Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev will face Matthew Ebden in the semifinals of the Open 13 Provence after winning his quarterfinal match in Marseille on Friday. The 25-year-old Russian needed just an hour and 15 minutes to topple Jannik Sinner, 6-2, 6-4, and extend their head-to-head series to 2-0. “[It is my]

Victoria Azarenka cruised past fellow Belarusian Vera Lapko in straight sets at the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday night to set up a blockbuster second round clash with Serena Williams. After falling behind 2-0, 40-0, Azarenka reeled off 10 games in a row to build a 6-2 4-0 lead against

Today, kudos are due to Dominika Cibulkova, the Slovakian terrier who packs a punch and survived her latest encounter with world No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska in Sunday's Stanford final, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Of course, this came on the heels of Cibulkova's desultory and embarrassing 6-0, 6-0 loss to the same

Svetlana Kuznetsova and Agnieszka Radwanska opened up Monday’s play in Singapore with a brilliant, back-and-forth three-set match that featured dynamic shots, dramatic plot twists and an upset of the reigning champion. In the following duel at the year-end WTA Finals, Karolina Pliskova and Garbine Muguruza somehow managed to upstage them.

CLERMONT-FERRAND, France(AP) Julien Benneteau has sealed France's 5-0 sweep of Spain in their Davis Cup quarterfinal tie with a 7-6 (3), 6-4 win over Feliciano Lopez. Gilles Simon had beaten Nicolas Almagro 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) in Sunday's first reverse singles match to give France a 4-0 lead. France clinched

Carlos Alcaraz needed just under two hours to dismiss No. 60 Miomir Kecmanovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 under the lights on Rod Laver Arena on Monday—and set up a mouthwatering quarterfinal rematch with No. 6 seed Alexander Zverev. The two-time Grand Slam winner moved into the last eight at the Australian

NEW YORK (AP) — Casper Ruud, the 2022 U.S. Open runner-up, was eliminated Wednesday night when Zhang Zhizhen became the first Chinese man to beat a player in the top five of the ATP rankings. Zhang upset the No. 5 seed 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 0-6, 6-2 to reach the third

BAMBERG, Germany (AP) David Nalbandian rallied to beat Florian Mayer 2-6, 6-0, 6-1, 7-6 (5) and give Argentina a 2-0 lead over Germany Friday in the first round of the Davis Cup. Earlier, Juan Monaco defeated Philipp Petzschner 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. Nalbandian fell behind 4-0 and failing to mount much

NICE, France -- Albert Montanes of Spain clinched his sixth title by defeating French wild-card entry Gael Monfils 6-0, 7-6 (3) in the final of the Nice Open on Saturday. The match was interrupted by rain at 4-0 in the first set, but that didn't seem to bother Montanes, who

BAMBERG, Germany (AP)—David Nalbandian rallied to beat Florian Mayer 2-6, 6-0, 6-1, 7-6 (5) and give Argentina a 2-0 lead over Germany Friday in the first round of the Davis Cup. Earlier, Juan Monaco defeated Philipp Petzschner 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. Nalbandian fell behind 4-0 and failing to mount much of

CHARLEROI, Belgium (AP)—Spain swept into the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup on Saturday when it beat Belgium in doubles for an insurmountable 3-0 lead. Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez beat Steve Darcis and Olivier Rochus 7-6 (0), 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday on the hard-court of the Spiroudome. Spain hasn’t dropped

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) Steve Johnson and Daniel Nguyen earned wins to lead second-seeded Southern California past Georgia 4-0 Monday to reach its third straight NCAA championship match. Johnson set the tone with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Wil Spencer and Nguyen clinched the win with a 6-3, 6-2 decision over

Iga Swiatek kept her perfect start to the WTA Finals going on Wednesday, following up her 7-6 (3), 6-0 victory over Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova from two days ago with a 6-0, 7-5 victory over US Open champion Coco Gauff. She's now 2-0 in her round-robin group, and 4-0 in

Fernando Verdasco comes in as a late replacement for the injured David Ferrer and gives Spain a 1-0 lead over Belgium by beating Xavier Malisse 6-4, 6-3, 6-1. Ferrer is suffering from a neck injury that is affecting his arm. World No. 1 Rafael Nadal then gave Spain a 2-0

CHARLEROI, Belgium (AP) Spain swept into the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup, defeating Belgium in doubles for an insurmountable 3-0 lead. Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez beat Steve Darcis and Olivier Rochus 7-6 (0), 6-4, 6-3 Saturday on the hard-court of the Spiroudome. Spain hasn't dropped a set in the

Despite a 14-23 record against Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer has held a decisive edge against his longtime rival this season. The Swiss is 3-0 against the Spaniard in 2017, with an opportunity to make it 4-0 in Sunday's final of the Shanghai Masters. Federer and Nadal have never collided at

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP)—Christina McHale beat Anastasiya Yakimova 6-0, 6-4 and gave the United States a 1-0 lead over Belarus on Saturday in the first round of the Fed Cup. Yakimova was a late substitute for top-ranked Victoria Azarenka. The Australian Open champion withdrew earlier the day because of a sore

(4) Caroline Wozniacki def. Shahar Peer 6-4, 6-0 (6) Venus Williams def. Casey Dellacqua 6-1, 7-6(4) (16) Na Li def. (22) Daniela Hantuchova 7-4, 3-6, 6-2 (17) Francesca Schiavone def. (10) Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2, 6-2 (1) Serena Williams def. (32) Carla Suarez Navarro 6-0, 6-3 (9) Vera Zvonareva def. Gisela

Interview with the Champion: Anett Kontaveit, at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow

PARIS (AP) — A combination of luck and perfect tennis helped Kei Nishikori reach the quarterfinals of the French Open. The eighth-seeded Nishikori recovered from a nightmare opening set to beat Fernando Verdasco 0-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 on Monday and progress to his seventh Grand Slam quarterfinal, a record for