Rafael Nadal racked up more career milestones in Barcelona today, lifting his seventh Real Club de Tennis trophy, but it was David Ferrer’s bloodied-and-unbowed performance which stole the show despite Rafa's 7-6 (1), 7-5 win. The aggressive, confident Nadal we saw against Janko Tipsarevic and Fernando Verdasco did not take

Serena Williams raced up to the net for a sitter shot, and with a wide open expanse of blue court in front of her and an afternoon full of frustration behind her, she guided a forehand down the line. Ekaterina Makarova was waiting. The 56th-ranked Russian ripped a forehand pass

A congenial Kim Clijsters walked alongside Maria Joao Koehler prior to their first-round match as if giving the 19-year-old Grand Slam debutante a guided tour of Rod Laver Arena's hallways. A chatty Clijsters led her opponent to the court and helped her hang around for a set before finding her

A patchy performance from Rafael Nadal sees him leave Doha without the title for the fifth time, while the victorious Gael Monfils moves on to the final after a 6-3, 6-4 conquest. Monfils’ solitary victory over Nadal came at this tournament in 2009, and he was impressive enough in repeating

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Nick Kyrgios knows how to entertain a crowd. He hits shots between his legs and around the net posts. He smashes rackets. He argues with the chair umpire and interacts with fans in the stands. He smashes more rackets. And when he can control his explosive

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Eugenie Bouchard's jaw dropped a little and her eyes went wide when the male presenter conducting her on-court interview at the Australian Open made an unusual request: ''Can you give us a twirl?'' ''A twirl?'' the 20-year-old Canadian asked. ''A twirl, like a pirouette, here you go,''

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) Andy Murray will play his friend and practice partner Thanasi Kokkinakis in the opening match of the Davis Cup semifinal between Britain and Australia as the host country bids to reach its first final since 1978. Murray will open the best-of-five series on Friday against Kokkinakis on

PARIS (AP) The latest from the final day of the French Open: 3:31 p.m. The odds are stacked against Stan Wawrinka in his French Open final against top-ranked Novak Djokovic, but former Switzerland Davis Cup captain Marc Rosset is betting on him to create an upset. ''Let's be crazy,'' Rosset

MELBOURNE—World No. 2 Andy Murray and world No. 3 Roger Federer say they’ve tried a few things during the off-season that could help them against No. 1 Novak Djokovic, but both men know that they can’t focus on just one player. “This off-season maybe a little bit more,” said Murray

NEW YORK (AP) Novak Djokovic was not interested in discussing in any detail why he needed a trainer to work on his right elbow during an otherwise matter-of-fact 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 victory over Kyle Edmund on Sunday night that put the defending champion in the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the

VIENNA (AP) — Jo-Wilfried Tsonga saved a match point before beating Ivo Karlovic 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (6) and setting up a final against top-seeded Andy Murray at the Erste Bank Open on Saturday. Murray advanced because defending champion David Ferrer pulled out with a left leg injury shortly before their

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Australia's Nick Kyrgios used a barrage of 25 aces to defeat top-seeded Novak Djokovic 7-6 (9), 7-5 early Friday morning and reach the semifinals of the Mexican Open. Kyrgios blasted 16 aces in the first set to beat Djokovic in his first match against the second-best

ZADAR, Croatia (AP) — Borna Coric pulled off a through-the-legs lob shot winner that had the crowd bowing in admiration during the Davis Cup semifinals on Friday. Early in the third set of a 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory over Steve Johnson, Coric ran down a lob and replied with

Who will lift the ATP Finals trophy on Sunday?

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—On Thursday, Milos Raonic handled Miomir Kecmanovic, 6-3, 6-4, to advance to the BNP Paribas Open semifinals. Kecmanovic learned the hard way that you simply can't afford to make any mistakes against players that can serve like Raonic. Two of the Serbian's failures to hold quickly turned into

At 19, Amanda Anisimova was the veteran in Louis Armstrong Stadium. And for nearly two hours on Thursday, she dealt with what so many veterans faceat the US Open: an inspired performance from a young upstart. But as the more experienced pros usually do, Anisimova hung tough, and in the

Just a handful of players have been able to notch multiple wins against the Big 3 of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Dominic Thiem is one of them. Thiem’s journey to the exclusive Grand Slam club began in 2011 when a teen ranked No. 918 made his ATP

Get ready, girls: We're breaking the Internet again. Less than a month after his copycat rendition of Eugenie Bouchard's backyard-bikini photo shoot went viral, Sam Querrey is at it again: teasing an incoming follow-up to his humorous take on the Canadian's social media posts. It's no secret that former Wimbledon

LONDON (AP) As usual this season, Novak Djokovic was the best player on the court. The top-ranked Serb won his fourth straight title at the season-ending ATP finals on Sunday by beating six-time champion Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4. Djokovic, who won three Grand Slam titles this year and reached the

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) Basking in cheers following his latest victory, a weary but happy Novak Djokovic kissed his hand and patted the stadium court concrete, celebrating his return to the Miami Open final. In sweltering semifinal sunshine Friday, Djokovic won a thrilling tiebreaker to beat David Goffin 7-6 (5),