Tennis

Rafael Nadal remains on course to retain his Monte Carlo Masters title and won't have Novak Djokovic standing in his way. The top-ranked Nadal beat big-hitting Russian Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-2 on Friday to reach the quarterfinals, clinching victory with a clinical smash at the ...

Novak Djokovic and defending champion Rafael Nadal needed a combined 14 match points to reach the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday. After Djokovic finally converted his 10th match point to beat Borna Coric 7-6 (7-2) 7-5, Nadal required four in a ...

Kei Nishikori cruised into the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters with a straight-sets victory Wednesday over Daniil Medvedev of Russia. A former world No. 4, Nishikori struggled with his serve early before he found his range and took control for a 7-5, 6-2 ...

Yuichi Sugita bowed out in the opening round of the Monte-Carlo Masters on Tuesday with a 6-3, 6-2 loss to Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany. World No. 43 Sugita had won the only previous meeting between the pair on tour, but could only convert a single ...

Kei Nishikori fought back from a set down to see off Czech No. 12 seed Tomas Berdych on Monday and reach the Monte Carlo Masters second round. In a battle of two former Grand Slam finalists, Nishikori raced through the final two sets to progress ...

Spain's Rafael Nadal returned to action with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 Davis Cup win over Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber on Friday to set a record for the longest winning streak in the competition's history. World No. 1 Nadal had not played since he retired from his ...

Naomi Osaka fell to No. 5 seed Julia Goerges in straight sets in the third round of the Charleston Open on Thursday. Osaka, the 10th seed and recently crowned Indian Wells champion, lost 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 to Goerges despite holding a comfortable first-set lead over ...

Naomi Osaka booked a spot in the third round of the Charleston Open on Wednesday by beating Germany's Laura Siegemund in straight sets. Tenth seed Osaka defeated the world No. 74 Siegemund 6-3, 7-6 (10-8) at the Family Circle Tennis Center. Osaka played aggressive tennis and ...

Naomi Osaka breezed past Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-4 on Monday to reach the second round of the Charleston Open, the largest women's-only tennis tournament in North America. Osaka, who moved up one place to a career-high 21st in the latest WTA world rankings, is seeded ...

Half an hour after Sloane Stephens won her hometown tournament, she lingered on the confetti-covered court, posing for photos and signing autographs as if reluctant to leave Key Biscayne. The Miami Open is moving, and Stephens became the final women's champion on the picturesque island ...

John Isner most prestigious title of his 14-year career by beating a weary Juan Martin del Potro 6-1, 7-6 (7-2) in Friday's Miami Open semifinals. Dominating with his serve and aggressive baseline strokes, the 208-cm Isner ended a 15-match winning streak for del Potro, who ...

Sloane Stephens has a simple approach to her game these days. "Keep fighting," she said. That was Stephens' mantra when her U.S. Open championship last year was followed by eight consecutive losses, a staggering, frustrating and almost inexplicable free fall. And those words kept popping into ...