A full seven of the Top 10 are currently sidelined—Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Marin Cilic and Milos Raonic all withdrew from the event with injury,

Daniil Medvedev says he is in shape to return to competition at Madrid, his first tournament since testing positive for coronavirus at Monte Carlo three weeks ago. "I feel fit; that's the first thing, because otherwise I would not come here," the Russian told press at Madrid. "So I felt

With glossy spreads in Vogue and a modeling contract baked into his management agreement with IMG, it's no wonder why Esquire magazine says Jack Draper's latest brand deal "makes a lot of sense." The world No. 7 is the new face of British luxury fashion house Burberry, as announced earlier

Maria Sharapova says that having her fiancé, NBA player Sasha Vujacic, with her during the European swing has helped her on court. Last year, Vujacic was unable to come to the tournaments in Madrid, Rome, Roland Garros and Wimbledon because he was playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, who won

On Saturday, world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz will take on Hubert Hurkacz in the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. I do think the Spaniard will ultimately find a way to win this match, much like he has all week. But I can’t say I’m terribly confident

Ah, the People’s Choice Awards, where the fans are in charge. And the fans will certainly have a lot to say about the hotly-contest Athlete of the Year ballot, which pits US Open champion Coco Gauff against Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce—who just so happens to be dating Taylor Swift.