Indian Wells, Calif. (AP)—Rafael Nadal rallied to beat Tomas Berdych 6-4, 7-5 in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday and reach his fourth ATP Tour final in as many events. Off to the best start of his career, Nadal improved to 16-1 — including 13 wins in

HALLE, Germany -- Gael Monfils defeated fifth-seeded Milos Raonic 6-4, 6-2 Tuesday in the first round of the Gerry Weber Open. Mirza Basic, a lucky loser playing his first main-draw match on the ATP Tour, stunned seventh-seeded Jerzy Janowicz 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (5). The 21-year-old Bosnian reached a match

VIENNA (AP) — Andy Murray closed in on the No. 1 ranking by winning his third straight ATP title at the Erste Bank Open on Sunday. The Scot can overtake Novak Djokovic atop the ATP rankings next week if he wins the Paris Masters and the Serb doesn't reach the

David Nalbandian, who retired four years ago, says he had a decent chance to get into the final at the 2004 French Open, but was injured in the semifinals. The Argentine had reached the final in Rome just before the French Open, and during the tournament he beat two No.

MONACO (AP) — After easing into the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday, a relieved Novak Djokovic said his troublesome right elbow no longer bothers him. Djokovic beat Serbian countryman Dusan Lajovic 6-0, 6-1. He won on his first match point, whipped off his hat, tilted his

What’s it like to play on Centre Court against Angelique Kerber? Why aren’t there more grass events? Are children the key to longevity? How do players really feel after a Grand Slam is over? WTA pro Irina Falconi and TENNIS.com editor Nina Pantic dive into those questions and a lot

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Tennis fans likely saw the last of Rafael Nadal in the professional singles arena, the 22-time Grand Slam champion implied in his Davis Cup post-match press conference. “If I would be the captain, probably I will change, I don't put myself the next day,” mused Nadal, who had just lost,

Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic sailed through their third-round matches at the Australian Open Friday, as the two starred side-by-side under the lights of Melbourne Park’s two biggest courts. Gauff cruised past Leylah Fernandez for the second time this season, having dispatched the left-hander in her 2025 opener at the

How will Rafael Nadal do in his first match on grass in three years? Can Felix Auger-Aliassime overcome the net-rushing game of Eastbourne finalist Maxime Cressy? It’s going to be an exciting first few days of The Championships with a slew of fantastic first-round match-ups on the men’s side—here are

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest on Wednesday from the Australian Open (all times local): 10:20 p.m. Rafael Nadal has beaten Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6 (7), 6-4 to reach the Australian Open semifinals, returning to the last four at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since winning the

It was a doubly historic day for Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros on Monday, as he battled past Francisco Cerundolo in the fourth round of the clay-court Grand Slam, 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3. First of all, it was his 370th career win at a Grand Slam, which breaks the

While storms tore up the South, the Northeast got its first taste of autumn this weekend, with bright sunshine and cooler temps. This is sports weather first and foremost—college football weather, NFL weather, pennant-race weather. This year it was even golf weather, as the PGA’s stars were all over my

Pic This ought to have been a great year for Rafael Nadal, but now that he's pulled out of the U.S. Open in order to rest and rehabilitate his knees (he has chronic tendinitis in both of them) 2012 has become, like 2009, a year of travail, hardship, and sobering

Did someone say tennis drama? Danielle Collins’ latest Instagram update seems to have officially reignted her feud with former world No. 1 Iga Swiatek, as the pair’s bitter rivalry joined the laundry list of cold shoulders and tense handshakes that have kicked off the new year in tennis. The American

LONDON (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local): 9:20 p.m. After losing in the first round at both Queen's and Eastbourne, Frances Tiafoe is loving it at Wimbledon. The 19-year-old Washington native defeated Robin Haase 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the first round at the All England

Wimbledon’s mystique took something of a hit when the All England Club more or less capitulated to critics—or was it “evolution”?—and slowed down the grass courts to enable longer rallies and fewer serve-and-volley battles in which few points lasted more than three or four touches. That mystique may be back,

Howdy, Tribe. We had a fine weekend in game-rich Andes. I finally got out to mow some of the fields; it's amazing how bush-hogging a few acres of waist-deep, dried out yellow hay leaves you, just days later, with ankle-deep grass so green that you'd swear you'd been transported to

by Pete Bodo Sheesh. I thought we just cleared up how the Hot. . .Or Not? format works. But the reactions to the WTA Top 10 ratings demonstrated that some readers still don't understand the approach. So let me reiterate it before we rate a number of the men's contenders