DOHA, Qatar -- Ninth-seeded Ana Ivanovic of Serbia advanced to the second round of the Qatar Open on Tuesday after Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova retired from their match with a right knee injury. Ivanovic was leading 7-5, 1-0 when Hantuchova withdrew after falling 0-40 behind in the second game. The match

World No. 1 Serena Williams will not play any more tournaments this season, according to a story posted on the China Open website. Williams was scheduled to play next week in Beijing and also qualified for the WTA Finals in Singapore. The 34-year-old said she has been hurt much of

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal continues to make winning on clay look all too easy. Nadal extended his dominance on the surface with a 6-2, 6-1 win over 19-year-old Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday to win his 11th Barcelona Open title. Nadal, who also won his 11th Monte Carlos

Eugenie Bouchard has confirmed that she is reuniting with coach Thomas Hogstedt, and says having a full team once again could help her climb back up the rankings. According to the Toronto Star, Bouchard met with Hogstedt in Florida and apologized for the argument that led to their split during

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LIEVIN, France(AP) Melanie Oudin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands won the opening singles to give the United States a 2-0 lead against France in the quarterfinals of the Fed Cup. Oudin defeated Pauline Parmentier 6-4, 6-4 after Mattek-Sands outlasted Alize Cornet 7-6 (7), 7-5 in the first match. `Alize is a great

SAN JOSE, California (AP)—Andy Roddick reached the quarterfinals for the eighth time in nine tries at the SAP Open by defeating Leonardo Mayer 6-3, 6-1 in the second round on Thursday. The top-seeded Roddick is on course to become the fourth player to win the tournament at least four times.

GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Sixth-ranked Maria Sakkari defeated Veronika Kudermetova 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 on Friday night to advance to the semifinals of the Guadalajara Open 1000 and clinch a place in the WTA Finals. Sakkari, seeded fourth, will take on the winner of the late match between Marie Bouzkova and

It may be only be April, but Sumit Nagal is having himself a banner year. In January, Nagal upset Alexander Bublik to reach the second round of the Australian Open for the first time after successfully coming through the qualifying stages. In February, he made his Top 100 debut following

Nicolas Jarry is one win away from becoming Chile’s first ATP Masters 1000 champion in 25 years. On Friday, the No. 21 seed overcame 14th-seeded Tommy Paul, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3, for his third three-set victory in his run to the Rome final. With grandfather Jaime Fillol cheering him on,

NEW YORK (AP)—Juan Carlos Ferrero outlasted seventh-seeded Gael Monfils 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4 Thursday to reach the U.S. Open’s third round after a thrilling match that lasted nearly five hours. The crowd of more than 10,000 in Louis Armstrong Stadium saluted both players with a standing ovation

Every week Baseline will select a “Player of the Week.” That athlete may not always win the highest category tournament that week, but perform the best compared to their recent playing history.

After two hours and three hard-fought sets, it was all over. The ball had flown long off the racquet of Caroline Wozniacki, who'd been eliminated from the final tournament of her career, going out 5-7, 6-3, 5-7 to Tunisia's Ons Jabeur.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP)—Guillermo Garcia-Lopez battled through a third-set tiebreaker before beating 11th-seeded Donald Young of the 6-7 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (6) on Wednesday in the third round of the Winston-Salem Open. Garcia-Lopez, the tournament's fifth seed, overcame a 6-4 deficit in the third tiebreaker by winning four consecutive points in

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) -- Top-seeded Kei Nishikori was pushed to three sets in his opening match of the Memphis Open on Wednesday, beating American qualifier Ryan Harrison 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals. Nishikori, the two-time defending champion from Japan who had a bye in the first round,

LONDON (AP) Top seed Andy Murray struggled to a 7-6 (8), 7-6 (1) victory over Nicolas Mahut of France to begin the defense of his title at the Queen's Club on Tuesday. Second seed Stan Wawrinka lost to Spanish left-hander Fernando Verdasco 6-2, 7-6 (3), but there were victories for

The 33-year-old John Isner, who just got to the semis at Wimbledon, is returning to competition this week at what he calls "the most successful event of his career"—the BB&T Atlanta Open. The No. 9-ranked Isner has made seven finals and won four titles at the tournament. He's also a

Just as world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka did during the day session Wednesday at the Australian Open, Coco Gauff rallied late in her second set to avoid going the distance on Rod Laver Arena under the lights. The 2023 US Open champion finished off Jodie Burrage, 6-3, 7-5, to notch

EDITOR'S NOTE: On Thursday, Novak Djokovic's loss in Dubai ensured that Medvedev will become ATP No. 1, on Monday.

PhpzK37UkPM by Pete Bodo** Dick Norman, who is a Belgian tennis player, not an American golfer or Marine drill sergeant, made a strategic career decision at the end of last year. He decided that he would forget about singles and become a doubles specialist. Many players have gone down that