On Monday night in Cincinnati, Maria Sharapova scored a tight win over Alison Riske, 6-3, 7-6 (4), marking her first win since Mallorca in June. The Russian was in good spirits after the much-needed good day in the office, talking Pringles, The Simpsons and pillows. When asked how her patience

Both Eugenie Bouchard and her date-to-be University of Missouri student John Goehrke are lapping up the attention after the Patriots come-from-behind win earned Goehrke a date. If you don't recall how Goehrke has found himself in this unusual position, get caught up quickly. During the Super Bowl, Bouchard was overly

Last year, Danil Medvedev spent the summer tearing up the hard-court season with runner-up finishes in Washington, Montreal and New York, and a title in Cincinnati. The summer of 2020 looks very different for the world No. 5 as he began his title defense of the Western & Southern Open,

Novak Djokovic says he's hoping to use the clay-court Masters events to build momentum before the French Open. After winning Monte Carlo last year, Djokovic says his results were affected by his desire to win the only Grand Slam title missing from his collection. "It was in my thoughts constantly.

While at the Masters tournament in Shanghai, world No. 2 Novak Djokovic assesses his season to date. The Serbian has won four titles: the Australian Open, Dubai, the Monte Carlo Masters, and Beijing. But while he managed to beat current No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the Monte Carlo and Beijing

Bernard Tomic admits that he’s the underdog in his first-round match against Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open, but gives himself a chance to pull off the upset. The 21-year-old reached the final of Sydney last week and has played the Spaniard once, at the 2011 Australian Open, when he

Roger Federer discusses why he has had so much success with a one-handed backhand, which has become an increasingly rare shot in recent years. Federer is one of three members of the Top 10 to hit a one-hander, including fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka and France’s Richard Gasquet. “Clearly it all

World No. 3 David Ferrer, who reached his first Grand Slam final at the 2013 French Open, does not believe he has the capacity to win a Grand Slam. The 31-year-old is known to be humble but also realistic. He has losing records against the Big 4 of Rafael Nadal,

German Davis Cup captain Carsten Arriens was booed by home fans in Frankfurt on Sunday even though his nation defeated Spain 4-1. Germany won the first three rubbers by Saturday, so both Sunday rubbers were "dead" and couldn't influence the final outcome. But Germany was forced to forfeit one of

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Gael Monfils won the Qatar Open title on his fourth appearance in the final with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Andrey Rublev of Russia on Saturday. The 46th-ranked Monfils, a former top-10 player, lost previous finals at the tournament to Roger Federer in 2006, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- Fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska brushed aside Flavia Pennetta 6-1, 6-1 on Wednesday to set up a quarterfinal with Venus Williams in the Qatar Open. Radwanska, who had lost both their previous meetings, including the Indian Wells final in March last year, dropped just 11 points in her

James Blake was violently treated by police as he was mistakenly arrested in New York City, reports the New York Daily News. According to the newspaper, Blake was pushed on the ground and put in handcuffs as he was taken into custody by five officers, coming away with a cut

Martina Hingis has begun seeking a mixed doubles partner for the 2016 Rio Olympics, but has yet to make a commitment to a Swiss player. Hingis has approached both Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka about potentially partnering with her. There has been talk of a Hingis-Federer pairing since the 2012

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) Victoria Azarenka rallied from 4-0 down in the first set to beat Varvara Lepchenko of the United States 7-6 (7), 6-4 in the first round Tuesday of the Aegon Classic, a grass court Wimbledon warm-up event. The former top-ranked Azarenka came within one point of losing the

Roger Federer is looking to reset his game as he returns to grass courts in Stuttgart this week. The world No. 3 told reporters in Stuttgart that he spent three weeks training in Switzerland, though unseasonable weather forced him to hit mostly indoors, with two sessions on grass. "No setbacks,"

Andy Murray reflected on his road to No. 1, saying that the achievement means more because of the great players who have surrounded him during his career. Having reached No. 2 seven years ago, he had long been pursuing the top spot and eventually found it handed to him when

American Tommy Paul added his name to a decorated roll of honor at the BNP Paribas Nordic Open in Stockholm on Sunday by capturing his second career singles title in the Swedish capital. Three years ago, Paul lifted his first career ATP singles title in Stockholm, and added a second

Iga Swiatek's reign as queen of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open ended Friday against the one play she has yet to solve. The three-time reigning champion, winner of her last 15 matches in Doha, was soundly beaten by Jelena Ostapenko, 6-3, 6-1 in the semifinals. Former world No. 4 Ostapenko is

'Morning. This is today's Crisis Center thread for discussing the matches being played in Madrid and Zurich, and any other tennis-related chat. Below I've also set out some of my experiences in Madrid on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. I've come to the realisation that any tournament visit that

Gael Monfils lit up Court Philippe Chatrier like only he knows how on Tuesday night, clawing back from a fourth-set blow-out and a 4-0 deficit in the fifth set to outlast Sebastian Baez, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 1-6, 7-5, in a match that ended at 12:18 a.m. on Wednesday morning. It