PARIS (AP)—Fourth-seeded Andy Murray of Britain was left frustrated by the playing conditions on a rainy middle Sunday at the French Open as he was beaten 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 by Tomas Berdych in the fourth round. Murray, a quarterfinalist at Roland Garros last year when he posted his best result

HALLE, Germany (AP)—Third-seeded Gael Monfils of France eased into the quarterfinals of the Gerry Weber Open on Thursday with 6-2, 6-3 victory over Croatian Ivan Dodig. Monfils lost just two points in going ahead 4-0 with two breaks in the first set. Dodig finally held serve and broke Monfils to

HOBART, Australia (AP)—Flavia Pennetta won a tight match with Sam Stosur to draw defending champion Italy level with Australia at 1-1 after Saturday’s opening singles in their Fed Cup World Group clash. Jarmila Groth gave Australia a surprise 1-0 lead by beating French Open champion Francesca Schiavone 6-7 (4), 6-3,

PARIS (AP)—Aravane Rezai lost in the first round of the French Open to an obscure Romanian player, but the little darling of French tennis is sure she will soon be back on track after going through personal problems that nearly ended her career. The 24-year-old Rezai, who lost to Irina-Camelia

Each day on TENNIS.com, we’ll feature Tennis Channel’s Court Report, a rundown of the day that was in the sport—along with our thoughts on what’s happening on the courts around the world.

TOKYO (AP)—Top-seeded Rafael Nadal advanced to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Milos Raonic of Canada on Thursday. The No. 2-ranked Nadal will take on unseeded Santiago Giraldo of Colombia in the final eight. Giraldo beat Dmitry Tursunov of Russia 6-4, 7-6 (4). “I

Amelie Mauresmo was one of the many to express frustration and downright outrage at the scheduling of the women's semifinals at Roland Garros on Friday. Due to the weather forecast, organizers put both women's matches on at the same time at 11 a.m. (Paris time) on the smaller stadiums. "The

While many openly gay women have populated the WTA Tour's ranks over time, rarely has an "out" man appeared on the ATP World Tour. Whether active or retired, professionals on the men's circuit simply haven't stepped forward, for the most part, to serve as poster boys, role models or whatever

For the fifth time this season, Elina Svitolina clutched a winner's trophy. The 22-year-old Ukrainian star ripped through an all-star cast at the Rogers Cup in Toronto to claim her third WTA Premier 5 title of 2017.

Four stars have rolled into the French Open quarterfinals without dropping a set. All of them are legitimate contenders with eyes on the prize. Two of them have never clutched the trophy, while the other two could be repeat victors. 4 Stan Wawrinka

Novak Djokovic is a character, there's no doubt about it. The Serb has been through plenty during his lengthy, successful career, especially on the dirt in Paris. Leading up to the next major of the season, Roland Garros is reveling in Djokovic's title run in 2016. In the first published

Joachim Johansson, a Swedish guy, reminds me a lot of of Gumby. Like many big men (Johansson stands 6-foot-6), he’s simultaneously elastic and herky-jerky. He’s got a baby face, a button nose, and an unfortunate nickname, Pim-Pim. He has also dated Lleyton Hewitt’s sister, Jaslyn, which must somehow explain how

Hi everyone. Don't want to take you too far from your ruminations on the draw, but here are two equally important announcements regarding TennisWorld tribal gatherings at the US Open: Tomorrow, a number of us (I'm driving out with Ray Stonada and Rolo Tomassi - and his three-year old son)

NEW YORK—In defeating James Blake early this evening on the Grandstand, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4, David Ferrer, the tournament's fifth seed, showed off the skills and mindset that have made him a Top 10 mainstay. The Spaniard might not hit an especially big ball, or be an arrestingly creative player, but

NEW YORK—Serena Williams wasted no time in dismissing the competition on Tuesday night. She began by blowing past ESPN pre-match interviewer Pam Shriver with a couple of terse answers, and then kept that momentum up against her opponent on the court, Serbia’s Bojana Jovanovski. This was, as we know, Williams’s

BRISBANE, Australia—Germany sealed its place in the Fed Cup final by beating Australia after Angelique Kerber clinched the victory with a three-set win over Sam Stosur on Sunday. Kerber overcame a slow start to win 4-6, 6-0, 6-4, giving Germany an unbeatable 3-0 lead and its first Fed Cup final

Can another power couple do the double? A week after Katie Boulter and Alex de Minaur raised trophies on the same weekend (for the second time this season), Anna Kalinskaya and Jannik Sinner are seeking to do the same. After weeks of speculation, Kalinskaya and Sinner went public with their

PARIS (AP)—After beating Venus Williams at the French Open, Poland's Urszula Radwanska played a qualifier ranked 127th with the chance to set up a third-round match against her older sister, No. 4-seeded Agnieszka. She couldn't come through. After playing so well for three sets, across more than three hours, against

Wearing headphones, a hoodie that hid her blond braid, and a pair of white shorts as she bounced on her toes in the hallway of Rod Laver Arena, Victoria Azarenka could have passed for a college kid on her way to class. A plugged-in Azarenka continued to school the opposition,

Justine Henin plays in adidas’ Barricades and looked like she might have sought solace in a bunker as Sania Mirza’s ballistic forehand rattled a series of winners around the court. Sharpened by three qualifying wins, the 145th-ranked Mirza held a one-set lead and was one point from a 3-2 second-set