DUBAI—Karen Khachanov was brimming with confidence after a strong start at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The ATP 500 is effectively a home tournament for the former world No. 8 who, like many players, has been based in Dubai for nearly a decade. “I'm living here since 2016,” he

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MELBOURNE—Even though Tomas Berdych has lost against Roger Federer in their past four meetings, the Czech believes that he can take down the Swiss in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Tuesday. Head to head, Federer has taken 15 of 21 matches against Berdych. However, the 30-year-old upset the

"Back then, 33 seemed like I was ancient. I did not know what I was going to do and it was a really difficult transition. I struggled a lot for a lot of years trying to do different things that were not in the tennis world. Finally, I just decided

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NEW YORK—US Open Fan Week may be over, but that justr means it's officially time to kick off the final Grand Slam of the year. The city, as it always does, came to life for tennis, with the Park Lane Hotel hosting Nick Kyrgios, Naomi Osaka, and Ons Jabeur. Who

LONDON—The WTA tour's age restriction rules are a hot topic following 15-year-old Coco Gauff's fourth-round run at Wimbledon. The junior phenom received a wild card into the qualifying tournament and won her first five Wimbledon matches in straight sets, including over Venus Williams in her first main-draw contest. After a

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Donna Vekic, who has reached the semifinals in Nottingham, says that after she won Kuala Lumpur in 2014, she thought she would rise in the rankings very quickly. But the Croatian instead dipped in the past few years. In 2014, she reached No. 63, but in 2015 and 2016, she

NEW YORK (AP) — Wimbledon champion Simona Halep will skip the U.S. Open, saying Monday she is putting her health first and prefers to stay in Europe during the coronavirus pandemic. Halep, a former top-ranked player who is currently No. 2, won the title in Prague on Sunday. “After weighing

Juan Martin del Potro hurts his knee and ankle going for a drop shot in his straight sets win over Grega Zemlja and says he needs to have his injuries checked out. The eighth-seeded Del Potro has reached the fourth round of Wimbledon, where he will face Andreas Seppi. “It

“I think I hit better the ball day after day. . .I keep like simple thing in my head, so obviously is working. Then it's luck. To be honest, look at set point. I hit one of the worst drop shots I ever hit and he hit a frame. It's

LONDON (AP) — Ana Ivanovic retired from tennis at age 29 Wednesday, ending a career in which she was ranked No. 1 in 2008 but can no longer play at the highest level because of injuries. In a live broadcast on Facebook, Ivanovic said "it was a difficult decision, but

It turns out the toughest loss of Tommy Paul’s career took place off the tennis court when it was revealed the American finished runner-up in the Nothing Major Podcast’s inaugural Hottie Bracket. “Toughest final of my career, for sure,” joked Paul, who lost the final to Matteo Berrettini. “Tough day,

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — While Naomi Osaka is busy competing—and winning—at the Australian Open, she needed to send someone to retrieve her 1 1/2-year-old daughter’s birth certificate from their California home in case it got caught up in the wildfires ravaging the greater Los Angeles area. After a 6-3, 3-6,

UNIONDALE, N.Y.—Sitting in the lobby of the Long Island Marriott—situated just a short walk away from the famed Nassau Coliseum, where the New York Open is underway—Ivo Karlovic is not noticed by most people passing by. Karlovic likes it that way. He is soft-spoken, unassuming and self-effacing. The 6’11” Croatian