The beginning of November belonged to Paris Masters champion Jack Sock, and the middle of the month belonged to Nitto ATP Finals champion Grigor Dimitrov. But no matter how the Davis Cup final between Belgium and France turns out, we have to acknowledge the achievements of David Goffin. The diminutive

One week ago, Maria Sharapova was down match point—twice—against the 150th-ranked player in the world, Alexandra Panova. One round ago, Ekaterina Makarova was in complete control of the world No. 3, Simona Halep. Each of those matches seemed like a lifetime ago as Sharapova put the finishing touches on a

SHANGHAI (AP)—Andy Murray overpowered Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-0 in under an hour Saturday to set up a Shanghai Masters final against David Ferrer. Ferrer struggled to beat fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3, the third straight match the fifth-ranked player has come back to win after losing

All the world's a stage, and Andy Murray's a major play actor. That's the tact Nikolay Davydenko took before today's first-round showdown, when he suggested the Scot's hobbled lurch around the court while clutching at his back at Roland Garros last month provoked laughter in the locker room from players

Sitting beneath the shade of an umbrella, American Ryan Sweeting bit into a banana while chewing on the prospect of a fifth-set fight with the tireless David Ferrer. Stepping into the sun, Ferrer donned a black shirt and slipped into grim reaper mode as the match neared the three-hour mark.

Fernando Verdasco was on his back in the clay and stared at the sky, seemingly mired in the same disbelief as the Madrid crowd at an utterly improbable victory over nemesis Rafael Nadal. When he got up, he was crying. It’s the level of emotion that’s normally reserved for a

PARIS (AP) -- Rafael Nadal's path to a record-extending ninth French Open title could take him through a series of matches against the men who beat him on clay this season. The top-seeded Nadal was drawn Friday to possibly face No. 21 Nicolas Almagro in the fourth round, then No.

In February, Anett Kontaveit and Petra Martic squared off for the first time in the Dubai quarterfinals. Kontaveit would fall in straight sets on that day, but in Saturday's Palermo semifinal, a different story unfolded on the red clay. The 24-year-old could not seem to miss, precisely lining up targets

Scent from the potted flowers perched above the stadium walls was within range as Tommy Haas raced to his left and launched a backhand down the line that darted into the corner. The shot froze Jeremy Chardy, spiked a wave of applause from the crowd and a raised fist of

With retired English soccer great David Beckham watching on, Emma Raducanu said she took some inspiration from his former club in her first Wimbledon victory in two years. While Raducanu was never close to the brink of defeat in her 7-6(0), 6-3 win over Mexican lucky loser Renata Zarazua—unlike England,

I took in Maria Sharapova's two-and-a-half hour, three-set victory over Simona Halep in Cincinnati Friday night. The match nearly had it all, including a bothersome butterfly that interrupted play, a bad call that set back Halep, and a kitchen-originating fog that hung over the court for part of the third

Barbora Krejcikova paid an emotional tribute to a former mentor and compatriot when she successfully defended her Australian Open mixed doubles title. Krejcikova and Nikola Mektic beat Jamie Murray and Bethanie Mattek-Sands 5-7, 6-4 (10-1) in a fluctuating final under the closed roof at Rod Laver Arena on Saturday night.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Andy Murray now has another burden to bear, and it's not in Britain. The 27-year-old Scottish player earned the dubious distinction Sunday of becoming the only man in the Open Era to lose the Australian Open final four times. For years, Murray lived under the pressure of

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) The Latest from the Australian Open on Wednesday (all times local): 3:55 p.m. Gordon Reid had the biggest win of his career when he beat eight-time Australian Open and former world champion Shingo Kunieda in the quarterfinals of men's wheelchair tennis at Melbourne Park.Reid, who played before

With the new season just getting underway, no points were added to the rankings this week. But with the 2020 season starting a week later on the calendar than the 2019 season, points earned during Week 1 of last season fell off this week, meaning there was a lot of

Aryna Sabalenka vs. Sloane Stephens Sabalenka, 26, and Stephens, 31, aren’t all that far apart in age, but this feels like a match between Grand Slam champs from two different generations. A decade ago, Stephens made her name at this tournament by beating Serena Williams and losing a controversial semifinal

Andrey Rublev has always been a top performer at ATP 500-level tournaments, even being nicknamed the ‘King of ATP 500s’ in the past—and on Monday, he reached a big milestone at that level. The world No. 8 stormed to the 100th ATP 500 win of his career on Monday evening

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Roger Federer shanked a few shots and was unsettled by how nervous he felt after six months on the sidelines, despite the familiar surroundings at the Australian Open. No other man on tour knows the way around a Grand Slam tournament better than Federer, who is

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Novak Djokovic was looking everywhere for answers, even in the crowd. The top player in tennis, who won 27 of a possible 28 matches in Grand Slam matches in 2015, had the number 100 in the unforced errors column after his 6-3, 6-7 (1), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Roger Federer squandered three match points in a shock 3-6, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (5) second round loss to Russian qualifier Evgeny Donskoy at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Wednesday. Federer, who has just won his 18th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, failed