LONDON (AP) When it was over, when she was assured of being this year's Wimbledon runner-up and not this year's Wimbledon champion, Garbine Muguruza shed some tears. It wasn't just because she lost to Serena Williams, though. It was because the crowd at Centre Court absolutely loved her. ''I couldn't

Tomas Berdych has pulled out of the Czech Republic's Davis Cup quarterfinal next week against Kazakhstan with a shoulder injury. Berdych, who fell to Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-3 in the Miami quarterfinals last night, said on Facebook that: "Last night's match was the last straw for me. I woke up

Rafael Nadal’s continued quest for the calendar-year Grand Slam is on. Meeting with press in Mallorca Friday, Nadal reiterated the word “positive” when describing his week of training and status of his left foot. And with it, the 22-time major champion expects to head to the United Kingdom after the

Angelique Kerber had a word for what happened in Rod Laver Arena on Saturday night. “It’s really crazy,” she told the audience in the stadium. “It just sounds so crazy,” she said to Chris Evert in the ESPN booth a few minutes later. “I have so many emotions, it’s like

On Sunday, Irina Falconi reached a career milestone by capturing her first WTA title in Bogota, Colombia. The No. 5 seed beat Silvia Soler-Espinosa, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, in nearly two hours. Taking the match on her third match point, the 25-year-old burst into tears. “It has definitely been an emotional

Sloane Stephens, who slumped to a 7-8 record in between reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open and the fourth round of Roland Garros, admits that she lost confidence in herself. No. 17 seed Stephens reached her first Wimbledon quarterfinal, where she will face 2007 finalist Marion Bartoli. "I think