Madison Keys enjoyed a breakthrough 2016 campaign that saw her crack the Top 10 for the first time in her young career. The 21-year-old won her second career title in Birmingham, and reached two Premier WTA finals, in Rome and Montreal. The American ended her year with her WTA Finals

VIENNA -- Jurgen Melzer has pulled out of this month's Australian Open because of a persistent left shoulder injury. The 27th-ranked Austrian underwent surgery on a torn tendon in October and needs more time to recover, the Austria Press Agency reports on Saturday. Melzer hasn't played since losing to Kei

This weekend's schedule in Miami (all times Eastern): Saturday at 1 PM - Serena Williams vs. Li Na Sunday at 2:30 PM - Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic Feel free to discuss the matches in the comments below, and check out our Miami special section for updated draws, the latest

Well, now seems like a good time to post some fresh thread as Nadal and Federer enjoy cucumber sandwiches and a friendly game of Wii tennis in the locker room during the rain delay. Nadal leads 6-4, 6-4, 4-5. Please keep comments on this thread focussed on tennis, with off-topic

We’ve all heard that life imitates art. But apparently, fashion imitates sport. There’s something about tennis trends that translate seamlessly into off-court lifestyles as well. From the clean-cut sophistication of Wimbledon fits to the edgy kits that allow players to stand out on court, tennis fashion truly provides something for

SHANGHAI (AP) — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner will chase his seventh ATP title of the year in the Shanghai Masters final after beating Tomas Machac 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday. Victory ensured Sinner will be the ATP year-end No. 1. He is the first Italian to achieve that feat. His 64th match

The latest ITF figures state that the number of blood tests carried out in pro tennis has increased more than four times in the last year. Blood tests, which are considered to be more revealing than urine tests, rose from 187 in 2012 to 813 in 2013, with 449 held

PARIS (AP) On the days when her doctors argued over what was wrong and her right shoulder barked each time she reared back to serve, Maria Sharapova used to ask herself a question. When is this going to end? One thing she never questioned was how much she loved tennis.

Current No. 2 Victoria Azarenka says her time as world No. 1 was both enjoyable and difficult. With Maria Sharapova's loss to Sabine Lisicki, Azarenka now has a chance to reclaim the No. 1 ranking after Wimbledon. "It was both. Always enjoy," she said. "Didn't really think about it. I've

Andy Murray’s fitness coach, Jez Green, tells the Daily Record that the U.S. Open champion has world-class speed. “Andy is a phenomenal athlete,” Green said. “His time over short distances is the equivalent to 10 meters a second. He can move as fast as Usain Bolt over the first two

Dave Taylor has resigned as Australia’s Fed Cup captain to focus on coaching Samantha Stosur, Tennis Australia announced. Taylor took over the captaincy seven years ago and led Australia out of zonal completion and into the World Group. Australia beat Germany in its last tie and will face the two-time

Andy Murray and Carlos Berlocq get into a spat during their fourth-round match at Indian Wells, which Murray won. Berlocq complained to the chair umpire that Murray was taking too much time in between points, then Murray complained about the Argentine’s grunting. “When you’re doing it that loud, but you

LONDON(AP) The International Tennis Federation has confirmed a one-year suspension for Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse. The duo was suspended by a Belgian tribunal this week for failing to report their whereabouts to anti-doping officials three times this year. The ITF said in a statement Saturday that

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.(AP) Dinara Safina (dee-NAR-ah sah-FEEN-ah) will overtake Serena Williams for the No. 1 ranking in tennis later this month. The WTA Tour says Wednesday that Safina will rise to No. 1 for the first time in her career in the April 20 rankings. Safina is the younger sister

PALERMO, Sicily(AP) Flavia Pennetta routed Sara Errani 6-1, 6-2 Sunday to win the Palermo Open in an all-Italian final. The top-seeded Pennetta did not drop a set all week on the red clay courts of the Country Time Club. It was Pennetta's seventh career title, with six of the seven

NEW YORK(AP) Serena and Venus Williams are back in the U.S. Open women's doubles final for the first time in a decade. The fourth-seeded Americans beat No. 13-seeded Alisa Kleybanova and Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-2 in the semifinals Thursday. The Williams sisters are aiming for their

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) The only British singles player left at Wimbledon, Andy Murray, has been scheduled to play the first match on Centre Court on Thursday, when Queen Elizabeth II is expected to attend the tournament for the first time since 1977. The fourth-seeded Murray's second-round match against Jarkko Nieminen of

No. 1-ranked Rafael Nadal and No. 2 Novak Djokovic are teaming up to play doubles together at next week's tournament in Toronto. The ATP says it believes it's the first time the men holding the top two spots in the singles rankings have partnered for doubles since No. 1 Jimmy

VALENCIA, Spain (AP) Spain's Fernando Verdasco delighted the home crowd at the Valencia Open with a 6-4, 6-1 win over American qualifier Michael Russell in the first round Monday. Verdasco broke Russell five times on the hard indoor court at the City of Arts and Sciences. The third-seeded Spaniard won

CHENNAI, India (AP) Kei Nishikori of Japan rallied to beat Alejandro Falla of Colombia 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday and reach the quarterfinals of the Chennai Open. The 98th-ranked Nishikori, who beat two-time defending champion Marin Cilic in the opening round, was down a break and trailing 3-0 in the