MADRID (AP) Rafael Nadal says he underwent a surprise drug test toward the end of a week in which the Spaniard was the butt of jokes made by a French TV program about his country's alleged ties to doping. Nadal wrote on his Twitter account on Saturday: ``8:30 in the

ANTWERP, Belgium -- Former No. 1 Kim Clijsters ended her career with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Venus Williams in a ceremonial farewell match in Belgium. Clijsters retired after the U.S. Open but organized a match to thank her fans, 13,000 of whom turned up at Antwerp Sports Palace, including

BRUSSELS(AP) Justine Henin will return to competitive tennis next year. The former top-ranked player made the announcement Tuesday, barely a week after fellow-Belgian Kim Clijsters capped her comeback from retirement by winning the U.S. Open. Henin retired just over a year ago. But at 27, she says she's ready to

STUTTGART, Germany(AP) Fabio Fognini upset second-seeded Nikolay Davydenko of Russia 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 Friday at the Mercedes Cup to reach his first semifinal in a year. The 22-year-old Italian, ranked No. 67, last reached a semifinal in July 2008 at Umga, Slovenia. He is looking for his first title on

MASON, Ohio(AP) Top-ranked Roger Federer snapped a four-match losing streak against No. 2 Andy Murray and advanced to the finals of the Cincinnati Masters with a 6-2, 7-6 (8) win Saturday. Federer was leading the tiebreaker 9-8 when Murray double-faulted to lose to the top seed for the first time

NONTHABURI, Thailand (AP) Jarkko Nieminen of Finland has reached his first final of the year with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Germany's Benjamin Becker at the Thailand Open. The unseeded Nieminen, ranked 60th, took charge of Saturday's semifinal against his 65th-ranked opponent and cruised through their match in 1 hour,

VIENNA (AP)—Seventh-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber has defeated Alejandro Falla of Colombia 6-0, 6-3 in the first round of the Bank Austria Trophy. The German hit five aces Monday, losing his serve once on the only break point he faced, in the second set. Jan Hajek of the Czech Republic also reached

World No. 5 Andy Murray says that he believes No. 3 Novak Djokovic has a shot at taking the top ranking from Rafael Nadal, but says that the Serbian must make a major move during the clay court season. Nadal, who currently holds a a 4,790 lead over Djokovic, has

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) Top-seeded Albert Montanes of Spain defeated Fabio Fognini of Italy 7-6 (1), 6-1 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Grand Prix Hassan II. Montanes struggled on his first serve but converted three of his four break points to set up a semifinal match against fellow Spaniard

TOKYO (AP) Maria Kirilenko eliminated U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur from the Pan Pacific Open on Tuesday, beating the Australian 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in the second round. The sixth-seeded Stosur, playing for the first time since winning her first career Grand Slam title in New York, trailed in the second

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Bianca Andreescu and coach Sven Groeneveld have split, Groeneveld has announced. The veteran Dutch coach said on social media he had "decided not to extend our collaboration" and was "keen on new challenges in the men's or women's game," indicating he has not yet started coaching another player. The pair

As the highest ranked Estonian woman in WTA history, it should be no surprise that Anett Kontaveit came to play on the latest episode of Confessional Cart. Kontaveit finished at the top of the leaderboard with 16 points to tie with good friend Ons Jabeur on the CC leaderboard. “She

Dayana Yastremska won her third title of her young career, and second of 2019 with a gutsy third-set tiebreak win over Caroline Garcia in Strasbourg. Yastremska squandered two match points in the second set, and was facing a crowd that favored the Frenchwoman. She then saved a match point of

DOHA, Qatar (AP)—Nikolay Davydenko of Russia saved two match points Saturday before rallying to beat Rafael Nadal 0-6, 7-6 (8), 6-4 to win the Qatar Open. Davydenko's third straight victory over the second-ranked Spaniard improved his record to 5-4. He also became the 38th male player since the Open Era

OSAKA, Japan (AP)—Top-seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia opened defense of her Japan Women’s Open title on Monday with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Japan’s Sachie Ishizu. Stosur coasted through the first set in 24 minutes and made the only break of the second set to go up 5-3 before serving

METZ, France (AP)—Eighth-seeded Gilles Simon of France beat No. 6 Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-3, 6-2 Saturday to line up an Open de Moselle final against German qualifier Mischa Zverev. Zverev advanced to his first career final when No. 4 Richard Gasquet of France withdrew because of a fever. Simon

ROME (AP)—The red clay courts of the Italian Open "seem like paradise" to Novak Djokovic after a week on the experimental blue surface in Madrid. The top-ranked Serb was one of several top players who were highly critical of the blue clay tested at the Madrid Open, especially after Djokovic

Simona Halep is one of the early big commitments for the inaugural tournament in Adelaide. The joint ATP and WTA event replaces Sydney, as the start of the calendar makes room for the ATP Cup. The Adelaide tournament will take place January 12-18, and local children were eager to show

It's now been over a week since Wimbledon ended and yet, a ton of players are still in vacation mode. Don't panic yet, they'll be back very soon for the U.S. swing. Until then, here's a look at some more of the best beachside snaps. 1 Novak Djokovic