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September 23, 2016

Wawrinka, Berdych into St. Petersburg semifinals

U.S. Open champion Stan Wawrinka took a step closer to a second straight title Friday as he advanced to the semifinals of the ...

September 23, 2016

Goffin beats Struff to reach Moselle Open quarterfinals

Second-seeded David Goffin of Belgium beat Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of ...

September 22, 2016

Raonic beaten by Youzhny in St. Petersburg

Milos Raonic was surprisingly ousted by local hope Mikhail Youzhny 2-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4 in the second round of the St.

September 22, 2016

Jankovic marches into Guangzhou Open semifinals

Defending champion Jelena Jankovic moved into the semifinals of Guangzhou Open after defeating Sabine Lisicki 7-6 (4), 6-4 ...

September 22, 2016

Sasnovich upsets 3rd seed Pliskova at Pan Pacific Open

Aliaksandra Sasnovich produced the biggest upset of the Pan Pacific Open on Thursday, ousting third-seeded Karolina Pliskova ...

September 22, 2016

Thiem reaches Moselle Open last 8 to further bid for Finals

Top-seeded Dominic Thiem of Austria beat German qualifier Peter Gojowczyk 7-5, 7-6 (2) to reach the Moselle Open ...

September 21, 2016

Wawrinka back after US Open with easy win in St. Petersburg

Stan Wawrinka is back on court after winning the U.S. Open, and he's kept up his winning ways. The Swiss world No. 3 needed ...

September 21, 2016

French tennis player banned 7 months for betting on matches

The Tennis Integrity Unit says French player Constant Lestienne has been banned for seven months for gambling on matches, ...

September 21, 2016

Tennis opens up bidding for hosts of Davis, Fed Cup finals

Cities will bid to stage the finals of the Davis and Fed Cups as part of a revamp of the international team tennis ...

September 20, 2016

Brown reaches 2nd round in Metz, Paire out in straight sets

Dustin Brown hit 15 aces to dispatch local favorite Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4, 6-2 and reach the second round of the Moselle ...

September 20, 2016

US tennis player Lepchenko cleared after meldonium positives

American Varvara Lepchenko tested positive four times for meldonium, according to the International Tennis Federation, which ...

September 20, 2016

Ramos-Vinolas beaten in first round in St. Petersburg

Sixth-seeded Albert Ramos-Vinolas lost in the first round of the St. Petersburg Open in straight sets to French qualifier ...

September 19, 2016

Veteran Benneteau upsets 5th-seeded Klizan at Moselle Open

With his serve clicking throughout, French veteran Julien Benneteau upset fifth-seeded Martin Klizan of Slovakia 6-2, 6-1 in ...

September 19, 2016

Under 3 percent of US athletes in Rio had medical exemptions

Fifteen of the 558 athletes in the U.S. delegation at the Rio Olympics — or slightly less than 3 percent — had ...

September 19, 2016

French teenager Dodin captures Quebec City title

French teenager Oceane Dodin captured her first WTA Tour tournament with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Lauren Davis in the final of the ...

September 19, 2016

Kvitova, Sock confirmed for Hopman Cup

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and Olympic gold medalist Jack Sock are the latest players confirmed to compete at ...

Davis Cup Semi-Finals - Great Britain v Argentina - Day Three - Emirates Arena

September 19, 2016

Argentina, Croatia to meet in Davis Cup finals

Argentina will try to put the failure of past David Cup campaigns behind it when it goes for its first title in its fifth ...

September 18, 2016

Argentina beats champion Britain to reach Davis Cup final

Argentina reached its first Davis Cup final since 2011 on Sunday after Leonardo Mayer sealed a 3-2 victory over defending ...

September 18, 2016

Cilic beats Gasquet to send Croatia into Davis Cup final

Marin Cilic swatted aside Frenchman Richard Gasquet in straight sets on Sunday to send Croatia into the Davis Cup final for ...