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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 ...
Novak Djokovic unsure if he'll play at Monte Carlo
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic is unsure whether he will play at the Monte Carlo Masters this week, even though he is optimistic his right ankle injury is ...
Berankis downs Haas in US Men's Clay Court
Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis beat second-seeded Tommy Haas of Germany 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday in the second round of the U.S. Men's Clay Court ...
High wattage couples on course at Masters
Think of it as power couples instead of Fred Couples. Some of the talk Thursday at the Masters wasn't just about what was happening on the tees and ...
Schiavone, Pennetta back on Italy's Fed Cup team
Francesca Schiavone and Flavia Pennetta are back in Italy's team for a Fed Cup semifinal against the Czech Republic. The veterans sat out the first ...
Federer commits to hometown Swiss Indoors event
Roger Federer says he will play at the Swiss Indoors in October, ending speculation he could skip his hometown tournament in a contractual dispute.
Zakopalova makes Czechs for Fed Cup semi at Italy
The defending champion Czech Republic has added Klara Zakopalova for the Fed Cup semifinal against Italy next week. Captain Petr Pala says Zakopalova ...
Isner, Verdasco win at clay court championships
Fifth-seeded John Isner beat Ryan Harrison of the United States 7-6 (4) 6-4 in a first-round match at the U.S. Men's Clay Court championships on ...
Belgium slip-sliding in Fed Cup
Not so long ago, there was Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin dominating women's tennis and turning little Belgium into a force in the sport.
Monfils beats Blake at US Clay Court Championships
Gael Monfils of France served 15 aces to beat John Blake of the United States 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the first round of the U.S. Men's Clay Court ...
Djokovic lifts Serbia past US in Davis Cup
Even an ankle injury couldn't stop world No. 1 Novak Djokovic from dominating Sam Querrey 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-0 to give Serbia an insurmountable 3-1 ...
Djokovic injures ankle in Davis Cup win over US
Novak Djokovic wasn't optimistic about his right ankle injury after lifting Serbia to an insurmountable 3-1 lead over the United States with a 7-5, ...
Wozniacki opens with win at Family Circle
Second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki opened with a strong showing at the Family Circle on Wednesday, crushing Silvia Soler-Espinosa 6-1, 6-1 for her sixth ...
Djokovic's recent losses give US hope in Davis Cup
Novak Djokovic's two recent defeats after a 22-match winning streak offer the United States hope of seeing off Serbia in the Davis Cup quarterfinals ...
McIlroy still sees the big picture
When the scrutiny becomes suffocating, it's a good time for Rory McIlroy to get as far away as he can. So he went to a practice range on a public ...
Del Potro gets wild card for Monte Carlo Masters
Seventh-ranked Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina has been given a wild card into the Monte Carlo Masters this month. Tournament director Zeljko ...
Murray, Ferrer advance to Sony Open final
Andy Murray returned to the final of Sony Open with a 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-2 win Friday over No. 8-seeded Richard Gasquet. Murray lost a set for the first ...
Injured Berdych to miss Davis Cup quarters
Tomas Berdych has a shoulder injury and will miss the defending champion Czech Republic's Davis Cup quarterfinal against Kazakhstan next month.
Sharapova beats Errani in Sony Open quarters
The grunts were long and loud in the final game, as if Maria Sharapova was pushing a couch across nearby Crandon Beach. Trying to winning the Sony ...
Djokovic upset by Tommy Haas at Key Biscayne
Moments before the match, Tommy Haas sat in his courtside chair jiggling his legs, eager to face the world's No. 1-ranked player and old enough to ...
Stepanek back from surgery for Davis Cup quarters
Radek Stepanek has recovered from neck surgery and is expected to play doubles for defending champion Czech Republic in next month's Davis Cup ...
Tsonga leads France's Davis Cup team vs. Argentina
France captain Arnaud Clement has picked eighth-ranked Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 10th-ranked Richard Gasquet, Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra to face ...