BANGKOK (AP)— Gilles Simon upset top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic 6-4, 6-4 Saturday to set up an all-French final against Richard Gasquet at the Thailand Open. Gasquet rallied from a set and two breaks down to beat Jarkko Nieminen 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 after the Finn failed to serve out the match when

Victoria Azarenka’s coach, Sam Sumyk, tells a small group of reporters including the Melbourne Age that the media was too critical of his player, who repeated as Australian Open champion. Azarenka was criticized by some for taking a medical timeout late in the second set of her 6-1, 6-4 semifinal

World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki says that while she would rather play on one of Wimbledon’s two main show courts, she was willing to accept being put on Court 2 today. Wozniacki defeated Virginie Razzano in straight sets. Serena Williams was put on Court 2 for her match Thursday, which

MATCH POINT: Naomi Osaka (JPN) def. Camila Serrano (COL) in the 2022 Australian Open first round.

Daniil Medvedev dominated every inch of Margaret Court Arena on Saturday. He toppled Botic van de Zandschulp, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2, to secure his spot in the round of 16 for an impressive fourth consecutive time. Always true to his authentic self, he said facing the Dutch player was much easier

HALLE, Germany—Last week in Stuttgart, Stefanos Tsitsipas rallied after losing a first-set tiebreaker, only to fall 7-5 in the third to Richard Gasquet. Four days later, Tsitsipas found himself in a similar situation at the Terra Wortmann Open. Digging deep and playing with greater freedom, the world No. 5 rewrote

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Top-seeded Barbora Krejcikova cruised into the Birmingham Classic semifinals while No. 2-seeded Jelena Ostapenko had a far bumpier road on Friday. Krejcikova eased past fellow Czech Linda Fruhvirtova 6-3, 6-2. The 2021 French Open champion never faced a break point. Meanwhile, Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open

Ons Jabeur is opening up about the extent of her Wimbledon heartbreak in a new documentary. Producer Matt Critchley shared a teaser trailer on Thursday for Ons Jabeur, a Star from Tunisia, a film chronicling Jabeur’s rise to the top of women’s tennis and her ongoing quest to win a

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic was the first to congratulate Jannik Sinner Friday on playing a “flawless match” when the Italian became the first player to defeat the Serbian beyond the quarterfinal stage of the Australian Open. Sinner’s incredible display saw Djokovic go without a break point chance in a

Novak Djokovic says he's aiming for another title win at the ATP Finals, even though he's secured his No. 1 position in the rankings. The top seed is motivated to make further history at the year-end tournament, which he is also attempting to win a record-tying six times. "Coming into

NEW YORK—Caroline Wozniacki, who has endured an injury-plagued season, says she is finally healthy. "Everything is feeling good,” she said after defeating Monica Niculescu in the third round of the U.S. Open. Coming into the Open, Wozniacki hadn’t won a Grand Slam match all season. The 26-year-old has fallen to

MONTREAL (AP) Angelique Kerber put any concerns about her left elbow to rest Friday in the Rogers Cup. The second-seeded German player advanced to the semifinals with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over unseeded Russian Daria Kasatkina. And Kerber did it without a twinge from the elbow that forced her to

SINGAPORE (AP) — Caroline Garcia advanced to the semifinals at the WTA Finals on Friday when top-ranked Simona Halep was beaten by Elina Svitolina. Garcia defeated Caroline Wozniacki 0-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the early Red Group match, giving both 2-1 records. Wozniacki had already advanced, but Garcia had to wait.

LOS ANGELES (AP)—Ernests Gulbis of Latvia and Germany’s Rainer Schuettler won their opening matches in the Farmers Classic tennis tournament on Monday. Gulbis, at 21 the youngest player in the 28-man field, was a 7-5, 7-5 winner over 22-year-old Lukas Lacko of Slovakia, and Schuettler, at 34 the oldest player

Benoit Paire lost twice in Rio, despite only being entered into one event. He was thrown off the French team, and on Tuesday, the 27-year-old was knocked out in the second round by Fabio Fognini, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) after holding match points.

Marion Bartoli recently announced she is coming back to the tour, nearly five years after winning Wimbledon in 2013. The 33-year-old Frenchwoman struggled with her health in 2016, losing so much weight that doctors refused to let her compete in a Wimbledon doubles exhibition.

Howdy. For technical reasons, the picture that was supposed to run with the last post on Maria Sharapova never got posted. we'll retro-fit, although it may be pointless by now. A group of us at TENNIS met with the top brass of the ATP yesterday afternoon; today I'm supposed to

It’s impossible not to feel happy for Kevin Anderson. After an injury-plagued 2019 and 2020, the 35-year-old blasted his way past Jenson Brooksby to capture his seventh career ATP title, and his first since 2019. Anderson staved off two set points in the first set, ultimately winning 7-6 (8), 6-4,

Vasek Pospisil is rolling through the draw one upset at a time. Although, his third-round match against world No. 8 Roberto Bautista Agut went the distance, the Canadian flipped the switch to get past Bautista Agut, 7-5, 2-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

On paper, Victoria Azarenka's first-round Roland Garros win looked quite simple as she needed just 61 minutes to dispatch Danka Kovinic, 6-1, 6-2. The reality was anything but simple. Cold temperatures and rainy weather hit early on Sunday, putting a dark cloud quite literally over players and tournament organizers. Up