Tennis

Nadal returns to Barcelona after Monte Carlo loss
After his eight-year winning run in Monte Carlo was ended by Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal is quickly refocusing on winning an eighth title at the ...
Italy beats Czechs to reach Fed Cup final
Roberta Vinci put Italy into the Fed Cup final, beating Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-3 Monday to clinch a 3-1 win in a series ...
Russia beats Slovakia 3-2 in Fed Cup semis
Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina won the decisive doubles match Sunday as Russia completed a 3-2 comeback victory over Slovakia to reach the Fed ...
Kvitova cuts Italy's lead to 2-1 in Fed Cup semis
The Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova rallied to beat seventh-ranked Sara Errani 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 Sunday after a five-hour rain delay and cut Italy's lead ...
Djokovic beats Nadal to win Monte Carlo Masters
For the first time in nine years, the Monte Carlo Masters trophy belongs to someone other than Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard's record reign at the ...
Germany beats Serbia 3-2, advances in Fed Cup
Germany came from behind to beat Serbia 3-2 in their Fed Cup playoff Sunday and qualify for next season's top-tier World group competition.
Poland beats Belgium in Fed Cup
Poland took an insurmountable 3-1 lead over Belgium on Sunday to secure its place in Fed Cup World Cup II and relegate the hosts to the Euro-Africa ...
Spain beats Japan 4-0 in Fed Cup playoff
Spain won a reverse singles and a doubles match to beat Japan 4-0 in their Fed Cup World Group playoff on Sunday. Carla Suarez downed Ayumi Morita ...
Slovakia leads Russia 2-0 in Fed Cup semifinals
Slovakia stunned heavily favored Russia by jumping to a 2-0 lead after the opening singles in the Fed Cup semifinals on Saturday. Dominika Cibulkova ...
Nadal vs Djokovic in Monte Carlo final again
Novak Djokovic will have a crack at toppling Rafael Nadal in the Monte Carlo Masters final for a second straight year. Despite their respective injury ...
Germany and Serbia tied 1-1 in Fed Cup playoff
Germany and Serbia were level 1-1 after the opening singles Saturday in their Fed Cup relegation playoff. Angelique Kerber beat Bojana Jovanovski 7-5, ...
Errani and Vinci give Italy 2-0 lead over Czechs
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci gave Italy a commanding 2-0 lead over the two-time defending champion Czech Republic in the Fed Cup semifinals Saturday.
Belgium, Poland level 1-1 after 1st day Fed Cup
Kirsten Flipkens kept Belgian hopes alive in the Fed Cup World Group II playoffs, beating Poland's Ursula Radwanska 6-4, 6-3, to level the tie at 1-1 ...
Spain leads Japan 2-0 in Fed Cup playoffs
Carla Suarez and Silvia Soler-Espinosa won singles matches on Saturday to give Spain a 2-0 lead over Japan in the Fed Cup World Group playoffs.
Nadal and Djokovic reach Monte Carlo semis
Rafael Nadal was pushed all the way by Grigor Dimitrov before winning his 45th straight match at the Monte Carlo Masters, reaching the semifinals with ...
Slovakia pick Hantuchova for Fed Cup semis
Slovakia chose the experienced Daniela Hantuchova over the higher-ranked Magdalena Rybarikova to back up Dominika Cibulkova against Russia in their ...
Vinci-Kvitova highlights Italy-Czech Fed Cup draw
There will be a rematch of last weekend's final in Poland when Roberta Vinci faces Petra Kvitova on the opening day of the Fed Cup semifinals between ...
Nadal into quarters; Murray thrashed by Wawrinka
Eight-time defending champion Rafael Nadal extended his Monte Carlo Masters winning streak to 44 matches while second-ranked Andy Murray couldn't even ...
Nadal and Djokovic advance at Monte Carlo Masters
Eight-time champion Rafael Nadal extended his Monte Carlo Masters winning streak to 43 matches, and top-ranked Novak Djokovic was relieved his right ...
Del Potro, Tsonga, Gasquet into Monte Carlo 3rd rd
Fifth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro, sixth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and No. 7 Richard Gasquet all advanced to the third round of the Monte Carlo ...
Djokovic to face Youzhny in Monte Carlo 2nd round
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic is set to play in the Monte Carlo Masters after making a swift recovery from the twisted ankle he sustained on Davis Cup ...
Cilic and Raonic reach Monte Carlo 2nd round
Ninth-seeded Marin Cilic overcame a shaky serving performance to beat Horacio Zeballos of Argentina 6-2, 6-7 (6), 6-2 in the first round of the Monte ...
Nadal wants to focus on everything except his knee
Rafael Nadal will talk about almost anything except his knee injury as he bids to win the Monte Carlo Masters for the ninth straight time.
French Open prize money up by 3.3 million euros
Prize money at the French Open will rise significantly for both singles champions and players who lose in some of the early rounds. Roland Garros ...
Kohlschreiber, Dolgopolov into Monte Carlo 2nd rd
Sixteenth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany, Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine and Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria all won in straight sets in the ...