The North American may not have been at full strength and the South American may have had the crowd support, but for Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas, it was still never going to be easy to beat Andy Roddick, the perennial American No. 1 and defending Key Biscayne champion. That he did,

LONDON (AP) — So much for the idea that Stan Wawrinka might be able to complete a career Grand Slam at Wimbledon this year. Didn't even make it out of the first round. An owner of one championship from each of the other three major tournaments, and the French Open

PERTH, Australia (AP) -- While her older sister Venus was winning the WTA event in Auckland, New Zealand, Serena Williams was losing two of three singles at the Hopman Cup—and then her cool in the final. Serena's week started with ordering a coffee court-side after being shut out 6-0 in

PARIS (AP) — France will be without its two best players when it faces Japan in the first round of the Davis Cup after captain Yannick Noah left Gael Monfils out of his squad and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was granted leave for family reasons. Noah is reproaching the country's top player

Ekaterina Alexandrova looked great in her 6-3, 6-0 win over Ann Li at the Credit One Charleston Open on Wednesday. But the 30-year-old is in for a big jump in competition as she looks to defeat world No. 14 Diana Shnaider. Shnaider, who I mentioned as a “player to watch”

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.—New court, new coach, new injury and a relatively new opponent: Simona Halep had to deal with a lot on Sunday at the Miami Open. She pulled it together to advance past lucky loser, Polona Hercog, 5-7, 7-6 (1), 6-2, and plays Venus Williams in the round of

How would players coming from the US Open handle a quick transition to the clay in Rome? On Monday, that question was answered for the first time, as several WTA and ATP players stepped on the red dirt. We run down some of the storylines to emerge from the opening

Each day during the Australian Open, Richard Pagliaro will preview three must-see men's and women's matches—and offer his predictions. (3) Maria Sharapova vs. (25) Alize Cornet Head-to-head: Sharapova leads 1-0 Rod Laver Arena, first match Squandering a one-set, one-break lead, Sharapova fought off a determined Karin Knapp, brutal heat and

BRISBANE, Australia(AP) Seventh-seeded Richard Gasquet of France recovered to beat countryman Marc Gicquel 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday in the first round of the Brisbane International tennis tournament. The joint ATP-WTA tournament is being played for the first time at the new Queensland Tennis Centre. In other men's matches, American

One couldn’t wipe the grin off Grigor Dimitrov’s face Friday at the ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam. And for good reason. The Bulgarian staved off two match points to dampen Alex de Minaur's 24th birthday, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (6), in the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 event. For every exchange

Hang on, or hang up? Both apply to Novak Djokovic’s semifinal win over Ben Shelton at the US Open Friday. “I just love Ben's celebration,” said Djokovic, barely containing his smile in press. “I thought it was very original, and I copied him. I stole his celebration.” After winning the

Kyle Edmund and Daniel Evans should be full of confidence heading into this weekend after going undefeated in round-robin play at the Battle of the Brits. Edmund perhaps, will have an extra dosage of adrenaline in drawing inspiration from Liverpool FC. Despite staying up until 2 a.m., after reveling in

Rafael Nadal made an impressive start in his quest for a first career ATP Finals title on Sunday night, scoring a 6-3, 6-4 win over Andrey Rublev, who had won 20 of his last 22 matches coming in. The Spaniard is playing the season-ending event for the 10th time in

This week, some newcomers and elite players are all making jumps through the rankings. Emil Ruusuvuori is tearing up the ATP Challenger tour while Angelique Kerber is looking to regain a strong hold within the Top 10 again after being out of the select group for over two months. Here

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Coming off a resurgent season, Ana Ivanovic believed she could be one of the top contenders for the first Grand Slam of the year. "I feel like I'm ready for the next step," she said on the eve of the Australian Open. Instead, Ivanovic was sent packing

Sunday in Monte Carlo will see either the eighth consecutive victory at this tournament for Rafael Nadal, or the eighth consecutive loss in a final to his nemesis for the last year, Novak Djokovic, after the Spaniard beat Gilles Simon 6-3, 6-4 to set up a clash with the Serbian

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Head bowed, Andy Roddick trudged off Centre Court, his purple Wimbledon towel dragging along the turf. As the three-time runner-up at the All England Club headed for the exit, he passed some kids clamoring for an autograph from their front-row perch. Roddick paused and tossed his blue-framed

ISTANBUL—In a year of parity—or mediocrity, take your pick—the WTA year-end championship fittingly pits the two healthiest and hottest players coming into the tournament. In Petra Kvitova and Victoria Azarenka, Sunday’s finale also features the youngsters best equipped to stamp their imprint on the sport in 2012 and beyond (apologies

SW34 is TENNIS.com's Wimbledon blog that will provide on-site news, insight and commentary about a pair of legendary 34-year-olds, Roger Federer and Serena Williams, as they look to once again triumph at the All England Club. LONDON—Roger Federer is getting his fair share of British flavor at Wimbledon. For the

LONDON—It had been six years since Venus Williams reached a Wimbledon quarterfinal. Yet her run this year surprised no one, as she took out Yaroslava Shvedova on Tuesday, 7-6 (5), 6-2, to advance to the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time since 2009. “When you can walk to the net