Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez: It sounds a little like the Spanish equivalent of John James Smith Jones. You don't differentiate your name by originality, but by sheer volume. But if Martinez Sanchez isn’t an entirely original player, she is unique by today’s standards. The 27-year-old Barcelona resident does a lot

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) A veteran Spanish lefthander and a 25-year-old Chinese qualifier who nearly quit tennis last year are back in action Thursday at the Australian Open, hoping to prove that their upset wins over two of the top players in the first round were no flukes. Fernando Verdasco beat

Visiting Serbia any time soon? Get ready to add this to your must-see list: Plans are apparently underway to immortalize Novak Djokovic with a museum in his hometown of Belgrade. The country's president, Aleksandar Vucic, made the announcement Tuesday, per a report by AFP, in the aftermath of Djokovic's gold

MADRID (AP)—Devastated and “without appetite for life,” Rafael Nadal contemplated a move into professional golf after a career-threatening injury sidelined him, the 10-time Grand Slam champion writes in his autobiography. The Spanish player writes in “Rafa” that doctors discovered a rare foot injury in 2005 that had the potential to

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UPDATE: On Tuesday morning, the Mutua Madrid Open announced in a statement that the tournament is officially canceled. “As an act of responsibility in view of the current situation caused by covid-19, and having thoroughly evaluated the circumstances that the pandemic continues to generate, together with the competent authorities, it

PARIS (AP) Swiss fans can rub their hands in delight: They're guaranteed to have a man in the semifinals at Roland Garros. It will be either Roger Federer or Davis Cup teammate Stan Wawrinka, who are facing off in the French Open's quarterfinals Tuesday. ''It (will be) a special match,''

BARCELONA, Spain(AP) Former French Open champion Gaston Gaudio won his first match in nearly two years by Argentine countryman Diego Junqueira 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 at the Barcelona Open on Tuesday. Gaudio, the Barcelona winner seven years ago, converted six of his seven break opportunities and rallied from a break down

VALENCIA, Spain (AP) Tommy Robredo advanced to the second round of the Valencia Open by beating fifth-seeded John Isner 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Tuesday. Fellow Spaniards Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco also won first round matches. Robredo saved five break points to force a first-set tiebreaker, which he dominated and

PARIS (AP) The ATP dropped its investigation Tuesday into Tunisian player Malek Jaziri's withdrawal before a possible match against an Israeli opponent, saying it was ''fully satisfied'' he had a legitimate injury. Jaziri retired from his first-round match against sixth-seeded Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan after winning the first set 6-3

PARIS (AP) Swiss fans can rub their hands in delight: They're guaranteed to have a man in the semifinals at Roland Garros. It will be either Roger Federer or Davis Cup teammate Stan Wawrinka, who are facing off in the French Open's quarterfinals Tuesday. ''It (will be) a special match,''

After dropping the first set in his Wimbledon quarterfinal against Tommy Paul on Tuesday, Carlos Alcaraz kicked things into high gear. If the Spaniard looked like he was in a bit of a hurry as he eventually rallied for a 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 victory on Centre Court… that’s because

NEW YORK (AP) Stanislas Wawrinka beat Sam Querrey in five sets to put two Swiss men in a Grand Slam quarterfinals for the first time in the Open era - and keep the Americans out of the U.S. Open quarters for the second straight year. Wawrinka won 7-6 (9), 6-7

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Second-seeded Casper Ruud defeated American Brandon Nakashima 6-3, 6-2 to reach the third round of the Barcelona Open on Tuesday. Ruud, seeking his second title of the season after winning in Argentina in February, broke serve four times to comfortably get past his 81st-ranked opponent. Ruud

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP)—Algerian qualifier Lamine Ouahab upset sixth-seeded Robin Haase 6-3, 6-2 in the first round at the Grand Prix Hassan II on Tuesday. Ouahab is ranked 752nd, and had not won a tour-level match in four years. He broke the Dutchman's serve twice in each set, winning in one

CASABLANCA, Morocco -- Two-time defending champion Pablo Andujar was ousted from the Grand Prix Hassan II on Tuesday, losing 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 in the first round to qualifier Pablo Carreno-Busta in a match between Spaniards. Carreno-Busta, ranked 237 places below his opponent, will next play second-seeded Kevin Anderson of South

It’s been a week since Diego Dedura’s over-the-top reaction to earning his first ATP victory via retirement was seen around the world, and his opponent is still not over it. The pair faced off at the BMW Open in Munich last Tuesday, with Denis Shapovalov, the No. 2 seed, bowing

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) Algerian qualifier Lamine Ouahab upset sixth-seeded Robin Haase 6-3, 6-2 in the first round at the Grand Prix Hassan II on Tuesday. Ouahab broke the Dutchman's serve twice in each set, winning in one hour to set up a second-round match against Sergio Gutierrez-Ferrol of Spain. Gutierrez-Ferrol

HAMBURG, Germany (AP)—Dominic Thiem upset eighth-seeded Marcel Granollers 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the Hamburg Open second round on Tuesday. The 55th-ranked Austrian saved five of the eight break points he faced and converted three of his 12 chances to defeat the Spaniard in 2 1/2 hours. Thiem saved a match

SAO PAULO (AP)—Soon-to-retire Fernando Gonzalez of Chile fell to Igor Andreev of Russia 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the Brazil Open ATP tournament on Tuesday. The 31-year-old Gonzalez, who last week said he will play only two other events before retiring, lost to the big-serving Russian qualifier in