Schwartzman overcomes Norwegian teen in Hamburg openerSecond seed Diego Schwartzman recovered from a mid-match blip to beat Norwegian teenager Casper Ruud 6-4 2-6 6-2 in the opening round of the German Tennis Championships in Hamburg on… more →

WimbledonEnlarge LONDON - All the talk since Wimbledon began has been about the return to the Tour of 23-times Grand Slam champion Serena Williams after the American great became a mother last September. Williams famously… more →

PARIS - American Serena Williams withdrew from the French Open on Monday, shortly before she was due on court to face Maria Sharapova in a much-anticipated fourth round showdown. The 36-year-old 23-times Grand Slam champion,… more →

PARIS - Grigor Dimitrov's claycourt gremlins struck again as his French Open hopes bit the dust in predictable fashion in the third round against Spanish veteran Fernando Verdasco on Friday. The 27-year-old Bulgarian has still… more →

PARIS - The "warrior princess" inside Serena Williams came out in full fighting mode on Thursday as the American proved she was no pushover in a Grand Slam with her 3-6 6-3 6-4 French Open second round win over Ashleigh Barty.… more →

World number one Simona Halep produced a ruthless display to see off Japan's Naomi Osaka 6-1 6-0 in the second round of the Italian Open on Wednesday. Romanian Halep was forced to save four break points in her opening service… more →

ROME - Rafa Nadal got his claycourt season back on track with a 6-1 6-0 victory over Bosnian Damir Dzumhur to reach the third round of the Italian Open on Wednesday, while sixth-seed Dominic Thiem suffered an early exit. Nadal,… more →

WTA Premier 5 - Italian OpenEnlarge Rising Japanese sensation Naomi Osaka eased into the second round of the Italian Open on Monday with a 6-0 6-3 victory over former world number one Victoria Azarenka, on a day in which local… more →

MADRID - World number six Juan Martin del Potro crashed out of the Madrid Open on Thursday after Serbia's Dusan Lajovic came back from a set down to beat the Argentine 3-6 6-4 7-6(6) in the third round. Del Potro looked in… more →

MADRID - Caroline Wozniacki's bid to reclaim the world number one ranking this week ended when she lost to world number 20 Kiki Bertens in the third round of the Madrid Open on Wednesday. Bertens, who reached the 2016 French… more →

MADRID - Britain's Kyle Edmund enjoyed one of the biggest triumphs of his career by defeating former world number one Novak Djokovic 6-3 2-6 6-3 in the second round of the Madrid Open on Wednesday. Djokovic, a two-time champion… more →

MADRID - Elina Svitolina suffered a shock 2-6 7-6(3) 6-4 defeat by emotional local favorite Carla Suarez Navarro, while world number one Simona Halep beat Elise Mertens in the Madrid Open second round on Tuesday. Suarez Navarro… more →

MADRID - Milos Raonic overcame third seed Grigor Dimitrov 7-5 3-6 6-3 to reach the third round at the Madrid Open on Tuesday and set up an all-Canadian clash with teenager Denis Shapovalov. Shapovalov had earlier produced a… more →

MADRID - Elina Svitolina suffered a shock 2-6 7-6(3) 6-4 defeat by emotional local favorite Carla Suarez Navarro, while world number one Simona Halep beat Elise Mertens in the Madrid Open second round on Tuesday. Suarez Navarro… more →