Roger Federer, who beat 18-year-old Taylor Fritz in the first round in Stuttgart, said that he was up and down in his first match since withdrawing from the French Open. But the Swiss was satisfied overall with his 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 victory. The 34-year-old Federer admitted he is rusty, but

TOKYO (AP) Second-seeded Gael Monfils overcame an ankle injury to beat Gilles Simon 6-1, 6-4 Thursday and advance to the quarterfinals at the Japan Open. Monfils trailed 4-1 in the second set when he injured an ankle and had to call for the trainer. He won the next five games

Of the dozens of matches Jack Sock and Denis Kudla have played, their Friday round of 16 meeting at the Indian Wells Challenger might be the most fascinating one yet. From Masters 1000s, ATP 500s, ATP Challengers, ITF futures, USTA Wild Card Challenges and too many junior tournaments to count,

Former tennis stars Jack Sock and Eugenie Bouchard are competing in all three eligible brackets at the PPA Red Rock Open: singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. While Sock already secured his place in the semifinals Saturday in men’s singles, he fell in the second round of the mixed doubles bracket

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) The umpire who presided over the longest match in tennis history said Thursday that he was so enthralled by the epic struggle that he never felt tired. Mohamed Lahyani of Sweden spent 11 hours, 5 minutes over three days in the umpire's chair before declaring victory for John

Two of Roger Federer's sublime streaks at the majors ended this season. The one that received the most attention, rightfully so, was his run of 23 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals, halted at Roland Garros by Robin Soderling. The second is less impressive but hardly insignificant. Until Igor Andreev took a

MARSEILLE, France (AP) Robin Soderling of Sweden will play Marin Cilic of Croatia in the final of the Open 13 on Sunday. Soderling beat Dmitry Tursunov of Russia 7-5, 6-1 and Cilic saved a match point before downing Mikhail Youzhny of Russia 6-2, 1-6, 7-5 in Saturday's semifinals. The top-seeded

It was already a breakthrough week in Hamburg for Lorenzo Musetti, as he made it through to the first ATP final of his career, but things got even sweeter for the 20-year-old Italian on Sunday afternoon as he won a two-hour, 46-minute thriller against Carlos Alcaraz, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-4,

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Top-ranked Novak Djokovic and No. 2-ranked Carlos Alcaraz each took on respective countrymen on Friday at a pair of events. Only one managed to pass the challenge. A plethora of missed opportunities and an opponent who came out firing resulted in Djokovic suffering his second straight early exit on clay

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As she gets ready for a return competition on the WTA Tour, Venus Williams is also working through a change in her business portfolio. The former world No. 1 has announced that her signature clothing brand, EleVen, is winding down operations—at least for the short term. Williams founded EleVen in

Novak Djokovic is breathing a sigh of relief after surviving a tough third round match at the Miami Open. With his back pushed against the wall on Sunday, he was able to pass a tough test presented by No. 83-ranked Federico Delbonis, winning the match 7-5, 4-6, 6-1. Djokovic, who

NEW YORK—When it began, Friday’s nightcap had the makings of an unmitigated blowout. Maria Sharapova, five-time major winner and former No. 1, was facing 18-year-old, 139th-ranked Moscow native and Florida resident Sofia Kenin, who hadn’t won a Grand Slam match before this week. For two games, Kenin worked to calm

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the year (all times local): 12:25 p.m. U.S. Tennis Association officials are proud of Frances Tiafoe's effort against Roger Federer. The 19-year-old Tiafoe pushed the five-time U.S. Open champion to five sets on Tuesday

It was a mixed bag at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia Sunday for U.S. hopefuls looking to progress in Rome. Danielle Collins stayed hot, as did Taylor Fritz in winning an all-American contest. But Ben Shelton was sent packing and Sofia Kenin was unable to back up her Top 10 win.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery for Coco Gauff, who says that WNBA star Cameron Brink "rocked" her recent pregame tribute to her Roland Garros outfit. The Los Angeles Sparks rookie went viral for her cosplay as the reigning US Open champion, arriving to the arena for a game

Rafael Nadal vs. Fabio Fognini As you would expect, the Spaniard leads the Italian in their head to head by a solid margin, 7-3. But ever since Fognini broke through against Rafa in a chaotic three-setter in Rio in 2015, this has become something of a rivalry. Fognini went on

As the fields begin to thin at Indian Wells, we preview and predict three must-see matches in the desert. Here’s a classic collision between generations new and old, between the Golden Age and whatever is going to take its place. The 29-year-old Nadal and the 18-year-old Zverev have yet to