World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka returned to social media this week to thank fans for their "love and support" following the death of her ex-boyfriend, former NHL hockey player Konstantin Koltsov, late last month. "I want to take a moment to say thank you to all my fans for your

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LONDON—After clinching the year-end world No. 1 ranking for a third time, Rafael Nadal admits that pulling off the feat became important to him as the season progressed, even though he said on numerous occasions that it was not critical, including before the ATP World Tour Finals. “Today was more

Andy Murray believes he has a chance to beat five-time champion Rafael Nadal in semifinals of Roland Garros. Murray, who bested Juan Ignacio Chela in straight sets Wednesday, has never beaten the Spaniard in three clay-court matches, but has beaten him four other times. Nadal owns a 10-4 head-to-head record

Novak Djokovic admitted he didn’t enjoy his Australian Open quarterfinal match with Taylor Fritz Tuesday night, due to “a lot of suffering in every aspect.” But in navigating his way through brutal on-court conditions and a worthy opponent, Djokovic walked off the court with an achievement close to his heart

A thousand watch, camera, shoe, racquet, and phone commercials to the contrary, Maria Sharapova didn’t look all that cute in Linz last week. Nike wrapped her in drab purple, and her hair didn't exactly have a sheen to it. (Not that I'm criticizing her for looking like an athlete or

Fabio Fognini is within reach of entering the Top 10 for the first time in his career following his triumph at the Monte Carlo Masters. The 31-year-old Italian is up to a career-high No. 12 with 2, 840 points in the rankings—that's 240 points behind current No. 10 John Isner.

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EASTBOURNE, England (AP) -- Victoria Azarenka was reasonably satisfied after losing her first match in more than three months, a three-setter in the first round of the Aegon Championships on Tuesday. Azarenka, the former No. 1 recovered from a left foot injury, lost 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 to Camila Giorgi of

After losing in the first round of Wimbledon for the only the second time in her career, five-time champion Venus Williams insists she is still a great player. Venus also lost in the second round at the French Open. In the past three years, Venus has combined to win only

MELBOURNE—With No. 3 seed Garbine Muguruza losing in the third round to No. 48-ranked Barbora Strycova, there is only one Top 10 seed left in the bottom half of the draw. No. 7 seed Angelique Kerber is now the highest-ranked player in the bottom half at the Australian Open. In

Severin Luthi, Roger Federer’s co-coach along with Stefan Edberg, says the 17-time Grand Slam champion should have little trouble bouncing back from his loss to Novak Djokovic in the U.S. Open final. “I saw how motivated he was following the defeat in the final of Wimbledon, and began to train

Martina Hingis is enjoying coaching Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova because she says the powerful Russian is a good listener. The five-time Grand Slam champion added that it’s been a learning curve for her because they don't play anything alike. “She plays like the ones I didn't like to play so much, like

ORLANDO, Fla.—Team USA’s fight to take a 2-0 lead against Belgium on Day 1 of their Billie Jean King Cup Qualifier paid dividends on Day 2. On Saturday, the Americans encountered far less resistance from their overmatched opponents, and completed a 4-0 sweep to reach the 12-nation Finals. After struggling

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Andy Murray will play his first grass-court singles final since winning Wimbledon in 2016 after beating Nick Kyrgios in straight sets in the Stuttgart Open semifinals on Saturday. The British three-time Grand Slam winner showed signs of his old form as he beat Kyrgios 7-6 (5),

82, 37, 51: No tennis match can be summed up in just three numbers, but those go a long way to explaining Alison Riske’s surprise 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over No. 1 seed Ash Barty at Wimbledon on Monday. The first number, 82, is Barty’s winning percentage on points where

Kei Nishikori's run to the U.S. Open final has left him "excited" about his performance, the Japanese player said. Despite falling in his title bid, Nishikori became the first Asian man to reach a Grand Slam final. He entered the tournament having not played in three weeks because of a