INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Andy Murray began what is expected to be his final appearance at the BNP Paribas Open with a smooth performance and a straightforward victory, beating David Goffin 6-3, 6-2 on Day 1 in the desert Wednesday. The biggest news happened away from the court: 22-time

In their first meeting since the juniors, Bianca Andreescu and Amanda Anisimova had an absolute battle in the third round of Miami on Sunday night—and the Canadian survived, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (2), 6-4. She’ll have 24 hours to recover before facing Garbiñe Muguruza in the fourth round on Monday night.

Whenever I watch Aryna Sabalenka play tennis, I can’t help but think of the future. For this is what the 22-year-old Belarusian embodies: tennis’ high-octane incarnation of forthcoming power, strength, size and sound. Sabalenka is a movie poster, a massive billboard stretched across Times Square and Sunset Boulevard, bursting with

EASTBOURNE, England (AP) — The Eastbourne International lost Petra Kvitova to injury and Dominika Cibulkova to a surprise defeat as the build-up to Wimbledon gathered pace on Monday. Kvitova pulled out of the grass-court event on England's south coast because of an abdominal injury, a day after winning the Aegon

Last week was the final chance for players to make a splash before the Australian Open. There were a number of players who made big jumps in the rankings, while some even earned career-high rankings, putting them in the best position possible for the first major of the year. Here

At 31 years old, Serena Williams seems to have decided that she has no time left for rivals. Last week she beat world No. 2 Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 in the final in Madrid. This week she beat world No. 3 Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-3 in the final in Rome.

PARIS (AP)—Venus Williams advanced to the third round of the French Open by beating Arantxa Parra Santonja of Spain 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday. Williams improved to 14-2 on clay in 2010. She’s seeded second at Roland Garros behind younger sister Serena, who scouted from behind the baseline, sitting next to

Riding a nine-match winning streak into today’s Kremlin Cup final, Samantha Stosur won the coin toss and chose to serve. Simona Halep proceeded to smack declarative drives all over the court, dooming Stosur to defense for much of the match to continue her title roll. The 22-year-old Halep defeated Stosur,

NEW YORK (AP) For the first time in his career, Rafael Nadal lost a Grand Slam match after taking a two-set lead. And for the first time since 2004, he will end a season without winning at least one Grand Slam title. ''The only thing it means,'' Nadal said about

Jessica Pegula has run it back in Canada. The world No. 6 retained her National Bank Open crown on Monday evening, completing the tournament's city sweep in Toronto a year after triumphing at Montreal. Facing countrywoman Amanda Anisimova, Pegula emerged victorious with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 win. "Starting the third,

PARIS (AP) Grimacing in pain with almost every step, Andy Murray nearly had to call it quits because of a back spasm at the French Open on Thursday. Instead, the fourth-seeded Brit rebounded from an awful first set to beat Jarkko Nieminen 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 and reach the third

WATCH: Serena Williams speaks to press after her opening victory in Toronto

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Had the world not taken an unprecedented turn for the worse in 2020, there’s a good chance the first round match played today on No.1 Court at Wimbledon between Sofia Kenin and seventh-seeded Coco Gauff might well have been at least a Grand Slam quarterfinal. Over the course of two

MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal will play in the Madrid Open despite not being fully fit and didn't seem too optimistic about his chances of being ready for the Roland Garros next month. The 37-year-old Nadal said Wednesday he would not play in Paris if he arrives there feeling the

In a challenging period off the tennis court, Marton Fucsovics is taking advantage of the time he has on his favorite playground. Since the ATP tour resumed in mid-August, the 28-year-old Hungarian has traveled to play in just two cities, New York and Paris. Yet, including qualifying at the Western

If the officials at the French Open thought they were doing their countryman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga a favor by letting him be the headliner today, they were highly mistaken. Instead of the crowd being revved up for his semifinal against David Ferrer, they were exhausted after four hours of epic tennis

NEW YORK (AP) — Botic van de Zandschulp wore a New York Yankees hat at the U.S. Open like so many city tourists. He liked America so much on his maiden trip, van de Zandschulp was in no rush to head back to the Netherlands. He's found a home in

MELBOURNE—Daniil Medvedev’s shots don’t crackle. They nestle. Turn the rectangle of the tennis court into an English muffin, Medvedev’s racquet concurrently spoon, knife and fork as he dollops, slathers and pokes the ball into nooks and crannies. Rip. Dip. Chip. Clip. Snip. As the end nears, the opponent’s contact point

The first week of a major is all about upsets: Which highly seeded players won't survive the first few rounds? During the first week of this year's U.S. Open, we're counting down the top five most shocking upsets at Flushing Meadows. 2008, Second Round: No. 188 Julie Coin d. No.