Marin Cilic has withdrawn from Brisbane with a shoulder injury, while Janko Tispsarevic will not play the Australian Open because of a lung infection. Cilic was hampered by the injury during the indoor season, while Tipsarevic had been due to make his return to the tour following an operation to

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Canadian Vasek Pospisil has withdrawn from his scheduled third-round match at the Australian Open against No. 8-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka with a back injury, giving the Swiss player a walkover on Friday. No. 28 Pospisil was bothered with the injury during his second-round win Wednesday over Australian Matt

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Defending champion Elina Svitolina has withdrawn from the Malaysian Open with a leg injury. The Ukrainian player, who was to face Hao Hibino of Japan in the second round on Thursday, says she has been struggling with the injury since the last tournament in Dubai.

Rafael Nadal is starting rehab on his abdominal injury in a bid to play the ATP Tour Finals in London. The 33-year-old, who withdrew from the semifinal of the Paris Masters, began hitting again yesterday in London. According to his doctor, the next step is to try to resume serving—the

Rafael Nadal announced his retirement from tennis on Thursday, signaling the end to a career that spanned two decades and 22 Grand Slam titles, including 14 on his favorite clay at Roland Garros, and 92 singles titles overall. Here is a look at the victories, losses, rivalries and injuries that

PARIS (AP) -- Still hampered by an injury to his right forearm, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has pulled out of the Australian Open. The 12th-ranked Frenchman struggled with the injury during France's loss to Switzerland in the Davis Cup final in November. He then took part in the lucrative International Premier Tennis

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has pulled out of next week's event in Rotterdam with an abdominal injury. Tsonga said he sustained the injury in the fourth round of the Australian Open, and continued to experience the problem in the quarterfinals and semifinals. "Tests showed a small tear of two centimeters," Tsonga said

MADRID (AP) — Back home, Rafael Nadal looks to resume his season where he left off before being sidelined by an injury that halted a great start to his year. Nadal will seek his fourth title of the season this week at the Madrid Open as he returns to action

NEW YORK (AP) Two-time defending U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters will not go for three in a row this year because of a stomach muscle injury. Clijsters, who missed Wimbledon and much of the summer with an ankle injury, hurt her stomach during a tournament in Toronto this month. In

After brief injury breaks, G.E.M.S. Life is back on tour again. Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils are in Madrid this week, seeded No. 6 and No. 15 respectively. Svitolina, coming back from a knee injury, lost her opener to Pauline Parmentier. Monfils won his first round over Andreas Seppi. He

Whether it's a freak occurrence during a match or the result of constant play, injuries are something every player must deal with. But unlike touring pros, you don't have an on-court trainer to help you manage the situation, so the everyday player may actually be more adversely affected. While annoying

David Nalbandian will be out for the next few weeks with a leg injury suffered during his three-set win against Daniel Gimeno-Traver in the second round. The injury was described as a three-millimetre tear in his adductor. Nalbandian has pulled out of his quarterfinal match at Buenos Aires, as well

Gael Monfils and Robin Soderling have pulled out of Monte Carlo with injuries. Monfils hurt his hand during Davis Cup last month while Soderling has a knee injury.—K.T.

Brace yourselves, Spanish tennis fans: According to multiple reports from national sports media outlets, Carlos Alcaraz is set to announce his withdrawal from the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday. The world No. 3’s participation had already been in doubt after he struggled with an adductor injury in his right leg

ROME (AP) — Serena Williams is set to return from injury at the upcoming Italian Open. Tournament director Sergio Palmieri told The Associated Press on Friday that he spoke with Williams' agent and that Williams "has already reserved her rooms and should be here a few days early" for the

Milos Raonic has withdrawn from Delray Beach with an adductor injury. "I am still recovering from the injury I experienced at the Australian Open," he said in a statement. In Melbourne, Raonic upset Stanislas Wawrinka in the fourth round in five sets and reached the semifinals, where he was injured

Serbian team doctor Zdeslav Milinkovic tells FedCup.com that Ana Ivanovic’s abdominal injury is not that serious and that she should be able to resume practice in a couple of days. Ivanovic, who first sustained the injury prior to the Australian Open, was forced to retire in the second set of

Ken Rosewall thinks Lleyton Hewitt may be one more injury away from retiring. Former No. 1 Hewitt has been riddled with injuries over the past few years, undergoing hip surgery and suffering a chronic foot injury that limited his play in 2011. The 31-year-old Hewitt’s ranking has plunged to No.

MADRID (AP) Devastated and without appetite for life,'' Rafael Nadal contemplated a move into professional golf after a career-threatening injury sidelined him, the 10-time major champion has revealed in his autobiography. The Spanish player writes inRafa'' that doctors discovered a rare foot injury in 2005 that had the potential

Jelena Jankovic has retired down 1-6, 6-3, 1-0 with an ankle injury to Anastasiya Yakimova in the second round of Portoroz.