NEW YORK (AP) Venus Williams' opponent in the third round of the U.S. Open on Friday is 18-year-old Belinda Bencic of Switzerland, who just so happens to be the last player to beat Serena Williams. And Venus, of course, was well aware of that. Planned to even ask her younger

Agnieszka Radwanska reins in her disco look from Toronto two weeks ago, opting instead for a bright red number that lends a striking contrast to the blue courts in Queens. Way to go, Lotto.

After holding serve for 2-0 in the first set, Petra Kvitova must have been feeling good. She’d broken to start the match and then consolidated, and she was controlling the rallies with her opponent, Caroline Wozniacki, with ease. So rather than limply toss the ball to a nearby ball kid

There was a lot at stake for Roger Federer and Juan Martin del Potro when they met in the second round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Tuesday night. A Federer loss and the defending champion not only would have earned next to nothing in the rankings,

It's been a wet Wimbledon to date, not because of lachrymose players wrenched by their defeats (though surely there have been those) but rather due to Mother Nature wreaking havoc in the skies above the All England Club. That said, your loyal Spin keeper takes these rain-delayed orders of play

Long before shadows crept across the Centre Court service line, Novak Djokovic’s unerring array of deep drives displaced Jeremy Chardy, leaving the lanky Frenchman staggered. A dominant Djokovic reeled off 15 of the final 17 games in overwhelming his opponent, 6-4, 6-1, 6-1, to storm into the second round of

Early in the second set Caroline Wozniacki got out of her chair, walked to the service line and waited. The changeover was over, but ‘I’m Too Sexy’ played on until chair umpire Lynn Welch requested that it be turned off. If the DJ wasn't into the match, he wasn’t the

NEW YORK -- Defending champion Andy Murray staggered around the court between points on a humid day at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Once a point started, he sprinted down every ball, as usual. Murray needed a set to find his rhythm against 47th-ranked Florian Mayer, then rolled the rest of the

Match point was the turning point for Joao Sousa today. Sousa fought off a match point in the second set to spark a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 victory over fifth-seeded Julien Benneteau and capture his first ATP title in Kuala Lumpur. Playing his first Tour-level final, the 77th-ranked Sousa made history

‘Heaven save us,’ sighed the Australian commentator, presumably speaking for his nation, after Samantha Stosur murdered a volley long to give up a 54-minute first set to China’s Zheng Jie. He sounded resigned to another early exit for Stosur at her home Slam, and that was indeed what transpired, but

SHANGHAI -- Top-ranked Rafael Nadal was eliminated in the semifinals of the Shanghai Masters on Saturday, losing 6-2, 6-4 to Juan Martin del Potro. The fifth-ranked del Potro overpowered Nadal with his deep, punishing groundstrokes, breaking the Spaniard twice at the start of the match to race out to a

LONDON—Juan Martin Del Potro is by no means the favorite to win the ATP World Tour Finals, but after a standout fall and an impressive 6-7 (4), 6-3, 7-5 win over Richard Gasquet in his opening match in London, he certainly looks like a bona fide contender. In scoring his

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Victoria Azarenka's 18-match winning streak at the Australian Open ended in an upset 6-1, 5-7, 6-0 quarterfinal loss to Agnieszka Radwanska on Wednesday, continuing the flow of stars tumbling out of the season's first major. Fifth-seeded Radwanska ended her own streak of three consecutive quarterfinal defeats at

DOHA, Qatar (AP)—Second-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland earned a third consecutive — and fourth overall — semifinal berth at the Qatar Total Open when she quickly dispatched Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium 6-2, 6-1 on Friday. Radwanska, who required only 64 minutes to send Wickmayer packing, has had an easy run

With a week-plus of Wimbledon in the books, here's our latest edition of sartorial sleuthing, in which we round up the best- and worst-dressed on court at this, the season's only Grand Slam event where predominantly white threads win out. Tommy Robredo's Sergio Tacchini attire: Classic, with great green trim

WASHINGTON (AP)—Vasek Pospisil got the best of Tomas Berdych—again. The Canadian improved to 2-0 against the fifth-ranked Berdych, beating the Czech star 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday night to advance to the Citi Open quarterfinals. Berdych was the top seed in the hardcourt event. Earlier, Steve Johnson knocked off another seeded,

STANFORD, Calif. -- Serena Williams stared at the court, took a deep breath and seemed to clear her head after falling behind in the first set. She dominated the rest of the way. Playing her first tournament since her departure from Wimbledon because of equilibrium problems, the top-ranked Williams won

TORONTO (AP) -- Roger Federer is enjoying the good life. At 33, he has 17 Grand Slam titles and a family now four children deep after his wife gave birth to twin boys in May. Now, as he plays in a U.S. Open tuneup at the Rogers Cup, he considers

NEW YORK—The last time Benjamin Becker set foot on Arthur Ashe Stadium, in 2006, he sent Andre Agassi into retirement. Flash forward seven years later and there he was again, now aged 32, stepping out on a brilliant and bright August afternoon, this time against world No. 1 Novak Djokovic.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP)—Andy Murray overcame an error-strewn performance to defeat German qualifier Michael Berrer 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 Tuesday in the first round of the Dubai Championships. Fourth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga edged Marcos Baghdatis 7-6 (2), 6-4 to set up a second-round encounter with Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic.