HIGHLIGHTS: Novak Djokovic d. Kevin Anderson, 6-2, 6-2

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Teenager Taylor Fritz, a promising American, won his opening-round match in the Memphis Open on Tuesday night beating Michael Mmoh 6-3, 6-4. It was the second ATP World Tour win for the 18-year-old. Fritz relied on 10 aces and solid ground game to move into the second

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Andy Murray made a tepid return to the court, losing a one-set match 6-2 to Roberto Bautista Agut in the United Arab Emirates exhibitions on Friday. Murray, who has slipped to 16th in the rankings after ending last year as No. 1, wasn't

MONACO (AP) Novak Djokovic played just hours after learning about the death of his grandfather and defeated Alexandr Dolgopolov 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 Thursday to reach the Monte Carlo Masters quarterfinals. After clinching victory on his first match point, the top-ranked Djokovic crouched over with his hands on his knees as

NEW YORK (AP) Trying to serve out the biggest victory of her career, 18-year-old Ana Konjuh was startled - right along with everyone else under the roof in Arthur Ashe Stadium - by a piercing noise coming from the U.S. Open arena's sound system during a ball toss. The Croatian

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska overcame a slow start and breezed past Jelena Ostapenko 7-5, 6-1 on Tuesday night in the second round of the Connecticut Open. Ostapenko had upset four-time New Haven champion Caroline Wozniacki in the first round and had a set point, leading the

With her back thrown against the wall on Wednesday, top seed Simona Halep stayed poised to topple Ons Jabeur in her Dubai opener, 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7), after two hours. "The only one thing that you have to do when you don't have rhythm during the match, just put your

Amersfoort, a small town in Holland known for its historic architecture, is just over 1,000 miles from Belgrade, Serbia. But for a 19-year-old Serbian, on this summer day in 2006, it was figuratively light years from where he had been, and where he was headed. In Amersfoort, site of the

Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer all ended up in the same half of the French Open men's field in the draw Thursday, meaning no more than one of them can reach the final. The Big Three top the leaderboard for Grand Slam men's singles titles: Federer and Nadal

We had witnessed one precipitous letdown this week, from Lukas Rosol, and it looked for a while like Yaroslava Shvedova was going to subject us to another. In her previous match, she had become the first player in Grand Slam history to record a Golden Set. Today she became the

The "Happy Slam" starts next week, but Victoria Azarenka has to be feeling a little giddy about her game right now. Unleashing a series of shrieking drives in a declarative five-game surge, Azarenka muted Jelena Jankovic, 6-4, 6-2, to advance to the Sydney quarterfinals.

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

MONACO (AP)—Six-time defending champion Rafael Nadal reached the Monte Carlo Masters final, defeating Andy Murray 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 on Saturday. Nadal will play fourth-seeded David Ferrer in an all-Spanish final. Ferrer defeated seventh-seeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria 6-3, 6-2 to reach his second Masters final. He lost his first in

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

MONTREAL, Canada—I would not consider Mardy Fish to be a serve-and-volleyer, but he serves well and hits good volleys. But considering the paucity of actual serve-and-volleyers in the pro game, Fish's frequent net forays give him the appearance of one. Either way, it worked this afternoon against Janko Tipsarevic at

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP)—Rafael Nadal showed no problems with his tender back as he marked the second match in his return from injury with a 6-1, 6-2 win over fellow Spaniard Albert Montanes to reach the quarterfinals of the Rio Open on Thursday. The No. 1-ranked Nadal tweaked his back

NORCROSS, Ga. (AP) No. 1 seed Mardy Fish opened up defense of his title in the Atlanta Tennis Championships with a 6-3, 6-3 third-round victory over Nicolas Mahut of France on Thursday night. Eighth seed Somdev Devvarman of India, Ryan Harrison and qualifier Rajeev Ram were the other third-round winners

ROME (AP) — Denis Shapovalov overcame a point penalty and a hostile crowd to beat local hope Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the Italian Open on Monday. Late in the second set, Shapovalov was given a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct after hopping over

DALLAS (AP) — J.J. Wolf rallied for a three-set victory over No. 2 seed Frances Tiafoe, and John Isner won his 500th career tiebreaker in another straight-sets win in the quarterfinals of the Dallas Open on Friday. Top-seeded Taylor Fritz held on to beat No. 7 seed Marcos Giron 7-6

Nadia Podoroska, the No. 131-ranked qualifier who is also a Roland Garros semifinalist, has taken the tennis world by storm over the last two weeks in Paris. But until the last few days, even the most hardcore tennis fans may have never heard of her. Here are 10 things you