WIMBLEDON—Centre Court, where history is made. Centre Court, where a tennis player’s soul reveals itself, one strand at a time. Centre Court, where above its doorway are the words, “If you can meet with triumph and disaster, and treat those two imposters just the same.” The two women’s semis played

These are high times for fans of men’s tennis. The Open wraps us with the top four players putting on a display of the modern game at its best, and the following weekend they’re in action again, playing for their respective countries in Davis Cup. Two of them, Rafael Nadal

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PARIS(AP) Andy Murray is in the French Open quarterfinals for the first time. The third-seeded Murray beat No. 13 Marin Cilic of Croatia 7-5, 7-6 (4), 6-1 on Sunday, giving the Briton the first four-match winning streak on clay in his career. Cilic was treated by a trainer for right

Roger Federer has been defeated 6-4, 6-4 by Nikolay Davydenko in the Doha semifinals, producing a first-serve percentage of 55% and getting broken three times. After losing their first 12 meetings, Davydenko has now won the last two -- the Russian also defeated Federer in the semifinals of the ATP

The Williams sisters will be the top-ranked doubles team for the first time in their careers next week. They clinched the No. 1 spot by winning their French Open semifinal 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 against Anabel Medina Garrigues and current No. 1 Liezel Huber. The sisters are currently ranked No. 1

"The treatment I’m receiving makes me stop for a long time. If I come back for Davis Cup it would make the injury get worse and I won’t even be at my 50 percent for those matches," Gonzalez wrote on his official website. "I feel really bad about not playing

Rafael Nadal says he will miss Spain's Davis Cup quarterfinal against France the week after Wimbledon to undergo treatment on his knee. "If I play Davis Cup, I don't have enough time to recover and play tournaments, Cincinnati," he said. "For me is a big disappointment not be in the

Tomas Berdych stuns Roger Federer 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the Wimbledon quarterfinals, serving Federer just his second loss at the tournament since 2002 and dropping the Swiss to No. 3 in the world for the first time since November 2003. Novak Djokovic, who reached the semifinals with a 6-3,

Lleyton Hewitt has become a father for a third time, with wife Bec giving birth to a daughter on Tuesday. The couple have two other children -- eldest daughter Mia, 4, and son Cruz, 1. The name of the latest arrival has not yet been released. "Mum and baby are

Do you often hit overheads into the net? If so, you may have forgotten an old, but useful, piece of advice. The next time you hit an overhead, reach for the sky with your non-hitting arm, point at the ball, and keep your arm up until a few moments before

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) World No. 8 Andy Roddick says he feels at full strength for the first time in more than six months after overcoming the strength-sapping illness mononucleosis. Roddick said he fought the illness for most of this past year, when he failed to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) Former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic will make a one-time return to ATP competition to play doubles at the Zagreb Indoors. The 39-year-old Ivanisevic said Saturday he will partner Croatia's top-ranked player Marin Cilic in the tournament starting on Monday. Ivanisevic won Wimbledon in 2001 and retired in

This time last year, Daniil Medvedev was running through draws and frequently making final-round appearances. The Russian will look to re-start ATP action by defending his title at the Western and Southern Open in New York. Medvedev has been practicing with his team at the Billie Jean King USTA National

And that's how it's done. Angelique Kerber beat Karolina Pliskova, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to win her second Grand Slam title of her career—and of 2016. While she didn't have to beat Serena Williams this time (Pliskova did that for her in the semifinals), Kerber had a stellar fortnight, not dropping

The stage for the 106th Davis Cup final is set for this weekend between France and Croatia. The last time these two nations met, Croatia won in the semifinals, 3-2, two years ago. Marin Cilic and Lucas Pouille are leading the way on their respective teams, but France has the

As if winning at Wimbledon wasn't already hard enough. Gustavo Fernandez, playing in the wheelchair men's semifinal, lost his racquet mid-point against Great Britain's Alfie Hewett. Most of the time, that guarantees a lost point. But, Fernandez's shot was so tricky, Hewett didn't reach it. The amazing moment came in

The Australian Open women's title will be decided on Saturday between No. 1 Simona Halep and No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki. The No. 1 ranking is on the line, but more importantly, so is a first-ever Grand Slam title for either of the finalists. Wozniacki, a two-time US Open finalist, saved

It was a productive couple of days for some of the top players. One paid tribute to a sports icon in a permanent way, while others reflected and appreciated the time alone and spent with loved ones. These are the Top 5 photos from the weekend. 1 Dayana Yastremska

The year has been filled with GIF-able moments and though there is plenty to choose from, here's a countdown of the best 15. See No. 7 here. 6 David Nalbandian, a retired Argentinian who is a one-time Wimbledon finalist and former No. 3, was lucky to walk away unscathed from