PARIS (AP) The latest from the final day of the French Open: 9:07 p.m. Just after arriving at his final French Open news conference, Stan Wawrinka draped his pink-checkered shorts over the table in front of him. They have been a major topic on social media over the past fortnight,

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): ___ 12:35 a.m. Novak Djokovic will take his Grand Slam bid into the U.S. Open semifinals. Djokovic beat Matteo Berrettini 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3, moving two victories from becoming the first man to win all

20080211spainblog By TW Contributing Editor, Ed McGrogan This Week's Tournaments Davis Cup World Group - First Round [Results courtesy of ATPtennis.com] RUSSIA 3, SERBIA 2 Small Sports Arena, Moscow Hard - Indoors Rubber 1: Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) d Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) 26 63 62 64 Rubber 2: Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)

Roger Federer's withdrawal from the 2016 French Open earlier this year ended his ironman streak at the Slams—the Swiss had played in a record 65 straight singles main draws. Federer returned to major tournament play at Wimbledon—where he reached the semifinals—but on Tuesday he announced that he would miss the

This year’s U.S. Open quarterfinal between Victoria Azarenka and Sam Stosur was not an upset, but it was still one of 2012’s surprises. Coming in, Stosur had been unable to win so much as a set in their six previous matches. In their last four encounters, the Aussie had mustered

by Pete Bodo NEW YORK—At his most desperate moment in today's match with Gilles Simon, Juan Martin del Potro thought back to that enchanted year of 2009, when he ripped the U.S. Open title out of Roger Federer's hands with a breathtaking display of firepower and nerve under the lights

Most people who turn 30 have only started to begin their life journey. But it’s all been quite different for Simona Halep, who has reached that mark today. By this stage of her life, she has had a great many remarkable experiences – including appearances in five Grand Slam singles

NEW YORK (AP)—Once again, Roger Federer is through the first week of a Grand Slam. Next comes the interesting part. The five-time U.S. Open champion defeated 27th-seeded Marin Cilic 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 at blustery Flushing Meadows on Saturday, marking the 30th straight time he has made it to the

Twelve Davis Cup Finals qualifiers will be played out across the globe this weekend. In a special edition of ‘Three to See’, here’s what to watch for: Croatia vs. Austria The hosts come in as the favorites here even without the sidelined Maric Cilic, boasting Borna Coric and the formidable

WATCH: Iga Swiatek made a winning start to the BNP Paribas Warsaw Open in straight sets on Tuesday.

Venus Williams is making her final preparations for Wimbledon at the lead-up event in Birmingham this week, and she begins the week on a high note: Monday is the WTA legend’s 39th birthday. Williams, who was born on June 17, 1980 in Lynwood, CA, was a star from the beginning.

This past week, Lorenzo Musetti had a first-time appearance at the Italian Open any player would dream of, beating two former top-four players in Stan Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori in consecutive matches to reach the round of 16.

Beneath the translucent roof, Victoria Azarenka and Tamira Paszek launched baseline fireworks. Continuously advancing inside, Azarenka squeezed the court and finally slammed the door shut on the gritty Austrian, scoring a 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory to advance to the Wimbledon semifinals for the second straight year. This was a high-quality

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

Some players wear their heart on their sleeve. Venus Williams' heart was whizzing around the back of her neck like a runaway hoola hoop seven games into her match with Paula Ormaechea. The heart-shaped pendant Williams wears on a chain was swirling as she careened around the court, chasing shots

Two days after he carried his nation’s flag during the opening ceremony, Stanislas Wawrinka was unceremoniously shut out of the London Olympics, defeated by home favorite Andy Murray, 6-3, 6-3. Murray exited this stage four years ago in Beijing, and his previous meetings with Wawrinka—they have played 10 times in

STUTTGART, Germany (AP)—Justine Henin ignored a broken finger to win her opening match at the Porsche Grand Prix on Wednesday, ending a two-match losing streak with a 7-6 (3), 6-1 victory over Julia Goerges of Germany. Defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova was upset by Li Na of China, who overcame the

CINCINNATI (AP)—Wild card Venus Williams survived a three-set match in the opening round of the Western & Southern Open on Tuesday, another encouraging win coming off her Olympic gold medal in doubles with sister Serena. Things didn't go well at all for fellow American Andy Roddick, who lost in two

Even when you’re talking about one of the greatest rivalries in modern sport, not every meeting can be a classic. Tonight’s encounter between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will not go down in history as one of the most memorable of their 29 meetings, but in this chapter, it’s Nadal

After spending the day sliding and slipping in lunging pursuit of Roger Federer's drives, Somdev Devvarman seemed to have the second seed right where he wanted him. With a wide expanse of red clay ahead and a day of frustration behind him, Devvarman set up for a routine mid-court smash