KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) Albert Montanes of Spain upset top-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina 6-2, 7-5 Friday, reaching the Bet-at-Home Cup final in a match interrupted by rain. The 50th-ranked Montanes will play for the title Saturday against Robin Haase of the Netherlands, who defeated Joao Souza of Brazil 6-1,

BANGKOK (AP) Fourth-ranked Andy Murray claimed his 19th career title in beating American Donald Young 6-2, 6-0 in the final of the Thailand Open on Sunday. The top-seeded Briton was in complete control throughout the 48-minute match, exploiting the lack of experience and unforced errors from his 55th-ranked opponent. Young

Two years ago, Alexander Zverev won the biggest title of his career when he triumphed at the Nitto ATP Finals over Novak Djokovic. On Wednesday, Zverev took a positive step forward in his hope of replicating that success by defeating Diego Schwartzman, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, in Group 1970 Tokyo. Just

Two former French Open champions faced off in one of the WTA’s biggest indoor events. The year 2014 started off with Maria Sharapova finding herself in a familiar situation: Coming back from a shoulder injury. She was forced to shut down her 2013 campaign before the US Open and didn’t

More thrilling matches were on display in Doha, Rotterdam and Buenos Aires, with a handful of names coming closer to lifting up the week's coveted hardware. These are the Top 5 Photos from Friday. (All photos Getty Images) 1 Nicole Melichar and Demi Schuurs The American and Dutch duo captured

Playing the week before a Grand Slam is always a tricky proposition. Do you ensure you’re fresh for the major on the horizon? Is it important to try to work out some kinks at the last minute during tournament play? Or if you have been in good form, should you

CHENGDU, China (AP) — Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan upset sixth-seeded Taylor Fritz 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 at the Chengdu Open on Wednesday. Bublik had 25 aces against his American opponent and saved four of five break points to advance to the Round of 16. Denis Shapovalov also advanced with a 6-4,

What will men’s tennis look like when Roger Federer retires? It’s a question asked regularly, with Federer having come to exemplify the sport over the last dozen years for not only the hardcore fan, but the casual, second-Sunday-at-the-Slams observer. For many who have enjoyed this great era of the game,

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Rafael Nadal outlasted Roger Federer 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in an Australian Open semifinal on Thursday night, the longtime rivals playing with the intensity normally displayed when meeting in a Grand Slam final. The stars who met in eight Grand Slam finals were on the

How do you know when a tennis match was exciting? Here’s one way: More than three months after it was played, long after you learned the final score and you’d already written a few thousand words about it, you still find yourself leaning forward as you watch the rallies at

NEW YORK (AP) — If Novak Djokovic does complete the first calendar-year Grand Slam for a man since 1969 — and he is headed to the U.S. Open final, just one victory away — he, and everyone else, will remember one particularly pivotal, and epic, game along the way. It

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Rafael Nadal outlasted Roger Federer 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in an Australian Open semifinal on Thursday night, the longtime rivals playing with the intensity normally displayed when meeting in a Grand Slam final. The stars who met in eight Grand Slam finals were on the same

PARIS (AP) The Latest from the French Open: 9:40 p.m. Timea Bacsinszky's concentration was not affected by Serena Williams' signs of discomfort in their French Open semifinal. Bacsinszky, a Swiss player seeded 23rd, led by 6-4 and a break. Then, she lost 10 straight games as the top-ranked American lined

SYDNEY, Australia(AP) Serena Williams didn't even bother to chase down the return, certain that her serve had hit the net and would be called a let. When the point was instead awarded to her opponent, Australian Samantha Stosur, Williams quickly went from serving for the match to fighting off match

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) Novak Djokovic was pleased that the All England Club closed the Centre Court roof because of fading sunlight during his first-round match. First of all, Wimbledon only installed the retractable roof last year, so there haven't been many matches played under it. `You don't get to see a

WATCH: Magda Linette closes out Ons Jabeur in the 2022 Roland Garros first round

SEOUL (AP) — Jessica Pegula advanced to the final of the Korea Open by beating Yanina Wickmayer, 6-4, 6-3, on Saturday. Fourth-ranked Pegula held off a late challenge from the Belgian to seal the win and will face No. 128 Yuan Yue in the final. A late break in the

With the WTA Elite Trophy underway in Zhuhai, Barbora Krejcikova is rallying all the support from her fanbase—and even rival Daria Kasatkina said "count me in." Both players are in Group Azalea at the season-ending event taking place at the Hengqin International Tennis Center, where the top-seeded Czech player had

After Wimbledon ends, it’s not an automatic pivot to hard courts for everyone. Over the years, a large contingent of ATP tour players has stayed in Europe to take part in the late-summer clay-court stretch. And during that time, some future stars have gotten their first taste of title-winning glory.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—Novak Djokovic was pleased that the All England Club closed the Centre Court roof because of fading sunlight during his first-round match. First of all, Wimbledon only installed the retractable roof last year, so there haven’t been many matches played under it. “You don’t get to see a