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UMAG, Croatia (AP) Fourth-seeded Marin Cilic defeated Dutchman Robin Haase 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Croatia Open. Cilic rallied from one set down and saved seven of nine break points. Haase broke in the 10th game of the first set, but double-faulted at another break

OSAKA, Japan (AP) Top-seeded Samantha Stosur reached the Japan Open semifinals with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over seventh-seeded Chanelle Scheepers on Saturday. U.S. Open champion Stosur hit six aces and saved all four break points she faced while converting three break points of her own against her South African opponent

Rafael Nadal will officially retire from professional tennis following the 2024 Davis Cup Finals in November, the 22-time Grand Slam champion revealed in a video posted to social media Thursday. “The reality is that it has been some difficult years, these last two especially,” said Nadal. “I don’t think I

Don't read into Lorenzo Sonego's 6-4, 6-4, loss in Montpellier to eventual champion David Goffin too much, as the Belgian was the player to beat all week. Sonego is still a rising talent, and owns a 9-3 record on indoor courts since last October. After starting 2020 in fantastic form,

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In their first ever meeting, Serena Williams and fellow American Alison Riske got acquainted over each other’s excellent grass-court games for three captivating sets. In the end, as you might expect, it was the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, rather than the first-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist, who prevailed—6-4, 4-6, 6-3—to

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On the match: "I got a lot of breakpoints in the first set, and it was very difficult for me to break her in the first... I started to play much better at the end of the second, really aggressive. "And then the big opportunity in the beginning of the

GENEVA (AP) — Roger Federer does not expect to return from his latest knee surgery in time for Wimbledon next June, the tennis great said in an interview published Wednesday by Swiss media. "The truth is that I'd be incredibly surprised to play Wimbledon," the 40-year-old Federer told the Tribune

Victoria Azarenka still hasn't lost this season, and appears to be getting stronger. Who is the biggest remaining threat to her at Indian Wells? Plus, Steve Tignor and Ed McGrogan break down all four men's quarterfinals.

Rafael Nadal says the hand injury that kept him from playing on the third day of the Laver Cup had been bothering him since he arrived for the event. "I felt it on the first day here, and it has been increasing," he said, adding that he had treatment the

DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- Top-ranked Novak Djokovic was upset by Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 6-7 (2), 7-6 (6), 6-4 while playing through a sandstorm in the Qatar Open quarterfinals on Thursday. Karlovic beat Djokovic when they last met in 2008, also the year of his only previous win over a

This year marks the 50th anniversary of TENNIS Magazine's founding in 1965. To commemorate the occasion, we'll look back each Thursday at one of the 50 moments that have defined the last half-century in our sport. Tennis is often described as a “lily white” sport. Before 1968, there was more

VALENCIA, Spain (AP)—Marin Cilic of Croatia recovered from a shaky start to beat Slovakia's Martin Klizan 1-6, 6-0, 6-3 in the first round of the Valencia Open on Sunday. Klizan saved five break points while breaking Cilic's serve twice to easily take the first set on the indoor hard court

ESTORIL, Portugal (AP) Fifth-seeded Richard Gasquet of France beat Nicolas Almagro 6-1, 7-6 (4) to advance to the Estoril Open semifinals on Friday. Gasquet, who had lost his last three meetings with Almagro, saved four of five break points while breaking Almagro three times to win in one hour, 24