ZAGREB, Croatia (AP)—Late replacement Philipp Petzschner beat Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) to give Germany a 3-2 win to advance to the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup. Petzschner replaced Florian Mayer in the decisive first-round match, breaking Karlovic decisively in the opening game of the first

MADRID (AP)—Venus Williams, hardly playing like her new No. 2 ranking, lost to unseeded Aravane Rezai of France 6-2, 7-5 Sunday in the Madrid Masters final. Rezai rallied from two breaks down in the second set to win her third career title in her sixth final. Williams, seeded fourth, was

PERTH, Australia (AP)—Bethanie Mattek-Sands and John Isner beat Belgium’s Justine Henin and Ruben Bemelmans 6-1, 6-3 in mixed doubles Saturday to give the United States its sixth Hopman Cup team tennis title. Isner evened the title contest 1-1 with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Ruben Bemelmans after Henin won the

Stuttgart marks the first time in nearly three years that the WTA Top 4 reached the final four of a tournament. But it hasn't been as uncommon to see the world's top two women reach the final round of an event—it happened as recently as Indian Wells, when Victoria Azarenka

BEIJING (AP)—Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki was knocked out of the China Open quarterfinals by Flavia Pennetta of Italy 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 (2) on Friday. Wozniacki was two points from victory when leading 30-0 in the final game of the third set, but Pennetta won the game and then the tiebreaker. “I

Playing after hip replacement. A generation ago, hip-replacement surgery meant you had one foot in the . . . well, let’s just say it probably wasn’t at the baseline. But that’s changed. Jimmy Connors had a hip replaced in 2005 after being plagued by back, leg and hip pain and

Keeping Tabs: April 24 In regards to Spain’s embarrassment of men's tennis riches, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez is one of those who can be easily lost in the shuffle, a solid Top-100 player who has been as high as No. 23 in the rankings and has wins over Nadal and Andy Murray

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP)—Defending champion Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium beat former top-ranked Dinara Safina of Russia 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-1 in a hard-fought first round match Tuesday at the ASB Tennis Classic. The 23rd-ranked Wickmayer said she was “sad” to have beaten Safina, who is attempting to reclaim her ranking

Just as the game can provide a comforting escape, Florida is a perennially perfect spot for a winter getaway, especially for tennis lovers. Glorious weather and an abundance of facilities are a natural pair, and the state’s beaches, trails and national parks provide plenty of off-court adventure, too. Crandon Park,

There's been much talk about a young group of rising American youngsters on the ATP tour, with three Next Gen candidates inside the Top 100. Now, as the tour heads into the final Grand Slam of the year, let's break down which of them really has a shot at doing

Yess, there is a God!!!! It looks like the ATP has pulled the plug on round-robin. Here is the release, hot off the presses:

Hi Tribe! Happy post-Thanksgiving! Sadly, nobody sent me any turkey photos, and I ate with vegetarians, so I have none. But rather than turn to my album of foster rabbits, I found this lovely photo on Getty. And technically, this is here in Deuce Club because it is... a picture

101742074 Howdy. Just checking in and still feeling a little out of the loop. I had a morning flight out of Paris, arrived in NYC at around three, scooped up Luke, headed for the farm to rescue Buck, who spent the past week-plus in the kennel. Then the three of

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP)—Novak Djokovic rallied from a break down in the first set to win his fourth Dubai Championships title in five years on Saturday, downing third-seeded Tomas Berdych 7-5, 6-3. The top-ranked Djokovic extended his unbeaten streak this year to 13 matches, which included his third straight

Nothing passes as quickly and quietly as the future. With that said, here's a look at the best of the past week's off-court tennis news—with a nod to what lies ahead. ISNER TAKES A DIP John Isner seized the Houston clay-court title over the weekend, downing Nicolas Almagro in straight

This was a first-rate, third-round match. Unlike the previous round, when Radek Stepanek offered little resistance to Roger Federer, Juan Monaco was a ‘live’ opponent who didn’t take a backseat in rallies. He gets a lot of racquet on the ball when he powders his inside-out forehand, and it consistently

PARIS -- Richard Gasquet and Stanislas Wawrinka took the last two spots in the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals after Milos Raonic lost to Tomas Berdych 7-6 (13), 6-4 on Thursday in the third round of the Paris Masters. Raonic needed at least a runner-up finish in Paris to have

A blink-and-you-missed-it coach during this year's American hard-court swing for Maria Sharapova, Jimmy Connors got ESPN's vaunted 30 for 30 treatment this week. This tennis legend, often referred to as a boor or a poor sport or a firebrand (or far worse, as evidenced un-bleep-ingly late in the film of

GENEVA—Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka lost the doubles match to Andrey Golubev and Aleksandr Nedovyesov on Saturday, giving Kazakhstan a 2-1 lead over Switzerland in the Davis Cup quarterfinals. Golubev and Nedovyesov never trailed after breaking Federer in the opening game and completed a 6-4, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (6)

LONDON -- Fourth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov upset top-seeded Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-4 to reach the final at Queen's Club on Saturday. He will play 10th-seeded Feliciano Lopez in Sunday's final, after the Spanish left-hander defeated Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic 7-6 (7), 6-4. "It's a good feeling," Dimitrov said. "I