DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Top-ranked Novak Djokovic lost for the first time this season, falling to Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5 Friday in the semifinals of the Dubai Championships. The victory ends Djokovic's 10-match winning streak, which includes the Australian Open title. It's a boost for the fourth-ranked Murray, who

MADRID (AP) Top-ranked Novak Djokovic joined Rafael Nadal in declaring he won't play again on the new blue-clay court at the Madrid Open after losing 7-6 (2), 6-3 to Janko Tipsarevic in an all-Serb quarterfinal on Friday. Tipsarevic won for the second time in five matches against Djokovic, who last

TANDIL, Argentina(AP) A hand-painted sign in Juan Martin del Potro's hometown of Tandil summed it up: ``Welcome to the capital of tennis.'' Del Potro's upset victory over Roger Federer in Monday's U.S. Open final has put the Argentine city of 150,000 - lying in the foothills of a lowly mountainous

BRUSSELS(AP) Just 16 months away from tennis was enough for Justine Henin. She'll return in January ahead of the Australian Open, complete with a new serve in her quest for a Wimbledon title. It's the only Grand Slam she didn't win in a 10-year career that produced nearly $20 million

PARIS(AP) Novak Djokovic was as surprised as anyone by the way he played in the French Open's third round. I cannot allow myself to have such a bad performance as I had today,'' he said.I cannot allow myself to be that defensive. This is not me. This is not

HALLE, Germany(AP) Tommy Haas upset Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-1 Sunday to win the Gerry Weber Open for his first grass-court title. The 31-year-old German became the oldest ATP Tour winner this year. Haas has 12 career titles and now has won on all surfaces. `It's a great accomplishment

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) Andy Roddick slumped forward in his changeover chair, hands covering his grass-stained baseball cap, stung by his third loss in a Wimbledon final, all to Roger Federer. This one was quite unlike the others, in 2004 and 2005: This one ended 16-14 in the fifth set, a test

ROME(AP) Having finally won the French Open last year, Roger Federer is feeling far less pressure entering the clay-court season. The top-ranked player is preparing to play both singles and doubles at the Rome Masters this week. ``Questions are already very different. It doesn't start off with, 'Oh, are you

ATHENS, Ga.(AP) The tennis trophy room at Stanford University, already crowded with the hardware from dozens of champions, will have to make room for more. Bradley Klahn of the Cardinal won the NCAA men's singles title Monday at the University of Georgia, and his teammates, Hilary Barte and Lindsay Burdette,

LONDON(AP) When Andy Murray says he is competing against the two best players of all time, there is no hint of self-pity. The 23-year-old Briton had not long walked off court following an agonizing three-set loss to top-ranked Rafael Nadal in the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals. He

PARIS (AP) Kim Clijsters is more interested in trying to win major titles than returning to the No. 1 ranking for the first time in five years, despite being only two matches away from overtaking Caroline Wozniacki at the top. Clijsters, who won the Australian Open for her fourth Grand

HOUSTON (AP)—Sixth-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan upset top-seeded Mardy Fish of the United States for a 6-3, 6-2 victory in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship on Friday night. Nishikori did not face a break point in the match and leaped from a 2-2 tie in the

ROME (AP) - No. 1 Rafael Nadal and No. 2 Novak Djokovic will resume their rivalry in the Italian Open final Sunday. Nadal, who has won this tournament five of the last six years, overcame a tough first set against Richard Gasquet on Saturday before rolling to a 7-5, 6-1

ROME (AP) Rafael Nadal overcame a virus to beat fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-4, 6-2 in the third round of the Italian Open on Thursday. The start of the match was delayed about 20 minutes as Nadal considered withdrawing. `I had a fever last night and this morning I didn't

CHARLESTON, S.C. (July 22, 2011) -- The Washington Kastles moved one step closer to their second World TeamTennis title and the first undefeated season in WTT Pro League history with a 23-15 victory over the Boston Lobsters in the WTT Eastern Conference Championship final. The Kastles advance to Sunday's WTT

LOS ANGELES (AP) Teenager Ryan Harrison continued his recent run of strong play by beating fellow American Michael Russell 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals at the Farmers Classic. Yen-Hsun Lu of Taiwan had the day's biggest upset, defeating No. 3 seed Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 6-3, 6-4

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A glance at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of 2022: SURFACE Hard courts SITE Melbourne Park

Novak Djokovic hits a double milestone in his record reign at No. 1 this week—not only is it his 85th consecutive week at No. 1 on the ATP rankings since he took it back from Rafael Nadal on February 3rd, 2020, it’s also his 360th career week at the top

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