ZAGREB, Croatia (AP)—Michael Berrer of Germany upset top-seeded Ivan Ljubicic 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of Zagreb Indoors. Berrer, last year’s finalist, had little trouble as shown by him breaking back immediately in the second set after dropping serve for the only time in the match.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—Agnieszka Radwanska will move back up to No. 2 in the WTA rankings, having reached the semifinals of Indian Wells. Radwanska defeated Petra Kvitova in straight sets in the quarterfinals, coming from 5-2 down in the second set, and will move in front of Angelique Kerber in the

Victoria Azarenka, pregnant with her first child, says she has not set a date for returning to tour, but does intend to make a comeback. The 27-year-old from Belarus has not played since the French Open, and described her pregnancy as “a completely different experience” for her. “In theory, you

TOKYO (AP) Top-seeded Kei Nishikori came from a set down to beat American lucky loser Donald Young 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 on Monday in the first round of the Japan Open. Nishikori had been drawn to face Nicolas Almagro, but the Spanish player withdrew because of illness. Young, who had lost

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HANNOVER, Germany (AP) Lukas Rosol defeated 18-year-old Davis Cup debutant Alexander Zverev 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 to book a place for the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals with a 3-2 win over Germany on Sunday. Rosol, ranked 50th in the world, had 13 aces and converted half of his 12 break

Roger Federer says he will work on his baseline game going into Wimbledon. Federer fell in the semifinals in both Stuttgart and Halle, his first events since withdrawing from the French Open. Speaking to journalists in Halle, he said his serving and returning had improved since the beginning of Stuttgart,

On Sunday, Novak Djokovic acquired the only significant prize in tennis he had yet to win: an Olympic gold medal. The 37-year-old from Serbia did so with a scintillating, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) victory over Carlos Alcaraz that added another chapter to their remarkable rivaly—and in the Serbian's mind, completed

The last time Novak Djokovic and Jim Courier crossed paths in Rod Laver Arena, the 37-year-old Serbian didn’t say anything. Not because of Courier, but because of comments on Channel Nine, the domestic host broadcaster of the Australian Open which airs Courier’s on-court interviews. But with apologies issued and the

As you all noticed yesterday, if not before, Ivan Ljubicic, has incorporated some signature elements of his friend and countryman Goran Ivanisevic’s serve into his own delivery, probably as a result of all the time the two of them spent together during Croatia's enchanted – and enchanting - run to

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Sloane Stephens, who is coming back from foot surgery, has upset Petra Kvitova and Angelique Kerber while reaching the quarterfinals of Toronto. The American got injured a year ago while playing in Canada, and has now scored the first wins of her comeback at the Canadian tournament. She returned to

Former world No. 1 Ilie Nastase criticized fellow Romanian Simona Halep for deciding not to play Fed Cup. Romania will play against Canada in Montreal next week in a World Group playoff tie. Halep said she needed to rest after playing extensively this year, recently winning Doha, Indian Wells and

Karolina Pliskova has become the second player to qualify for this season's WTA Finals in Shenzhen, and could have a shot to get back the No. 1 ranking again. The 27-year-old won Zhengzhou Open on Sunday, beating Petra Martic in straight sets. She has also captured titles at Brisbane, Rome

Rafa_158a By TW Contributing Writer MarieJ, and TW Contributing Editor Rosangel Valenti Rosangel : As many Tribe members who were reading the Crisis Centers during the Monte Carlo Masters will know, the two of us had a pair of tickets for the day of the Monte Carlo finals. Bought weeks

The Rally returns today, with a special guest, James Martin, former editor of Tennis Magazine. Last year, in a stunning turnabout, James left to become ESPN.com's soccer editor. Check out his blog here. STEVE TIGNOR: James, it's been about a year since you left Tennis to work as ESPN's soccer

The game gets an unlikely new star—Hyeon Chung’s mom How long will it be before we see kids around the world putting on little rectangular glasses before they walk onto their local tennis courts? After watching Hyeon Chung become the first Korean player to reach a Grand Slam semifinal at

The only way to do Rome and this tournament at the same time is to get up early. Today began at the ungodly hour of 7:00 A.M. (who knew there was such a thing?) and went something like — Warning: The entry below begins with much non-tennis-related content and other

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Caroline Wozniacki fought through an injury to her right knee Thursday to beat Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-1 in the quarterfinals of the New Haven Open. The third-seeded Dane improved to 20-0 at the Connecticut Tennis Center where she is the four-time defending champion and looking

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Caroline Wozniacki regained the No. 1 ranking after beating Shahar Peer of Israel to reach the semifinals of the Dubai Championships on Friday. The 20-year-old Dane lost the top spot Monday to Kim Clijsters , but will officially reclaim it when the new rankings are