No. 3 seed Naomi Osaka’s nightmare first round turned out to be a sweet dream as she dispatched three-time Australian Open quarterfinalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-1, 6-2, to lead a trio of stars into into the second round in Melbourne. Osaka delighted the Rod Laver Arena crowd as she gamely answered

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP)—Sixth-seeded Federico Delbonis of Argentina beat Gilles Simon of France 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the Grand Prix Hassan II on Tuesday. Simon entered the main draw as a qualifier and struggled on his serve, getting only 45 percent of his first serves in. Delbonis next

In a tightly contested match, No. 3-seeded Aryna Sabalenka rallied from a set down on Wednesday to avoid an upset at the Volvo Car Open in Charleston. She squeezed past qualifier Kateryna Kozlova, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, to advance to the round of 16. In the opening set, Sabalenka had trouble

Yet again, Naomi Osaka failed to solve the Yulia Putintseva puzzle, dropping her third consecutive match to the Kazakh on Monday in the opening round of Wimbledon, 7-6 (4), 6-2. Osaka had lost to Putintseva handily in the second round of Birmingham less than two weeks ago, and also in

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland (AP)—Top-seeded Shahar Peer defeated Japanese qualifier Ryoko Duda 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the second round of the inaugural WTA Citi Open. Peer became the highest ranked women’s tennis player from Israel earlier this year, but came to College Park having lost four straight first-round matches. Second-seeded

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) Serena Williams walked onto Court 2 for her match Friday six minutes late. Otherwise she remained right on schedule at Wimbledon. The two-time champion became the first player to earn a spot in the second week of the tournament when she beat Roberta Vinci in the third round,

MINSK, Belarus (AP) — With or without Victoria Azarenka, Belarus can still succeed on the tennis court. The former top-ranked player is taking time out with her baby son, but Aliaksandra Sasnovich and Aryna Sabalenka stepped up Sunday to beat the Netherlands 4-1 in the 1st round of the Fed

LONDON—Despite years of nonstop talk about the lack of success in American men’s tennis, three men from the United States have quietly advanced to the third round of Wimbledon, and two others have moved into the second. “I think us, as a country, we have sort of turned the corner,”

Before the US Open, Hyeon Chung's last tour-level event was in February, in Rotterdam. Sidelined by injury after a first-round exit, it has taken some time for Chung to rediscover his form, but the 23-year-old former Australian Open finalist's talent has never waned. That showed through two rounds in Flushing

WATCH: Magda Linette closes out Ons Jabeur in the 2022 Roland Garros first round

From history-making upsets to future Hall of Famers making their Grand Slam debuts, many a noteworthy accomplishment has been made during the first round of the French Open. Here’s a look at five of them from the sport’s most prestigious clay-court tournament. 1 An Upset of Epic Proportions Even though

The fourth round could see some big battles in the women's field at Wimbledon, with the draw pitting Serena Williams against Maria Sharapova and Justine Henin against Kim Clijsters at that stage. Defending champ Serena and former champ Sharapova are the biggest names in the first quarter but only one

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) When Johanna Konta found out she was playing Venus Williams in the first round of the Australian Open, she thought to herself, ''I just hope I stay out there more than an hour.'' The Sydney-born British player did last more than an hour on Tuesday - one

MELBOURNE, Australia—Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki will face Gisela Dulko of Argentina in the first round of the Australian Open, while 2010 finalist Justine Henin has drawn a qualifier. In the tournament draw on Friday, fourth-seeded Venus Williams was placed in the top half with Wozniacki. Williams will play Sara Errani of

Mischa Zverev is taking inspiration from his younger brother, Alexander, as both have made it to the third round of the Australian Open. The two have been on very different career paths, but are now finding success alongside each other. While 19-year-old Alexander, nicknamed Sascha, is the youngest player in

PARIS (AP) Ana Ivanovic was overcome with emotion after losing in the first round of the French Open on Tuesday, shedding tears as she considered her injury-plagued season. The 2008 French Open champion lost to Johanna Larsson of Sweden 7-6 (3), 0-6, 6-2. She also lost in the first round

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) Dudi Sela has become the first Israeli man in 20 years to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon. Sela threw his racket in anger after going down a break in the fourth set Friday, but rallied to beat Tommy Robredo of Spain 7-6 (8), 7-5, 2-6, 7-5. Sela

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Two-time French Open runner-up Robin Soderling moved into the second round at Wimbledon by defeating Philipp Petzschner of Germany 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (5). The fifth-seeded Swede lost to eventual Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals last year. He won Tuesday despite 44 unforced errors, 11 more than

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Second-seeded Vera Zvonareva kept alive her bid for a third consecutive Grand Slam final, beating Lucie Safarova 6-3, 7-6 (9) on Saturday to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open. Zvonareva served for the match twice but was extended to the tiebreaker. Safarova led 4-2 and

Drama revealed itself just before this year's Olympic tennis draws were made—then came the draws themselves. Thursday began with news that Andy Murray will only compete in doubles (alongside Dan Evans), and that Angelique Kerber will join her fellow three-time Grand Slam champion in retirement at Roland Garros, site of