A week ago Iga Swiatek rose to a new career-high of No. 6, and this week she goes two better, rising to No. 4 after a semifinal showing at the WTA 500 event in Ostrava. Not only is the 2020 Roland Garros champion the only woman to have reached the

PARIS—Two Top 8 women's seeds have fallen before the fourth round at Roland Garros, with No. 7 Zheng Qinwen joining No. 6 Maria Sakkari as an upset victim on a soggy Saturday. Yet if you've followed the brief but impressive career of Elina Avanesyan, this result might not be all

NEW YORK—Venus Williams has had her share of heartbreaking defeats in her 15 U.S. Opens, but her three-hour, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (5) loss to Zheng Jie has to rank near the top of that list of misery. Three times, the 33-year-old American made major fight backs on Wednesday. After dropping

Maria Sharapova says she is not getting caught up in speculation about whether she will receive a wild card for the U.S. Open, but is instead concentrating on her performance this week in Stanford. "So much was put on the decision of the wild card of the French Open, and

1) From was to wizard Caroline Wozniacki not only won her first Grand Slam title, but she returned to the world No. 1 ranking. She’d last held the top spot six years ago, on January 29, 2012. The six-year gap is the longest gap in WTA history. 2) Movers over

For a day and a half, the WTA Championships in Istanbul had good players, good crowds, and a surface color that was much easier on the eye than last year's. The only thing the tournament lacked was a compelling match. None of its first four contests set the world on

NEW YORK—Just how long has Kimiko Date-Krumm, who will turn 44 next month, been playing professional tennis? We were reminded of her longevity again on Monday afternoon, when she told an interviewer that her match against Venus Williams would mark her debut on Arthur Ashe Stadium. “In my past career,”

Before each day of play at Indian Wells, we'll preview and predict three must-see matches. For full coverage of the season's first Masters, go to our men’s and women’s tournament pages. Rafael Nadal [5] vs. Fernando Verdasco [26]

You might think that, if you’re 6’6”, and you have a nasty left-handed serve, and you’re facing Rafael Nadal on a grass court, you wouldn’t come out and try to win long rallies from the baseline. But that’s what Jiri Vesely appeared determined to do in the early going of

GENEVA (AP) — Roger Federer lost his comeback match after two months away from tour on Tuesday, falling to Pablo Andujar 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the second round of the Geneva Open. His first match on clay in almost two years kept him on court for almost two hours in

It may not have topped the last men's Grand Slam singles final, but for it to even be in the discussion is a testament to its quality, unpredictability and, ultimately, its significance. Daniil Medvedev, who entered the US Open on a hard-court tear not seen in years, faced Rafael Nadal,

MARSEILLE, France (AP)—Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-4, 7-5 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Open 13. The top-seeded Frenchman will next face Juan Martin Del Potro, who edged Richard Gasquet 7-5, 7-6 (5). Tsonga served 14 aces and saved 10 break points in an all-French match. Tsonga dropped

SEVILLE, Spain (AP)—Argentina won the doubles against Spain to trail 2-1 in the Davis Cup final, although the South Americans will face Rafael Nadal on his favorite clay surface on Sunday. David Nalbandian and Eduardo Schwank, partnering for the first time, eased to a 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 victory Saturday over

Sports have always been about 'what have you done for me lately,' and despite exerting themselves with quality play for 81 games, Marin Cilic and Sam Querrey ultimately had to answer that question. In the end of the second-longest match in Wimbledon history (five hours and 31 minutes; I think

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP)—Top-seeded Sam Querrey was upset in the second round of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships on Wednesday, losing in straight sets to Dustin Brown of Jamaica. Querrey, ranked 19th and a three-time winner on the tour this season, was beaten 6-4, 6-3 in just 47 minutes. Brown

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP)—Taking advantage of the absence of the top-ranked Novak Djokovic, Argentina took a commanding 2-0 lead over defending champion Serbia in the Davis Cup semifinals Friday. Djokovic pulled out of the opening singles against David Nalbandian because of back pain, four days after beating Rafael Nadal in the

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP)—Juan Martin del Potro won yet another match in his return from a right wrist injury, beating Ricardo Mello 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday in the first round of the Sony Ericsson Open. Del Potro, the Argentine star who won the 2009 U.S. Open, was limited to three

Taking the court at just before 8 p.m. Paris time, Novak Djokovic knew he had to win in around 90 minutes or risk having to return tomorrow. In the end, it took an hour and 44 minutes, but the world No. 1 was magnificent in beating the darkness and qualifier

Before we get to this week's Paris Masters, and how that tournament will shape the field at the Nitto ATP Finals in London, let's turn to the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan. The field for the inaugural 21-and-under event is nearly set: Andrey Rublev, Karen Khachanov, Denis Shapovalov, Borna

Scattered shoe marks littered the red clay, reminiscent of a chalk outline at a crime scene. Tennis terminator Rafael Nadal laid to rest the ghosts of a 10-month title drought and seven-match losing streak to Novak Djokovic with a rousing 6-3, 6-1 victory over a listless world No. 1 in