NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) Fourth-seeded Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus beat seventh-seeded Dudi Sela of Israel 6-2, 7-5 on Thursday to advance to the semifinals in the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships. Third-seeded Gilles Muller of Luxembourg and sixth-seeded Adrian Mannarino of France reached the quarterfinals. Muller topped Victor Estrella Burgos of

MADRID (AP) Rafael Nadal is not overly disappointed at losing to Andy Murray for the second straight year at his home tournament. Following the 7-5, 6-4 defeat to Murray in the Madrid Open semifinals on Saturday, Nadal said he was on the right path heading into the French Open, which

KAANAPALI, Hawaii (AP) — After an outdated stanza of the German national anthem that later became associated with the Nazi regime was sung during the opening ceremonies, the United States took a 1-0 lead and was ahead in the other opening match in its best-of-5 Fed Cup quarterfinal Saturday. Alison

Taylor Fritz insists he is still fully committed to his career, despite recently becoming a father. The 19-year-old, who married Racquel Pedraza in 2016, had a son, Jordan Taylor, on January 20th. "Nothing's really changed at all for me," he said, following his first round win in Indian Wells. "My

Roger Federer may enjoy immense popularity on tour, but he says he also tries to return the favor. Following his opening win in Montreal, Federer signed three balls at the request of his opponent, Peter Polansky, who said his friends had requested them. "I try to lead by example, too,

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Simona Halep knows being ranked No. 1 doesn't make it any easier to win matches. Halep, of Romania, struggled to post a 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 second-round win over French lucky loser Oceane Dodin in their first career meeting at the Miami Open on Thursday. Halep

Following a four-week voting period for the International Tennis Hall of Fame Class of 2021 Fan Vote presented by BNP Paribas, the results are in. Aussie great Lleyton Hewitt, a two-time Grand Slam champion, received the highest number of votes from thousands of dedicated tennis fans from 140 nations. American

On Friday, August 2, Sebastian Korda will look to get the better of Jordan Thompson. Korda, who I had as part of a winning two-leg parlay on Thursday, is only here because he hit one of the luckiest shots of the year. Thanasi Kokkinakis looked like he was about to

METZ, France (AP) Lucas Pouille clinched his first career title on Sunday, beating top-seeded Dominic Thiem of Austria 7-6 (5), 6-2 to win the Moselle Open final. The third-seeded Frenchman, a U.S. Open quarterfinalist earlier this month, clipped a neat volley for match point and then hit an ace down

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Fourth-seeded American Jack Sock made amends for the disappointment from a year ago, when he beat Joao Sousa of Portugal 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 in Saturday's final to win the ASB Tennis Classic. Sock also reached the tournament final in 2016, but had to pull out

Andy Murray has had a subpar start to the season, but he’s enjoying his status at the No. 1 player in the world—and his job as a father. Murray finished 2016 on a four-tournament winning streak to capture the No. 1 ranking, but has won just one event this season

Damir Dzumhur says he is proud to be the first player representing Bosnia to win an ATP title. The 25-year-old defeated Fabio Fognini to win the St. Petersburg event. "I'm really happy that my country, Bosnia-Herzegovina, has a winner of an ATP World Tour title," he told the ATP website.

NEW YORK—Carlos Alcaraz quelled concerns surrounding his health and fitness ahead of the 2024 US Open after he reportedly cut a practice short due on Saturday to an acute ankle injury. “I just stop my practice just for precaution,” he explained to open his Media Day press conference. “I didn't

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has left open the possibility of teaming with Nenad Zimonjic in doubles against the world’s top-ranked team of Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan in Serbia’s Davis Cup tie against the United States in Boise. Djokovic was not originally scheduled to play doubles on Saturday, but

LINZ, Austria -- Two-time former champion Ana Ivanovic defeated Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland 6-4, 6-4 Saturday to set up a final against top-seeded Angelique Kerber at the Generali Ladies. Kerber overpowered Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 6-2, 6-0 to reach her second final of the season. The 10th-ranked German was

LONDON (AP)—Top-seeded Rafael Nadal and defending champion Andy Murray were knocked out of the Queen’s Club tournament on Friday. Nadal’s winning streak ended at 24 when he fell to fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 7-6 (5), 6-4. His grass-court winning streak ended at 14. American Mardy Fish ended the run of

NEW YORK (AP) Vera Zvonareva reached her second straight Grand Slam final, defeating top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-3 at the U.S. Open on Friday. The 20-year-old Wozniacki had made her first major final at Flushing Meadows in 2009 and had been dominant in her run this year. She lost just

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Pursuing another bid for her first Grand Slam title, top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki made only one unforced error in defeating Virginie Razzano 6-1, 6-3 Friday to move into the third round of Wimbledon. The 20-year-old Dane was at the top of her game, downing the 96th-ranked Frenchwoman in

This Christmas week, we're sending out Secret Santa letters and gifts from stars of the sport to their rivals, peers, and (on varying levels) loved ones. Dear Carlos, You had me at hello. And then you had me in hell. I will love again, and stronger than before... and at

Every week, dozens of tennis players from around the world post on their social media. From funny videos to training updates, there are simply too many accounts to keep track of. That's why we do the work for you by selecting the best posts from across the world of tennis.