Tennis

Kvitova to open Czech's Fed Cup title defense
Petra Kvitova will begin the Czech Republic's defense of the Fed Cup title against Jarmila Gajdosova of Australia. Lucie Safarova will play the second ...
Kirilenko vs. Date-Krumm to open Russia-Japan
Maria Kirilenko will face veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm in the opening singles when Russia hosts Japan in their first Fed Cup matchup on Saturday.
Simon and Llodra advance to Open Sud quarterfinals
Frenchman Michael Llodra had 13 aces and did not concede a break point as he beat second-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 6-3, 7-6 (4) Thursday to ...
Top-seeded Cilic reaches quarters in Zagreb
Top-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia moved a step closer to a third title in his home event, beating Grega Zemlja of Slovenia 6-3, 6-2 Thursday to reach ...
Fed Cup revises rules for dead matches
The fourth singles in a Fed Cup tie will be scrapped if a team has an unassailable 3-0 lead, under new rules brought in to make the competition "more ...
Nieminen beats Davydenko at Open Sud de France
Jarkko Nieminen of Finland beat fifth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko 6-3, 7-6 (8) in the second round of the Open Sud de France on Wednesday, defeating the ...
Youzhny reaches quarterfinals in Zagreb
Defending champion Mikhail Youzhny beat Igor Sijsling of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-2 in the second round on Wednesday to become the first quarterfinalist ...
Paire beats Menendez-Maceiras at Open Sud
Eighth-seeded Benoit Paire took just 45 minutes to beat Adrian Menendez-Maceiras of Spain 6-0, 6-2 in the Open Sud de France first round on Tuesday.
Klizan advances at Zagreb Indoors
Fifth-seeded Martin Klizan of Slovakia came back from a set and a break down to beat Italian lucky-loser Matteo Viola 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1 Tuesday in the ...
Czechs, Italy advance in Davis Cup; Spain loses
Tomas Berdych had enough energy left after a record-setting doubles match to put defending champion Czech Republic into the quarterfinals of the Davis ...
Fognini beats Dodig to give Italy win over Croatia
Fabio Fognini beat Ivan Dodig in four sets in the decisive singles match on Sunday to give Italy a 3-2 win over Croatia in the Davis Cup and send his ...
Barthel upsets Errani to win Open GDF Suez final
Unseeded Mona Barthel of Germany won her second career title Sunday, upsetting top-seeded Sara Errani of Italy 7-5, 7-6 (4) in the Open GDF Suez final
Serbia loses meaningless last singles to Belgium
Serbia lost both reverse singles matches to Belgium on Sunday after it had already qualified for the Davis Cup quarterfinals earlier in the weekend.
France wins reverse singles to rout Israel 5-0
Michael Llodra and Richard Gasquet won their reverse singles in straight sets on Sunday as France completed a 5-0 rout of Israel in their Davis Cup ...
Davis Cup champion Czechs beat Switzerland 3-1
Tomas Berdych needed only around three hours to beat Stanislas Wawrinka this time, and lift the Czech Republic to a 3-1 victory over Switzerland in ...
Argentina, France, Serbia make Davis Cup quarters
Argentina and France won with a day to spare on Saturday to set up a Davis Cup quarterfinal in April. Serbia also led its first-round tie by an ...
Czechs beat Swiss in longest-ever Davis Cup match
In the longest match in Davis Cup history, the Czech Republic beat Switzerland in a doubles epic lasting 7 hours, 2 minutes on Saturday. Tomas Berdych ...
Italy beats Croatia to take 2-1 lead in Davis Cup
Italy beat Croatia in the doubles rubber to take a 2-1 lead in the Davis Cup first round on Saturday. Fabio Fognini and Simone Bolelli took 3 hours, ...
France beats Israel in doubles to reach quarters
France beat Israel 7-6 (3), 6-1, 6-0 in the doubles on Saturday for an insurmountable 3-0 lead in the Davis Cup first-round match and a place in the ...
Errani to play Barthel in Open GDF Suez final
Top-seeded Sara Errani of Italy will play for her seventh career title against Mona Barthel of Germany in the Open GDF Suez final after both players ...
Serbia beats Belgium to reach Davis Cup quarters
Serbia reached the Davis Cup quarterfinals when Viktor Troicki and Nenad Zimonjic beat Belgian duo Ruben Bemelmans and Steve Darcis 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 ...
Sara Errani reaches Open GDF Suez semifinals
Top-seeded Sara Errani of Italy needed more than three hours to beat unseeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 in the Open GDF Suez ...
Seppi draws Italy level 1-1 with Croatia
Andreas Seppi drew Italy level 1-1 with Croatia by beating Ivan Dodig 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the Davis Cup on Friday. Seppi is ...
Djokovic gives Serbia 2-0 lead over Belgium
Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic swept past Oliver Rochus 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to give Serbia a commanding 2-0 lead after Friday's opening singles in ...
Tsonga and Gasquet give France 2-0 lead vs. Israel
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Richard Gasquet won their opening singles in contrasting fashion Friday to give France a 2-0 lead against Israel in the first ...