Simona Halep held the WTA Finals in her hands for a couple of hours on Friday. As she walked out to play her final round-robin match, against Ana Ivanovic, she knew that she had already clinched a spot in this weekend’s semifinals. She also knew that if she lost in

One of the pleasures of watching a great tennis player through the years is that we will see him or her pushed to all kinds of emotional extremes. Every close match has a different atmosphere and a different set of circumstances, which is enough to bring out a shot, a

The One That Got Away. It’s one of the oldest themes in the book, and we’re not talking about The Angler’s Digest. Everyone seems to have experienced an unexpected, perhaps even undeserved loss that still inspires regret. It could be a job, a romantic partner, an investment opportunity, a ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Second-seeded Kevin Anderson of South Africa beat eighth-seeded Borna Coric of Croatia 6-2, 7-6 (1) on Thursday night to advance to the semifinals in the Winston-Salem Open. Anderson, ranked 15th, will face 88th-ranked Malek Jaziri of Tunisia, a 6-3, 6-2 winner over sixth-seeded Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki lost in the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Friday, her game undone by mistakes in a 7-6 (3), 7-5 defeat to Julia Goerges. Goerges will play for the title Saturday against Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska, who beat Serbia's Jelena Jankovic

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Defending champion John Isner and top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had straight-sets victories Thursday night to set up a semifinal match in the Winston-Salem Open. Second-seeded Tomas Berdych and seventh-seeded Sam Querrey also won their quarterfinal matches at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex in the final hard-court tournament

SHANGHAI -- Roger Federer ignored recent death threats from a Chinese blogger and won his opening match at the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday, beating qualifier Lu Yen-Hsun 6-3, 7-5 in the second round. Federer said he was aware that the blogger had recently issued an apology. The 17-time Grand Slam

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Maria Sakkari made a long-awaited return to the WTA winner's circle on Saturday night at the Guadalajara Open AKRON. The Greek star captured the first WTA 1000 title of her career, just her second tour-level triumph of any kind, by ending the Cinderella run of American Caroline Dolehide in a

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Top-ranked Briton Cameron Norrie faces an injury battle ahead of next week's Australian Open after withdrawing from the ATP Auckland Open with a wrist injury. The 19th-ranked Englishman was due to face Chilean qualifier Alejandro Tabilo in a quarterfinal Thursday but moments before the center-court

On Monday at the Miami Open, Sloane Stephens looked a lot like her US Open-winning self. The American stayed laser sharp throughout a 6-3, 6-4 win over world No. 3 Garbine Muguruza. While it may seem unusual to see the two 2017 Grand Slam champions facing off in the fourth

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska breezed through her Connecticut Open semifinal Friday, routing two-time defending champion Petra Kvitova 6-1, 6-1. Radwanska, who will be seeded fourth next week in the U.S. Open, was never challenged. The Polish star won the first five games of the first set and

Casper Ruud, who benefited most from Novak Djokovic's withdrawal, is a win away from reaching his third consecutive Roland Garros final. However, he'll need to go through Alexander Zverev, who earned a straight-set win over Alex de Minaur in the quarterfinals, to do it. Zverev is fresh off a title

Regardless of the outcome in Saturday’s Sofia final between Jannik Sinner and Vasek Pospisil, a new ATP champion will be crowned. On Friday, the Italian dismissed Adrian Mannarino with relative ease, 6-3, 7-5. The Frenchman’s unorthodox left-handed game, filled with low-slices, changes of pace, and awkward ball-placement was no match

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ATHENS, Ga. (AP)—The tennis trophy room at Stanford University, already crowded with the hardware from dozens of champions, will have to make room for more. Bradley Klahn of the Cardinal won the NCAA men’s singles title Monday at the University of Georgia, and his teammates, Hilary Barte and Lindsay Burdette,

There was plenty of action around the globe last week, and Doubles Take was there for it. Here’s a look back and a peek at what’s happening in the days ahead. FED CUP SURPRISES In the first round of this year’s Fed Cup, France beat Belgium 3-1, while Germany fell

Novak Djokovic maintained his perfect record at the China Open, capturing his third title in three attempts by defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 7-6 (4), 6-2, for his 32nd career tournament win. This was the fourth meeting between the two this year, and all have gone Djokovic’s way. There’s something about this

Has there ever been a player who smiles more than Sabine Lisicki? The young German laughed her way through a rain-interrupted match on No. 1 Court today and in the end was beaming through her tears as she upset world No. 1 Maria Sharapova, 6-4 6-3. Last year, Lisicki was