MASON, Ohio (AP) Belinda Bencic withdrew from the Western & Southern Open because of a right forearm injury after losing the first set 6-2 Thursday against sixth-ranked Lucie Safarova. Bencic upset top-ranked Serena Williams last weekend en route to winning the Rogers Cup in Toronto. The 12th-ranked Bencic said it's

WATCH—Match point from Djokovic's win over Isner at ATP Finals:

PARIS(AP) Back on center court and standing in a pile of the same red clay on which he has lost the last three French Open finals, Roger Federer looked comfortable in the first round of this year's tournament. The second-seeded Swiss easily advanced by beating Alberto Martin of Spain 6-4,

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) Five points into her opening match at Wimbledon, Venus Williams slipped and went sprawling on the grass she loves. The five-time champion recovered from her stumble at the start Tuesday and defeated Stefanie Voegele 6-3, 6-2. It was Williams' first appearance on Centre Court since the 2008 final,

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick took an easy road to the third round at the Australian Open on Wednesday with routine victories that kept them on track for a semifinal showdown at the season's first Grand Slam. The thread that ties them together from 2009 - Roger Federer,

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Starting to sound like a broken record, Caroline Wozniacki had to explain again why the top-ranked woman in tennis can't win a Grand Slam title. After coming up short Monday - wasting a one-set lead before losing 1-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5 to 24th-seeded Dominika Cibulkova in the

WATCH: Medvedev visited the Tennis Channel Live Desk after his fourth-round win over Brooksby.

WATCH: Tennis Channel Live discusses the return of Bianca Andreescu to the WTA Tour

WATCH: Kyrgios captured the seventh title of his career on Sunday, and his second in D.C.

LONDON—“Grand Slam finalist and foodie” might be an apt definition of Danielle Collins in Merriam-Webster. After filming a “Cooking with Collins” segment at January’s Adelaide International, the resolute Floridian recently paid for the New York Times’ food app. So, asked for a starter, main and dessert she would offer up

Marie Bouzkova enjoys a good New Year’s resolution. The world No. 36 made several in advance of 2024 and while most will bear out over the next 12 months—stretch more, multitask less—she got a head start on one in particular. “I’ve been through a lot of years on tour and

MELBOURNE—From the start, many signs pointed to a poor outcome for Kei Nishikori in his quarterfinal meeting with Novak Djokovic. As the two headed into this match, Nishikori had put in nearly 14 hours of court time, compared to just under 10 for Djokovic. Then came the matchup factor. These

“Like mother, like son.” That’s what Stefanos Tsitsipas began to tell himself as he got closer to the title in Monte Carlo. His mom, Julia Apostoli, had won an event there as a young woman 40 years ago. By the time her son reached the semifinals this week, he said

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — If this really was it for Roger Federer at Wimbledon — and no one knows for sure either way right now, not even the man himself — then both he and his fans should take solace from this: He will be heading out on his own

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP)—Defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Tomas Berdych 6-4, 7-6 (4) Thursday night to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in his first tournament since returning from a six-week injury layoff. Nadal used every inch of the court in beating Berdych for the sixth consecutive time.

NEW YORK -- James Blake rested his white baseball hat on the table at the front of the U.S. Open's main interview room, smiled, and began speaking Monday about his impending retirement from tennis. The former top-five player was relaxed, composed and matter-of-fact. "No real surprise here. This is my

You already know "The Twelve Days of Christmas"—so we're doing something a little different this year. Throughout December, we'll highlight 12 things about the 2014 PowerShares Series, a competitive tennis circuit featuring legendary icons and world-renowned champions beginning on February 5. For our final Q&A, we spoke to Hall of

PARIS (AP) -- Rafael Nadal rallied to advance to the French Open semifinals for the ninth time, beating David Ferrer 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, 6-1 Wednesday. The eight-time champion at Roland Garros dropped a set at this year's tournament for the first time, but then seemed to race through the next

PARIS (AP) -- Andrea Petkovic and Simona Halep completed the French Open semifinal pairings with straight-set wins Wednesday, and one of them will be in a Grand Slam final for the first time. Petkovic, a 28th-seeded German, beat 2012 French Open runner-up Sara Errani of Italy 6-2, 6-2. The fourth-seeded

MONACO (AP) Does Rafael Nadal remain the King of Clay? That's the big question surrounding the 14-time Grand Slam winner as the world's best players gather in Monte Carlo this week for the first Masters of the season played on clay. Relaxed, tanned and smiling, the former top-ranked Nadal looks