Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will meet for the first time in a year in the quarterfinals of Indian Wells. Federer won their last contest in the semifinals of last year’s tournament. Nadal leads their head-to-head 18-10, and is 6-5 against Federer on hard courts. It is only the second

Andy Murray has never been known as the most cheerful player on court, or the one with the best coif, but his recent actions may not have improved either of those traits. Whether a page out of Britney Spears’ book or just attempting to become more aerodynamic, the 19-year-old Murray

CHENNAI, India(AP) Third-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia reached the final of the Chennai Open with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Marcel Granollers of Spain on Saturday. Cilic, a semifinalist here last year, will face wild-card Somdev Devvarman of India, who advanced to his first ATP Tour final after No. 5

HOBART, Australia(AP) Second-seeded Shahar Peer of Israel beat Australian Jelena Dokic 6-2, 6-2 in a second-round match at the Hobart International Wednesday. Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro defeated local hope Alicia Molik 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-3, advancing to the quarterfinals. Suarez Navarro will play Peer next. Suarez Navarro, who beat Venus

Samantha Stosur’s 6-3 7-6(7) defeat of Spain’s Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez in the Indian Wells quarterfinals ended in controversy, as Stosur appeared to make a late challenge of a Martinez first serve at 7-6 in the tiebreaker after she missed a backhand return down the line. Martinez argued the challenge

Leon Smith, 34, has been named Britain’s new Davis Cup captain and the Lawn Tennis Association's head of men's tennis. “It’s a huge honor and an irresistible challenge for me," Smith said. "I know the players, and I know that together we can get Britain back to winning ways in

After her second-round loss against Nadia Petrova in Madrid, Serena Williams gave the tournament a less than stellar rating, saying, "This isn't a player-favorite tournament, to be honest. None of the players are really gung-ho about playing here." Madrid is in its second year as the last big clay event

France is through to the Davis Cup final after Michael Llodra and Arnaud Clement defeated Eduardo Schwank and Horacio Zeballos 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 to clinch a 3-0 victory against Argentina. Both teams have been badly hit by injuries. France was missing Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who has not played since Wimbledon because

A couple of weeks ago I was playing with a guy who just loved to feed off pace. Every time I hit a clean, well-struck ground stroke, the ball came back with twice as much velocity. This only inspired me to try to crush the ball even harder, which didn’t

The line-ups for this weekend’s Davis Cup final between Serbia and France in Belgrade have been announced. In one minor surprise, French captain Guy Forget picked Gilles Simon to start the tie as his No. 2 singles player over Michael Llodra. Simon, who has been playing well this fall, will

PERTH, Australia (AP) Novak Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic combined to give Serbia a 3-0 sweep over Kazakhstan on Sunday in their opening match at the Hopman Cup. Ivanovic defeated Yaroslava Shvedova 7-6 (6), 6-1 in the first match before Djokovic clinched the victory by rallying to beat Andrey Golubev 4-6,

Former No. 1 Carlos Moya says that Rafael Nadal is not unbeatable on clay and adds that there are no more surface specialists at the top of the game. "No one is unbeatable on any surface,” Moya told Marca. "If you ask the players who'll get more points on clay

TOKYO (AP)—Vera Zvonareva staged a remarkable turnaround to beat Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 7-6 (2), 6-0 on Friday, advancing to the final of the Pan Pacific Open. The fourth-seeded Russian took advantage of a collapse by Kvitova, who held a comfortable 5-1 lead in the first set before Zvonareva stormed

From individuals to organizations, weekend warriors to professional players, minute observations to big-picture ideas, tennis has been top of mind across the board over the past two years. “I feel like this is the tennis boom part two,” says Trey Waltke, general manager of the Malibu Racquet Club in southern

From individuals to organizations, weekend warriors to professional players, minute observations to big-picture ideas, tennis has been top of mind across the board over the past two years. “I feel like this is the tennis boom part two,” says Trey Waltke, general manager of the Malibu Racquet Club in southern

WATCH: Leylah Fernandez overcomes a tough battle against Zheng Qinwen to move into the Monterrey quarterfinals.

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Daria Saville (née Gavrilova) made the most of what was ultimately a short stay at the Mutua Madrid Open, where she endured a three-set defeat to Istanbul Cup champion Anastasia Potapova in qualifying. The inimitable Aussie has long combined her on-court talent with savvy social media strategy, and took to

HIGHLIGHTS: Swiatek dismisses Sabalenka for Stuttgart crown

It’s been a trying 16 months for Borna Coric to say the least, being sidelined for 12 months between last March and this March with a shoulder injury—and having surgery last May. But now, the biggest breakthrough of his comeback to date: Coric is now through to the quarterfinals of