Yet again, Naomi Osaka failed to solve the Yulia Putintseva puzzle, dropping her third consecutive match to the Kazakh on Monday in the opening round of Wimbledon, 7-6 (4), 6-2. Osaka had lost to Putintseva handily in the second round of Birmingham less than two weeks ago, and also in

PARIS (AP)—Coco Gauff lost in women's doubles at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, a day after her tearful exit in singles. Gauff and her U.S. teammate, Jessica Pegula, were the top-seeded women's pair but were eliminated in the second round by the Czech duo Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova 2-6,

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- Playing again at No. 1, Serena Williams routed Flavia Pennetta of Italy 6-1, 6-1 on Thursday in the second round of the Sony Open. Williams is playing her first tournament since she regained the No. 1 ranking at the Qatar Open. She lost the Doha final

Neither Daniil Medvedev nor Andrey Rublev had lost a match all week and they kept that going on Sunday, dominating Italy’s Top 2 players in straight sets to bring Russia the ATP Cup title. Rublev was first up against Fabio Fognini, and though Rublev is the higher-ranked player, No. 8

CINCINNATI (AP) — Defending champion Coco Gauff lost Thursday in her opening match at the Cincinnati Open, falling to Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Gauff, then 19, became the youngest Cincinnati champion last year on her way to winning the U.S. Open a few weeks later. This time, after

Aryna Sabalenka was on a revenge mission against Madison Keys in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Friday night, having lost to her in the final of the Australian Open earlier this year. And this time she was absolutely ruthless. The world No. 1 stormed past her Melbourne

Three weeks ago, Emma Raducanu began her campaign in the US Open's qualifying and no one could have expected that by the end of the tournament she would become the queen of New York. After 19 days, the 18-year-old claimed 10 consecutive matches and 20 sets in a row to

MONACO (AP) — Two-time champion Novak Djokovic struggled with his serve at times but reached the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters with a scrappy 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over Philipp Kohlschreiber on Tuesday. Djokovic double-faulted eight times and needed five match points to beat Kohlschreiber, who lost eight

SHENZHEN, China -- Top-seeded Li Na extended her defense of the Shenzhen Open title to the quarterfinals by easing past Ukraine's Nadiya Kichenok 6-1, 6-4 on Wednesday. Li, who won the inaugural title last year, lost her serve once while breaking Kichenok five times. In the quarters, Li will play

MONACO (AP) — Denis Shapovalov's clay-court campaign got off to a poor start as he lost 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 to Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday. The 20-year-old Shapovalov arrived after a good run on hard courts at the Miami Open, where he

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Serena Williams has lost her first singles match in nearly a year, getting beat by 115th-ranked Harmony Tan of France in a third-set tiebreaker at Wimbledon. Williams was two points from victory but could not finish the job and bowed out with a 7-5, 1-6, 7-6

PARMA, Italy (AP) — Serena Williams' disappointing return to tennis continued when she lost in straight sets to 68th-ranked Katerina Siniakova in the second round of the Emilia-Romagna Open on Tuesday. Top-seeded Williams, who accepted a wild-card invitation for the Parma tournament after losing her opening match at the Italian

Among other things, the Australian Open is known for the fashion it inspires. Clothes are sometimes louder than the fans at Melbourne Park, with apparel manufacturers opting for bright colors and vibrant patterns to announce the start of the tennis season—and the players who try to pull off such daring

Defending Australian Open Novak Djokovic was stunned on Thursday by wildcard Denis Istomin in the second round. Here's a look at the shocking upset by the numbers. 7-6 (8), 5-7, 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 Four hours and 48 minutes 193 Djokovic's total points won (compared to Istomin's 186) 117 Istomin's

MOSCOW (AP) — Top-seeded Elina Svitolina lost her opening match at the Kremlin Cup on Thursday after having been a break up in the deciding set. Veronika Kudermetova beat the fourth-ranked Svitolina, who had a first-round bye, 6-2, 1-6, 7-5 in their second-round match to set up a quarterfinal with

In an interview with USA Today, Billie Jean King says she went through a very rough time when she was outed in May 1981. "My galimony case, not coming out when I was ready, was a real hardship," King said. "You know, my lawyer and my publicist didn't want me

GENEVA (AP) — Roger Federer lost his comeback match after two months away from tour on Tuesday, falling to Pablo Andujar 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the second round of the Geneva Open. His first match on clay in almost two years kept him on court for almost two hours in

LONDON (AP) — Matteo Berrettini is back into the Queen's Club semifinals and still hasn't lost since his return to competitive play after three months out with a hand injury. The second-seeded Italian beat Tommy Paul 6-4, 6-2 on Friday and will play Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) — Iga Swiatek lost in a final for the first time in three years as Barbora Krejcikova claimed her second title in successive weeks at the Agel Open on Sunday. Home favorite Krejcikova rallied from a set down to win the final 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-3.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—No one beats Tallon Griekspoor six times in a row. Amid the stunning scenery of the Coachella Valley, the 43rd-ranked Dutchman stunned Alexander Zverev—the BNP Paribas Open’s No. 1 seed—4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4). Griekspoor had lost his previous five contests against Zverev, including four times just last