MADRID -- Fresh off his U.S. Open victory, Rafael Nadal returned to Davis Cup play for Spain on Friday and helped his country to a 2-0 lead over Ukraine in a World Group playoff. Nadal overwhelmed Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-0, 6-0, 6-4 on the outdoor red clay at the Caja Magica.

Paula Badosa is on the verge of advancing to the semifinals of the WTA Finals after outslugging Maria Sakkari on Saturday, 7-6 (4), 6-4, thus improving to 2-0 in Group Chichen Itza, and 4-0 in sets—she beat Aryna Sabalenka in her first match, 6-4, 6-0. Sabalenka plays Iga Swiatek tonight,

FRIBOURG, Switzerland (AP) Teenager Ryan Harrison made a winning Davis Cup debut for the United States on Sunday, beating Switzerland's Michael Lammer 7-6 (0), 7-6 (4) to extend the Americans' lead to 4-0 in their first-round series. Harrison stepped up his play in the tiebreakers after showing an impressive all-around

MARBELLA, Spain (AP)—Top-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus retired from the quarterfinals of the Andalucia Open on Friday because of a leg injury while leading 4-0 against fifth-seeded Maria Jose Martinez. The seventh-ranked Azarenka received treatment on court to her left thigh, but was not able to play. Martinez advanced to

PARIS (AP) — LOOKAHEAD TO TUESDAY Daniil Medvedev arrived in Paris with a lifetime record of 0-4 at the French Open, but he's 4-0 this year and has advanced to a quarterfinal showdown Tuesday night against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Medvedev is No. 2-seeded and a two-time Grand Slam finalist — at

It took Sofia Kenin four games to adjust to the blustery conditions on Wednesday in Toronto, but the American found a way to adjust to oust No. 6-seeded Elina Svitolina, 7-6 (2), 6-4. With the win, Kenin punches a ticket to her first Rogers Cup semifinals. "[Svitolina] has good hands,

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) Christina McHale won in straight sets for the second straight day, beating Darya Kustova 6-0, 6-1 to put the United States ahead 4-0 against Belarus in Fed Cup play Sunday. The Americans had a chance to complete a shutout in Sunday's doubles match, when Venus Williams was

BARCELONA, Spain -- Spain completed a 4-0 sweep of Japan in Fed Cup World Group play on Sunday by winning in a reverse singles match and the doubles match. Carla Suarez beat Ayumi Morita 6-3, 7-5 to give Spain a 3-0 lead before doubles pair Anabel Medina and Lourdes Dominguez

Jenson Brooksby cruised into the semifinals of the ATP 250 in Dallas on Friday, beating Australia’s Jordan Thompson in an hour and 11 minutes, 6-3, 6-0. And with that win, a pattern seems to be emerging: the 21-year-old American is now 4-0 in his career in ATP quarterfinal matches (and

HIGHLIGHTS: Sabalenka subdues Gauff, 6-4, 6-0

BARCELONA, Spain(AP) Rafael Nadal has beaten Jan Hajek 6-3, 6-4 to stretch Davis Cup champion Spain's lead over the Czech Republic to 4-0 in the best-of-five final. Spain clinched its fourth title with a doubles victory on Saturday. Nadal won his opening singles match Friday and improved his unbeaten run

BRISBANE, Australia—Germany sealed its place in the Fed Cup final by beating Australia after Angelique Kerber clinched the victory with a three-set win over Sam Stosur on Sunday. Kerber overcame a slow start to win 4-6, 6-0, 6-4, giving Germany an unbeatable 3-0 lead and its first Fed Cup final

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) Roberta Vinci snapped a losing streak in finals to beat top-seeded Belinda Bencic 6-4, 6-3 and take the inaugural St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Sunday. It is the 10th career win for No. 16-ranked Vinci in a WTA singles final and ends her 0-4 streak in

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Six Grand Slam singles titles and more than $58 million in career prize money appear not to have affected Novak Djokovic's perspective on life, both on and off the tennis court. Not long after the Serbian star's 6-0, 6-0, 6-4 win Wednesday over Leonardo Mayer at the

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Andrey Rublev had to come from a set down to beat qualifier Ilya Ivashka, 4-6, 6-0, 6-4, Tuesday in the first round of the St. Petersburg Open. Ivashka was a break up at 4-3 in the third set before Rublev won the next three games

Casper Ruud has beaten world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of Monte Carlo, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4, for the biggest win of his career. Not only had he been 0-11 against Top 3 players in his career going into the match, but he was 0-25 in sets in those

On Sunday, 61st-ranked Alison Riske mounted a courageous comeback against top-seeded Kiki Bertens to claim her second career WTA title. The American was down 6-0, 4-1 before clawing her way back to upset Bertens, 0-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5, on home soil in 's-Hertogenbosch. "I'm just really proud of myself. I