Our opponent was hitting his second serve when a ball from another court rolled onto our side. The server didn’t see it and didn’t hear his partner say, “Let.” His second serve landed out. We gave him a first serve, but could we have claimed the point? — Jonathan Lockeretz,

PERTH, Australia -- Spain's Tommy Robredo has an arm injury and has withdrawn from the Hopman mixed teams tournament which begins Saturday. Tournament officials did not give any additional details Friday on the injury, saying No. 18 Robredo would be replaced by 194th-ranked Daniel Munoz-De La Nava. Poland's Jerzy Janowicz

MADRID (AP)—Medical scans have revealed no serious problems as Rafael Nadal continues his recovery from a back injury sustained at the Australian Open. A statement from the world's top-ranked player says all checks ''were satisfactory and showed positive evolution'' regarding the injury, which contributed to his loss to Stanislas Wawrinka

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No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki says she can relate to Rafael Nadal’s struggles when he was a junior. In his autobiography, "Rafa," Nadal recounts occasions playing as a junior when he could not get over losses. "You can always relate to some things,” Wozniacki told reporters. "I remember he said he

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP)—Novak Djokovic says he felt even more indebted to his compatriots after receiving Serbia’s top state honor from President Boris Tadic in a ceremony at the national assembly building on Wednesday. President Tadic said the five-time Grand Slam singles winner deserved the Karadjordjeva Star Medal for “special merits

Andy Murray, who fell to Roger Federer in the Dubai final, says that the 30-year-old could recapture the top spot if more tournaments were held on faster surfaces. Federer has won five tournaments since late October. Four of those tiles were indoors (2011 Basel, the Paris Masters, the ATP Finals

LONDON(AP) The International Tennis Federation has lifted the one-year bans imposed on Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse for violating anti-doping rules. The ITF says both players are cleared to begin competing again immediately. Wednesday's decision comes two days after a court injunction in Belgium suspended the bans.

Nadia Petrova says she suffering from vertigo, which forced her retire from her match in Miami against Sabine Lisicki and also in affecting her Charleston. "I mean, pretty much I feel it all day," Petrova told the Post-Courier. "Light dizziness and just general a bit of kind of like a

MOSCOW (AP) Marat Safin says former top-ranked tennis player Dinara Safina, his younger sister, has retired from tennis. Safin told the Russian sports agency R-Sport that the 25-year-old Safina considers her decision ``as a next step in her life.'' Safin is a two-time Grand Slam tournament winner now retired. Safina

NEW YORK (AP) The U.S. Tennis Association says a spectator was arrested by police after he jumped over a wall surrounding a U.S. Open court at the end of a match. USTA spokesman Chris Widmaier said the man got onto Court 13 after Kateryna Bondarenko's 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-5 victory

After suffering her 14th straight loss to Serena Williams in the Brisbane semifinals, Maria Sharapova says she’d rather have the opportunity to face her rival than never getting chance to play her. “I just found 14 ways how not to win," said Sharapova, who is 2-15 lifetime against Williams and

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) Mikhail Kukushkin beat Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 as Kazakhstan tied Serbia 1-1 after the first day of their Davis Cup first-round tie on Friday. Kukuskhin, who dominated Troicki throughout the match, says his victory could pave the way for a surprise win against the 2010 champion.

MUNICH (AP) — Alexander Zverev defeated three-time former champion Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-3 to defend his Munich Open title on Sunday. Zverev, the world No. 3, hit four aces and converted four of his six break chances to win the final in 1 hour and 11 minutes. Zverev says, "It

Say what you will about Patrick Moroutoglou’s unorthodox new league, but Sunday’s Ultimate Tennis Showdown final was electric in every possible way. Matteo “The Hammer” Berrettini, who played two matches yesterday in Dominic Thiem’s Austrian exhibition, outlasted Stefanos “The Greek God” Tsitsipas, saving two match points in sudden-death to capture

Juan Martin del Potro has withdrawn from Acapulco next week, saying he is still not fully fit following a right knee injury. The Argentine reached the quarterfinals of Delray Beach this week, his first event since fracturing his kneecap at the 2018 Shanghai Masters. His movement appeared hampered during his

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Tournament organizers say French Open champion Li Na and Vera Zvonareva have pulled out of the Dubai Tennis Championships that start Monday because of injuries. Organizers did not give details of the players' injuries. Last week, Zvonareva retired from the Qatar Open while trailing Monica

Alex Bogomolov Jr. says he wants to go back to Russia to help the country develop better pro players when he retires. The 29-year-old still lives in the United States despite switching nationalities from the U.S. to Russia last year in order to play Davis Cup. Bogomolov Jr. has seen

Melanie Oudin, who grew up admiring fellow 5'6" player Justine Henin, writing on her WTA blog from Memphis this week: "One thing I have to say...it's very exciting to see Justine back. Getting to see her play at the Australian Open... I watched her match against Dementieva, the whole match,

BEIJING (AP) U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters will miss next month's China Open because of an infection on her right foot. The three-time major title winner tweeted Tuesday that she had a mole removed under my right foot and the wound got infected'' and her Web site saysKim has