VIENNA (AP)— Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro and qualifier Grega Zemlja advanced to the final of the Erste Bank Open on Saturday. Del Potro, a runner-up last year, defeated Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) to reach his fourth final of the year, while Zemlja rallied to stun

It hasn’t been a blockbuster year for Paradorn Srichaphan, by any means. The former top-ten player is now ranked No. 83 in the world rankings, his lowest in five years, and is no longer ever ranked No. 1 in his home country of Thailand, having been eclipsed by Danai Udomchoke.

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) With his wrist aching and temper fraying, Juan Martin del Potro turned to his strength. The U.S. Open champion fired 21 aces - one at 135 mph - to overpower American Michael Russell 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in the first round of the Australian Open on Monday. Del

ROME (AP) — Denis Shapovalov overcame a point penalty and a hostile crowd to beat local hope Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the Italian Open on Monday. Late in the second set, Shapovalov was given a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct after hopping over

Novak Djokovic is right where he wants to be after a slow start to his clay-court season. Back at the Italian Open — the clay event where he's had his most success. The top-ranked Serb is a six-time champion in Rome and six-time runner-up. "Historically throughout my career, Rome has

WATCH: Williams eased through the opening set before things got more complicated in the second.

Elina Svitolina came into her fourth-round match against qualifier Petra Martic knowing that everyone remaining in the draw was on equal footing—a maiden major title is one of theirs for the taking. Perhaps that explains the fifth seed's slow start against the 290th-ranked player in the world, Petra Martic, and

BEIJING (AP)—Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki captured the world’s No. 1 ranking with a win Thursday at the China Open, replacing Serena Williams in the top spot. Wozniacki accomplished the feat with a 6-3, 6-3 win over No. 34 Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the third round in Beijing. “This

"The Singles Game" is a new fiction novel by Lauren Weisberger, the author of "The Devil Wears Prada." In her latest book, the best-selling author turns her attention from the magazine industry to the complicated sport of tennis. The storyline follows Charlie Silver, a mid-20s woman ranked in the 20s,

Novak Djokovic pushed back his return to professional tennis after a six-month hiatus. The 30-year-old should still appear in Tie Break Tens action, an exhibition event in Melbourne, alongside Stan Wawrinka and Rafael Nadal, who are also set to show off how time away from sanctioned play may actually have

WATCH: Kontaveit dispatched Olympic champion Belinda Bencic en route to her third career title in Ostrava.

LONDON (AP)—Juan Martin del Potro is hoping to turn tennis' Big Four into a quintet in 2013. The big-hitting Argentine's season ended Sunday when he wasted a one-set lead against Novak Djokovic to lose 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinals of the ATP finals. But his strong end to the

MASON, Ohio -- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Venus Williams left their winning touch in Canada. Tsonga followed his week of big upsets with an early exit Tuesday, losing his opening match at the Western & Southern Open. Two days after he won his second Masters title by beating Roger Federer in

NEW YORK (AP) -- Trailing against a woman trying to become the first qualifier in the U.S. Open quarterfinals since 1981, Victoria Azarenka needed every ounce of experience and skill to advance. Twice a major champion, and twice a runner-up at Flushing Meadows, Azarenka took four of the last five

DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- Defending champion Rafael Nadal was ushered to the exit, while top-seeded Novak Djokovic cruised through his first match of the season at the Qatar Open on Tuesday. The second-seeded Nadal, showing desire but displaying a rusty game, was upset by German qualifier Michael Berrer 1-6, 6-3,

From the top-ranked Russian's icy stare to a decorated champion's confidence-deficit disorder, the Spin's latest Fourhand takes on real and perceived shortcomings concerning some of the ATP and WTA's top guns: RAFANATICAL Rafael Nadal, 14-time Grand Slam singles champion, admitted to recent breaches in his usually steely in-match self-confidence (hat

Complaints on the length of the season have been swirling for some time now. Last week, Agnieszka Radwanska made her stance clear. “I think nine months season will be good. I think a lot of people agree with me. Everybody wants that. But it's just the way it is,” she

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) Victoria Azarenka believes she's the best player in women's tennis, and recent results support her case. Seeded 13th, Azarenka completed a rare Indian Wells-Key Biscayne double Saturday by beating Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-2 to win the Miami Open. Azarenka, a two-time Grand Slam champion mounting a

CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Maria Sharapova is realistic as she tries to regain her form after a 15-month drug suspension. "I think no road is easy," Sharapova said Sunday before a World Team Tennis match. Sharapova played for the Orange County Breakers in their season-opening match against the defending champion

MONACO (AP) — Rafael Nadal's priority after reaching his 12th Monte Carlo Masters final was to whip out his phone and frantically text coach Carlos Moya. Despite a comfortable 6-4, 6-1 win against No. 5-ranked Grigor Dimitrov, he had a pressing concern given how quickly he was texting. What frantic