MARBELLA, Spain (AP)—Top-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Russia beat Yvonne Meusburger of Austria 6-3, 6-0 Tuesday to reach the second round of the Andalucia Open. Azarenka broke Meusburger six times on the outdoor clay. Sixth-seeded Maria Kirilenko lost to Sorana Cirstea of Romania 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4. Kirilenko was the only

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Australia captain Lleyton Hewitt is not happy about the new format beginning this year for the Davis Cup. Hewitt called the new setup "ridiculous" on Tuesday and ripped into former Barcelona soccer star Gerard Pique, whose Kosmos investment group has been involved with the revamp. Hewitt

VIENNA (AP)—Austria will travel to next week’s Davis Cup quarterfinal against defending champion Spain with the same team that beat Russia 3-2 in the first round. The 22nd-ranked Jurgen Melzer along with Andreas Haider-Maurer, Oliver Marach and Alexander Peya were nominated on Tuesday by captain Clemens Trimmel, who added Martin

ROME -- Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer appear back on track after early losses in Madrid last week. Top-ranked Djokovic quickly overcame an early break to cruise past Spanish qualifier Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-3 and second-seeded Federer routed Italian wild card Potito Starace 6-1, 6-2 Tuesday to reach the third

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) Top-seeded Rafael Nadal overcame a sluggish start to beat Fernando Verdasco 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the Hamburg Open on Tuesday. Nadal was playing his first match since losing to Dustin Brown in the second round of Wimbledon. The former No. 1 in the

BARCELONA, Spain (AP)—Simona Halep of Romania ousted defending champion Roberta Vinci from the Barcelona Open on Tuesday. Halep broke five times to secure a 6-1, 6-3 victory against the fourth-seeded Vinci, who had also won the outdoor clay tournament in 2009. It was the Italian's second loss in 17 matches

VALENCIA, Spain (AP)—Andy Murray began his Valencia Open title defense with a 6-3, 7-6 (1) win over Spain’s Feliciano Lopez on Tuesday. The top-seeded Murray broke Lopez in the fourth game of the match but had to rally from a 4-1 deficit in the second set. The Spaniard broke in

VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — Without its best player, Germany defeated Slovakia 3-0 on Tuesday as the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals kicked off, with Yannick Hanfmann saving a match point before beating Jozef Kovalik in the second singles match. Four groups will play across four cities this week

AUCKLAND, New Zealand(AP) Qualifiers John Isner and Bobby Reynolds completed an American sweep of first-round singles matches at the Heineken Open tennis tournament Tuesday. All four Americans in the main draw qualified for the second round; Sam Querrey and Robby Ginepri on Monday and Isner and Reynolds when the first

It's the Return of the Fed-i as Roger Federer made his long-anticipated appearance on clay for the first time since 2016. He's gotten a lot done in Spain before taking the court for his first match on Tuesday. The world No. 3 arrived early enough to play tourist to the

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Ninth-seeded Richard Gasquet of France rallied past Juan Ignacio Chela 2-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the Barcelona Open. Gasquet overcame an inconsistent serve to win the back-and-forth match after breaking his Argentine opponent three times in the deciding set. Earlier,

NEW YORK (AP) Twelfth-seeded Mikhail Youzhny of Russia reached the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open, beating Tommy Robredo of Spain 7-5, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 on Tuesday. The 2006 U.S. Open semifinalist faced just three break points, but Robredo converted his only one in the third to win the set. Robredo

He plays with a lot of heart on the court, and he’s got a heart of gold off the court too. Carlos Alcaraz showed once again why he’s become a fan favorite all over the world in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday night, offering up a spot under his changeover

MADRID (AP)—Former tennis star Arantxa Sanchez Vicario said in a book published Tuesday that her parents lost an estimated $60 million in career earnings through mismanagement. The 40-year-old Sanchez Vicario said her parents were obsessed with her tennis career and controlled most aspects of it. She said she’s estranged from

MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) Paul-Henri Mathieu upset sixth-seeded Albert Ramos-Vinolas 7-5, 6-3 to reach the second round of the Grand Prix Hassan II on Tuesday. The 34-year-old Mathieu won the clay-court tournament when it was held in Casablanca back in 2007. Fifth-seeded Teymuraz Gabashvili also bowed out, losing 6-3, 6-4 to

MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal will play the Madrid Open after recovering from a rib injury that sidelined him for a month, the Spaniard said Tuesday. Nadal had been recovering from a stress fracture he sustained while playing at Indian Wells in March. His loss to American Taylor Fritz in

NEW YORK (AP) Venus Williams is back in a Grand Slam semifinal. The year will end without an American man being able to make the same claim. Stanislas Wawrinka beat Sam Querrey in five sets Tuesday to put two Swiss men in a major quarterfinal for the first time in

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Spanish qualifier Rebeka Masarova defeated second-seeded Sloane Stephens 6-3, 7-5 (5) at the ASB Tennis Classic on Wednesday as organizers of the WTA Tour event contended with a backlog of singles matches caused by persistent rain. Matches had to be played indoors and without spectators

MAIN DRAW MATCH POINT: Muchova d. Kontaveit

Rafael Nadal's home island of Mallorca was hit by deadly flash flooding on Tuesday. The world No. 1 jumped right in to help, cleaning up the ravaged muddy streets and assisting in any way he can.