ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP)—Mikhail Youzhny reached his third St. Petersburg Open final by saving four match points to beat fellow Russian Dmitry Tursunov 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (8) in the semifinals on Saturday. In his fifth final of the year, the top-seeded Youzhny will face Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan, who reached

Every morning of the French Open, we'll take a look back at a memorable match that occurred on that calendar day at Roland Garros. June 9, 2001: Jennifer Capriati d. Kim Clijsters, 1-6, 6-4, 12-10

Li Na had nearly emptied out her arsenal of baseline blasts against Angelique Kerber when she tossed in the towel as a parting shot. A sparse crowd created a sterile atmosphere for today's match on Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario stadium court. None of that mattered much to Li, who faced a 1-3

NEW YORK—Front-row fans veered back and forth like airplane passengers tossed around during turbulence. Milos Raonic's volatile serve provoked a visceral reaction from the crowd, but kept the Canadian calm during a sometimes wild ride into the U.S. Open third round. Raonic launched 26 aces and played his most assertive

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Coming off a resurgent season, Ana Ivanovic believed she could be one of the top contenders for the first Grand Slam of the year. "I feel like I'm ready for the next step," she said on the eve of the Australian Open. Instead, Ivanovic was sent packing

Match point was the turning point for Joao Sousa today. Sousa fought off a match point in the second set to spark a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 victory over fifth-seeded Julien Benneteau and capture his first ATP title in Kuala Lumpur. Playing his first Tour-level final, the 77th-ranked Sousa made history

Indian Wells, Calif. (AP)—Third-seeded Victoria Azarenka tumbled out of the BNP Paribas Open on Friday night in her first match in more than a month, falling 6-0, 7-6 (2) to American Lauren Davis. Azarenka, from Belarus, had been sidelined since the Australian Open because of a left foot injury that

Bending shots into the corners with such devious spin that the ball darted into the doubles alleys, David Ferrer and Kei Nishikori raised the stakes in a series of sideline-to-sideline sprints. The longest exchange of the match escalated into a 37-shot slugfest when Nishikori, eager to end the rally and

Stretching in vain for another Petra Kvitova blast, Li Na stared up at the sky wearing the woozy expression of a woman suddenly spit out of a revolving door after several spins. Crushing shots into the corners, Kvitova won nine of the first 11 games leaving a reeling Li to

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Australia's Nick Kyrgios used a barrage of 25 aces to defeat top-seeded Novak Djokovic 7-6 (9), 7-5 early Friday morning and reach the semifinals of the Mexican Open. Kyrgios blasted 16 aces in the first set to beat Djokovic in his first match against the second-best

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) Top-ranked Jelena Jankovic was ousted in the fourth round Sunday and No. 3 Dinara Safina was twice just a point away from following her out of the Australian Open. In back-to-back matches on Rod Laver Arena, Frenchwomen took it to the top seeds. Jankovic failed against No. 16

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — It says a lot about Novak Djokovic that a two-sets-to-none hole at Wimbledon on a day he was hardly at his best never seemed insurmountable. A lot about his history of overcoming that sort of deficit. A lot about his ability to adjust, adapt and to

BRISBANE, Australia (AP)—Kim Clijsters hung on to win a momentum-swinging all-Belgian final at the Brisbane International in a vintage finish Saturday to Justine Henin’s tour comeback. Clijsters, only five tournaments into her own comeback that has already netted the U.S. Open title, saved two match points and wasted three before

EASTBOURNE, England (AP)—Serena Williams’ comeback ran out of steam at Eastbourne on Wednesday as she lost 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5 to top-seeded Vera Zvonareva in the second round. Zvonareva came through a tense tussle in 3 hours, 12 minutes for only her second win in eight matches against the 13-time

Rarely in contemporary tennis will you see a style contrast as clear-cut as the one seen in tonight’s US Open quarterfinal between Pablo Carreno Busta and Denis Shapovalov. Call it conservator versus creator; or, more crudely, defense against offense. On this occasion, against sustained attack, Carreno Busta held down the

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- For the first time in a dozen years, Roger Federer won't be featuring in the Australian Open semifinals after his upset third-round loss to Andreas Seppi on Friday. The 17-time Grand Slam champion had never lost to Seppi in 10 previous meetings, but made some uncharacteristic

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) First Rafael Nadal took a tumble into the net. Then he began complaining to the umpire. Then he bumped his opponent, Lukas Rosol, during a changeover. Rosol thought the contact was intentional. ``I was surprised he could do it on the Centre Court at Wimbledon,'' Rosol said.

On Thursday, in picking Novak Djokovic to win his semifinal over Stan Wawrinka at the Australian Open, I sang a few praises for Stan before closing with these two sentences: “But Djokovic is still Djokovic. Even when he’s not the very best version of himself, he usually wins anyway.” In

By TW Contributing Editor, Ed McGrogan Last Week's Tournaments Abierto Mexicano Telcel (ATP - Clay - Acapulco, Mexico) - Singles Final: Nicolas Almagro def. David Nalbandian 6-1, 7-6. - Singles Semifinal: David Nalbandian def. Luis Horna 7-5, 6-1.

- Singles Semifinal: Nicolas Almagro def. Jose Acasuso 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.

NEW YORK(AP) Melanie Oudin's face was flushed from a mix of exertion and excitement and maybe even a bit of bewilderment - ``Yes, I DID beat Maria Sharapova!'' running through her mind - when she stepped out of the U.S. Open locker room and saw Mom. The pair embraced, kissed