MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) No. 3-ranked Novak Djokovic advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open after playing just one set against Serbian Davis Cup teammate Viktor Troicki on Friday. The 2008 Australian Open champion had just won the first set 6-2 when Troicki retired due to a stomach problem.

NEW YORK (AP)—Maria Sharapova knows the story all too well: An unknown American kid shows up at the U.S. Open, upsets a seeded player, gains some buzz and belief, then gets a shot at Sharapova in the third round. In 2009, that kid was Melanie Oudin, who beat Sharapova en

Another day, another heartbreaking injury. On Friday in Paris, David Goffin suffered a severe ankle injury as he sprinted his way to the back of the Suzanne-Lenglen Court. His opponent, Horacio Zeballos, moved into the fourth round after just nine games.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) John Isner and Nicolas Mahut will face each other in the first round at Wimbledon, one year after the pair played the longest match in tennis history at the All England Club. The rematch was set Friday when the Wimbledon draw was held. Isner won last year's

Defending champion Roger Federer's strong run against qualifiers at Grand Slam tournaments continued with a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3), 6-3 win over Daniel Evans in the second round at the Australian Open. Federer also maintained his 100 percent record of reaching the third round at the Australian Open — 20

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Rafael Nadal's quest to complete his ``Rafa Slam'' at the Australian Open started with a first-round victory that lasted only 11 games and certainly helped him conserve plenty of energy. The No. 1-ranked Nadal went straight to the practice courts and worked on his serve, later saying

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) Japan's Nao Hibino and Kurumi Nara were among the winners on the first day of main-draw play at the WTA Tashkent Open on Monday as both beat junior players. Fourth-seeded Hibino, the reigning champion, had few problems beating 16-year-old Komola Umarova of Uzbekistan, winning 6-3, 6-1 in

NEW YORK (AP)—The biggest question heading into the U.S. Open draw was: Which highly seeded woman could be stuck facing Serena Williams in the third round? The answer: No. 4 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. “Poor, poor, poor Victoria Azarenka,” seven-time major champion John McEnroe said at Thursday’s draw ceremony in

UPDATE: After trailing by a break in the opening set, Simona Halep wins the final 10 games of her first-round match against Sara Sorribes Tormo to claim a career-best 15th consecutive victory.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) Top-seeded Nicolas Almagro of Spain advanced to the second round of the clay-court Copa Claro on Tuesday with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Pablo Galdon of Argentina. Fifth-seeded Juan Monaco of Argentina also moved on, defeating Ivan Navarro of Spain 6-2, 7-6 (2). Second-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) U.S. Open runner-up Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark has advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open. The fourth-seeded Wozniacki, who lost to Kim Clijsters in last year's U.S. Open final, beat Shahar Peer of Israel 6-4, 6-0 at Rod Laver Arena on Saturday night. Wozniacki will face

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia upset top-seeded Marion Bartoli 6-4, 6-1 in the opening round of the Barcelona Open on Monday. The 72nd-ranked Rybarikova broke the 2007 Wimbledon runner-up twice in the first set and three times in the second. Second-seeded Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania advanced when Zuzana