WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Ilya Ivashka beat Mikael Ymer 6-0, 6-2 on Saturday in the Winston-Salem Open to become the first player from Belarus to win an ATP Tour singles title in 18 years. Ranked 63rd in the world, the 27-year-old Ivashka is the lowest-ranked champion in the event's 10-year

On June 13, tournament organizer Novak Djokovic is set to kick off the Adria Tour in his hometown of Belgrade. The Serbian capital will be the first stop of the nearly month-long tour that will continue in Zadar, Montenegro and Banja Luka, with a final exhibition slated for July 5

While some of the top players on the ATP Tour jockeyed for a spot in the field of the recently completed season-ending championships over the past couple of months, another race has been going on, with the prize a payoff in 2023. The ATP Challenger Tour has been an all-out

It was a light week on the ATP Challenger Tour, with just two events on the calendar for the week of May 3. 1 Juan Pablo Varillas The Peruvian dominated Guido Andreozzi, 6-3, 6-1, in the Biella final to capture his third career ATP Challenger title, all of them coming

Serena Williams is questionable for the U.S. Open because of her recent foot injury, according to the WTA Tour. Williams cut her right foot on broken glass at a restaurant shortly after winning Wimbledon. The tour said last week she needed surgery and would miss three tournaments leading up to

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PARIS (AP)—Top women’s tennis players are entering more big events since the WTA Tour streamlined its calendar. The tour made changes in 2008, deciding too many players were pulling out of tournaments because of injury and fatigue. Through May 15, participation by top players at the biggest events was up

THE BREAK: Rafael Nadal eyes Davis Cup return

Doubles Take is here with a look at the latest results from the clay-court swing on the ATP and WTA tours. READY TO MASTER MADRID Once again, both tours are competing at the same event: this time, the Mutua Madrid Open. The women got an earlier start on play, and

DOHA, Qatar(AP) The chief executive of the WTA Tour says a new scheduling system with fewer mandatory tournaments has caused player withdrawals to fall by more than one third. The tour lowered the number of tournaments top players must enter from 13 to 10 this year and extended the offseason

The Midwestern metropolis may not have a tour event, but it has a deep love for the sport, explains Sports Illustrated executive editor and Tennis Channel analyst Jon Wertheim:

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—The WTA Tour has reached a contract extension with Sony Ericsson that continues their relationship through the end of 2012 but drops the mobile phone company as a title sponsor of the women's tennis tour. In 2005, Sony Ericsson became the global title sponsor for the WTA

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Noah Rubin has taken his brainchild, Behind the Racquet, into a new stratosphere. The 24-year-old American has announced the launch of the BTR Tour. Rubin promises fast-paced scoring and elevated fan engagement with the goal of people getting to know the faces he has showcased on his popular BTR Instagram

Back in March when Indian Wells was forced to cancel for the first time in tournament history due to COVID-19, the tours and its players didn't know what to expect. Many thought Miami would still be played, but the Premier Mandatory event would also get called off. The tour would

Serving up the most buzz-worthy stories, host Johnny Rey Diaz clues you into the news you need to know this week. 1 Controversial Tour Novak Djokovic's Adria Tour started in Belgrade last weekend and got some flak for the lack of masks and absence of social distancing. Djokovic, Dominic Thiem

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) The tournament director of the BNP Paribas Open criticized the WTA Tour on Sunday, saying women's pro tennis players ''ride on the coattails of the men'' while describing them as ''physically attractive and competitively attractive.'' Raymond Moore, a 69-year-old former touring pro from South Africa, oversees

Fifteen years on the ATP World Tour will have its effects on a player. And more than 12 years after entering his first tour final, having dropped all five along the way, Gilles Muller had to start wondering: Would he ever bag a championship? He did just that on Saturday,

Three and a half weeks ago, Rafael Nadal captured his record-tying 20th Grand Slam title at Roland Garros. On Wednesday, he was back in the French capital hitting another milestone, overcoming Feliciano Lopez, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4, in his opening match at the Rolex Paris Masters for his 1,000th tour-level