PATTAYA, Thailand (AP)—Eighth-seeded Vania King advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pattaya Open by beating Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia 6-1, 6-3 Thursday. The American played well from the baseline to beat her friend and reach the quarterfinals for the first time since last September in Seoul. King will next play

NEW YORK (AP) -- Venus Williams overcame an early deficit for an easy win in her return to the U.S. Open. The seven-time Grand Slam champion pulled out of the tournament before her second-round match last year because of an autoimmune disease. Williams was back Tuesday, and she beat fellow

BUDAPEST, Hungary(AP) Agnes Szavay of Hungary won the Budapest Grand Prix on Sunday, rallying to beat Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the final. It was Szavay's third WTA Tour singles title. Schnyder lost her serve twice in the first set but broke Szavay four times. In the

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP)—Serbia looks to qualify for its first Davis Cup quarterfinal when it hosts a U.S. team that is missing Andy Roddick and James Blake. This will be the first time since 2000 that neither Roddick nor Blake will be on the Davis Cup roster. The Americans lead all

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP)—Defending champion Novak Djokovic advanced to the quarterfinals of his hometown tournament Thursday by beating Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-4, 6-4 in the second round of the Serbia Open. Djokovic broke three times in each set in a match where both players struggled with their serve. John Isner

PARIS(AP) The New York Times is reporting that Roger Federer has denied involvement in high-stakes gambling by an executive from his management company. The tennis star says in a story in Wednesday's edition that he contacted IMG head Ted Forstmann after learning of a lawsuit in which Forstmann is accused

Despite undergoing two hip surgeries, former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt still believes he has the potential to crack the Top 10 again. The 29-year-old will open his 2011 season at the Hopman Cup and then he will compete in the Kooyong Classic exhibition event for the first time, instead of

Lleyton Hewitt says despite not playing an ATP warm-up tournament before the Australian Open for the first time that he’s well prepared for a strong run. The former did play the Hopman Cup exhibition last week and will play an exhibition at Kooyong this week. "I feel like I've done

Pete Sampras says that three-time Grand Slam finalist Andy Murray needs to be more aggressive if he's going to win a major. "It seems like Andy is pretty content rallying. If you are going to win a major, you have to make it happen," said Sampras from the tournament in

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) Fourth-seeded Albert Montanes of Spain reached the quarterfinals of the Copa Claro on Wednesday by beating Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. Montanes broke the Italian four times in the match, including the only break of the third set, and won 50 percent of the

PARIS (AP) Even Rafael Nadal acknowledges his French Open semifinal against Andy Murray is not nearly as intriguing as the one between unbeaten Novak Djokovic and 16-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer. Nadal describes Djokovic-Federer as ``the best player of today against the best player in history'' and says that

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Former champion Maria Sharapova reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals Monday for the first time in five years, beating Peng Shuai 6-4, 6-2 on a sweltering day that featured the appearance of Prince William and Kate in the Royal Box. Sharapova, the 2004 champion, started slowly before winning seven

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Rafael Nadal says he is not seriously injured and will play Wednesday in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Nadal, a two-time champion at the All England Club, hurt his left foot in the first set of Monday's win over Juan Martin del Potro. He twice called for a trainer

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Total player compensation at the U.S. Open will top $50 million for the first time this year, with a record $3.7 million going to each of the singles champions. The U.S. Tennis Association announced Tuesday that the total purse for the tournament will be $50.4

Fashion icon Serena Williams blessed her 12.7 million Instagram followers with yet another fierce workout photo. The 23-time major champion donned an icy-blue Nike set with a pair of black Nike Air Max kicks. On the ATP side, Stan Wawrinka is looking for a hitting partner Down Under. The world

Sometimes, even the great Rafael Nadal gets taken down a peg. Denis Shapovalov, who stunned the Spaniard at the 2017 Rogers Cup, shared a "tale of the tour" to explain a poster of the 17-time Grand Slam champion was taken down on account of him. The Canadian was staying with

NEW YORK (AP)—Serena Williams got into another argument with a U.S. Open official, this time after losing a game because she yelled out during a point during Sunday’s final. Down one set and facing a break point in the first game of the second, Williams hit a forehand and shouted,

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP)—Caroline Wozniacki, Angelique Kerber and Jelena Jankovic — the top three seeded players — advanced Thursday to the quarterfinals of the e-Boks Open. Wozniacki, seeded first, is the two-time defending champion. The Dane downed Pauline Parmentier of France 6-2, 6-1 in 67 minutes and will next face another

A must-follow for tennis fans on Twitter is @PseudoFed, the parody account of Roger Federer (whose real handle is @rogerfederer). "Not Roger Federer" provides frequently funny tweets about, among other things, being "humble," his "staff" of minions, and experiences befitting a 17-time Grand Slam champion. For example:

NEW YORK (AP)—Lleyton Hewitt and James Blake will receive wild cards into the U.S. Open. The U.S. Tennis Association announced its eight men's wild cards Tuesday. Hewitt is a two-time major champion, winning the 2001 U.S. Open, but at age 31 the Australian has fallen to 134th in the world.