KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP)—Australia’s Jelena Dokic beat Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 2-6, 7-6 (9), 6-4 in the Malaysian Open on Sunday to earn her sixth career WTA singles title after a nine-year drought. Dokic needed 2 hours, 40 minutes to claim her first WTA singles championship since June

LUXEMBOURG (AP)—Julia Goerges will play for her second title of the year after defeating Angelique Kerber 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 in an all-German semifinal at the Luxembourg Open. Goerges won her first career title in July at Bad Gastein. Goerges, at No. 8 the only seeded player to make the semifinals,

It's safe to say that Roger Federer is ecstatic to reunite with the Australian Open trophy. The hardware's official name is the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup, so the Swiss refers to it as Norman.

Victoria Azarenka literally danced her way into the Fed Cup weekend. Though she's not Belarus' No. 1, the two-time Grand Slam champion is a very welcome addition to the team.

Some think the NextGen players are over-hyped, others think they're not hyped enough. Regardless of your take, you'd have to agree that Felix Auger-Aliassime is the real deal. Recently cracking the Top 100 for the first time, the Canadian has broken multiple records already and is making a name for

Every weekend, Baseline rounds up the best off-court looks of the past seven days. 1 Sania Mirza credited her team for this stunning look.

Former world No. 2 Vera Zvonareva is hitting again and says she has launched her comeback. The 29-year-old Russian was plagued with hip and shoulder injuries in 2012 and hasn't played an event since the 2012 Olympic Games in London, where she lost to Serena Williams in the fourth round.

Belinda Bencic has announced that she has had wrist surgery and will be sidelined for a "few months."

CHENGDU, China (AP) — Bernard Tomic upset top-seeded Fabio Fognini 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (7) to win the Chengdu Open championship on Sunday. The 25-year-old Australian, ranked No. 123 in the world, smashed 12 aces and saved seven of 11 break points he faced to win his first ATP title since

Grass courts have been a staple of tennis since the late 1800's. Surprisingly, the courts are made with mixture of different types of grasses, not just one, depending on the tournament. And they've become rarer to find. Grass courts are still the most traditional court type, but they require more

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) Juan Martin del Potro says he will make a comeback from his latest injury this month at the Delray Beach Open. The former U.S. Open champion played only two tournaments last year before having surgery on his left wrist in June. The ATP confirmed Del Potro's

Henin, who kicked off her comeback by reaching the Brisbane final last week, has not yet played enough events to earn an official ranking but will be considered a significant threat when the Australian Open begins next week. But her unseeded status means she could face a top player in

NEW YORK(AP) Kim Clijsters is back in the fourth round of the U.S. Open for the first time since she won the title in 2005. Clijsters cruised to a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Kirsten Flipkens on Friday and has dropped one set in three matches in her return to Flushing

LINZ, Austria (AP) Patty Schnyder saved two match points before edging sixth-seeded Andrea Petkovic 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 in the semifinals of the Generali Ladies on Saturday. Schnyder will play either seventh-seeded Ana Ivanovic or Roberta Vinci in Sunday's final. The 47th-ranked Swiss was down 15-40 while serving at 4-5 in

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) Andy Roddick has defeated fellow American Sam Querrey 7-5, 7-6 (6) to reach the second round of the Swiss Indoors event. The fourth-seeded Roddick sent down 16 aces and dropped just six first-service points against the 22nd-ranked Querrey, who served 13 aces. Roddick, who next faces Andrey

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) Novak Djokovic advanced to the Serbia Open final after Janko Tipsarevic withdrew from the all-Serb semifinal on Saturday because of a thigh injury. The Australian Open champion will play either Feliciano Lopez of Spain or Filippo Volandri of Italy on Sunday. Djokovic defeated Blaz Kavcic of Slovenia

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) Former Wimbledon semifinalist Mirjana Lucic of Croatia advanced to the second round of the Aegon Classic grass-court tournament on Monday, beating American qualifier Alexandra Stevenson 6-3, 7-6 (7). The 29-year-old Lucic made the semis at Wimbledon in 1999 as a promising 17-year-old, but was absent from the

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) Daniela Hantuchova took advantage of a wasteful performance by Ana Ivanovic to win 6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday and reach the Aegon Classic final. Ivanovic failed to convert 18 break points and let slip a 5-1 lead in the first set before finally taking it on

It's December 25th, and for much of the world this is a time for family, eggnog and gifts under the tree in celebration of Christmas. But for tennis fans, it means only one thing: the new season is right around the corner. "Last day before Christmas and... more tennis! We

ZHUHAI, China (AP) — Elina Svitolina rallied from a set down to upset top-seeded Johanna Konta 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 on Saturday and reach the final of the WTA Elite Trophy. The fourth-seeded Ukrainian will face third-seeded Petra Kvitova in Sunday's final after the Czech beat Chinese wildcard Zhang Shuai 6-2,