A number of nations got set to do battle in the opening round of the 2015 Davis Cup. In 2014, Switzerland—led by Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka—won its first Davis Cup title by defeating France in the final of the international team competition. Starting the week after the Australian Open,

CHENNAI, India (AP)—Marin Cilic’s preparations for this month’s Australian Open suffered a setback Monday when he lost to Kei Nishikori of Japan 4-6, 7-6 (0), 6-2 in the first round of the Chennai Open. The second-seeded Cilic broke his opponent in the fifth game to grab the opening set, but

NEW YORK (AP) -- Eighth-seeded Andy Murray overcame a mid-match lull and beat 96th-ranked Andrey Kuznetsov of Russia 6-1, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 Saturday in the U.S. Open's third round. Murray, who dealt with severe cramping in his first-round victory Monday, awkwardly pulled up after some shots in the third set,

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) Robin Soderling has advanced to the second round of Wimbledon by beating Gilles Muller 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-1, 6-2. The French Open finalist again relied on the big serve and booming forehand that helped him best Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros, hitting 31 aces and saving all eight

NEW YORK (AP) Maria Sharapova moved easily into the third round of the U.S. Open with a 6-1, 6-1 victory Wednesday night over Anastasia Yakimova. This was the second meeting between the Russians and third-seeded Sharapova has won them both. After a bit of a slow start, Sharapova turned it

PARIS (AP) -- In his first match since the birth of his first child, defending champion Novak Djokovic stayed on course to finish the season as No. 1 by defeating Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters on Tuesday. The top-seeded Djokovic took a 5-1

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP)—No. 4-seeded Andy Murray advanced in a walkover Sunday at the Sony Ericsson Open when Milos Raonic withdrew because of a sprained right ankle. Raonic said he doesn’t believe the injury is serious. Murray, the 2009 champion, moved into the fourth round. Grigor Dimitrov advanced by upsetting

MARBELLA, Spain (AP)—Fourth-seeded Aravane Rezai of France has advanced to the second round of the Andalucia Tennis Experience tournament with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain. Rezai was the only seeded player in action Monday to open the outdoor clay court event at the Club de

HOBART, Australia (AP) Dinara Safina has lost in the first round for the second straight week as she prepares for the Australian Open. The former No. 1 player was routed by Marion Bartoli of France 6-0, 6-1 Monday at the Hobart International. Safina is trying to recover her form after

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) Mardy Fish might leave Key Biscayne as the top-ranked American in men's tennis, a prospect that leaves him unconvinced. Fish beat No. 17 seed Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-3 in the third round of the Sony Ericsson Open on Sunday. Fish is ranked a career-best 15th, and

MARSEILLE, France(AP) Novak Djokovic beat Jeremy Chardy of France 7-6 (4), 6-4 to advance to the second round of the Open 13 on Wednesday. It was the Serb's first match since the Australian Open, where he also defeated Chardy. Djokovic broke the 55th-ranked Chardy in the third game of the

NEW YORK (AP)—Top American Mardy Fish earned his third consecutive straight-set victory at the U.S. Open, needing a pair of tiebreakers to beat Kevin Anderson and advance to the round of 16. The eighth-seeded Fish won 6-4, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3) on Saturday. He had 41 winners and 12 aces.

PARIS (AP) Top-seeded Americans Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond lost in the first round of the French Open women's doubles Wednesday, falling 6-3, 7-5 to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia and Zhang Shuai of China. Huber and Raymond were broken five times and managed to convert only three of their 10

PARIS(AP) Venus Williams is into the fourth round of the French Open for the first time since 2006. The second-seeded American had little trouble Friday, putting together a 6-3, 6-4 victory over No. 26 Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia, who was a semifinalist at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament last year.

PARIS (AP) Australian Open finalist Li Na moved into the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday, beating Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-2, 6-2. The sixth-seeded Li, who this year became the first Chinese player to get to the final at a major tournament, will next face No. 9

The United States and Germany have been blessed with a trip to Hawaii to face off in the first round of the Fed Cup. Team USA, made up of CoCo Vandeweghe, Alison Riske, Shelby Rogers and Bethanie Mattek-Sands, don't seem that fazed by the task ahead as they bask in

It was a bad night on the job for Sloane Stephens, who almost literally flew off the handle. Fresh off her Citi Open win in Washington, D.C., the first title of her career, Stephens lost her opening-round match at the Rogers Cup in Toronto—but not before delivering this memorable racquet