3:50 PM ET Associated Press PRAGUE — Russia won both singles matches to defeat Switzerland 2-0 in the final of the Billie Jean King Cup on Saturday to claim the trophy for the fifth time. Liudmilla Samsonova rallied to capture the decisive point with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Tokyo Olympics singles champion Belinda
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1:38 PM ET Associated Press Novak Djokovic will end the year at No. 1 for a record seventh time after rallying to beat Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 (5) in the Paris Masters semifinals on Saturday. Djokovic, who also stays on course for a record-extending sixth Paris Masters title, moved one ahead of American Pete
1:47 PM ET Associated Press PRAGUE — Russia won the decisive doubles match Friday to beat the United States 2-1 and reach the final of the Billie Jean King Cup. Veronika Kudermetova and Liudmila Samsonova defeated the American pair of Shelby Rogers and Coco Vandeweghe 6-3, 6-3 after the teams split the two singles matches
2:23 PM ET Associated Press Top-ranked Novak Djokovic beat unseeded American Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-3 on Friday to reach the Paris Masters semifinals and remain on course for a record-extending sixth title at the tournament. Djokovic is also vying for a record 37th Masters title. He is tied on 36 with fellow 20-time Grand Slam
11:02 AM ET Frenchman Gael Monfils withdrew hours before his match against Novak Djokovic in the Paris Masters on Thursday due to an adductor strain, sending the Serbian world No. 1 into the quarterfinals. Monfils said he sustained the injury during his second-round victory over compatriot Adrian Mannarino, and an ultrasound on Thursday revealed a
6:54 PM ET Associated Press PRAGUE — Switzerland won the decisive doubles to clinch the last spot in the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup with a 2-1 comeback victory over the Czech Republic on Thursday. Olympic singles champion Belinda Bencic teamed with Jil Teichmann to cruise past Lucie Hradecka and Tokyo doubles champion
2:52 PM ET Australia’s Alexei Popyrin advanced to the ATP Paris Masters third round on Wednesday after his opponent, third-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas, retired with a suspected arm injury. Tsitsipas was trailing 4-2 in the first set when he bowed out citing a longstanding issue to his right arm. The result means Popyrin will advance to
6:15 PM ET Associated Press PRAGUE — The United States won both singles matches against Spain to reach the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup on Wednesday. The Americans faced a must-win situation after losing to Slovakia 2-1 in Group C on Tuesday, and Sloane Stephens and Danielle Collins both earned straight-set victories to
4:03 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jane Brown Grimes, a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame for contributions to the sport as an executive who held roles at the U.S. Tennis Association, the precursor to the WTA Tour and the Hall itself, has died at age 80. The Hall announced Brown
8:59 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — In his first singles match since missing out on a calendar-year Grand Slam, Novak Djokovic beat Marton Fucsovics 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in the second round of the Paris Masters on Tuesday. No. 1-ranked Djokovic showed signs of rustiness with a couple of unforced errors in the opening game,
7:58 PM ET Associated Press PRAGUE — Slovakia won a thrilling doubles match to upset the United States in their Group C tie at the Billie Jean King Cup on Tuesday. Viktoria Kuzmova and Tereza Mihalikova teamed up to beat the U.S. pair of CoCo Vandeweghe and Caroline Dolehide 6-2, 6-7 (5), 12-10 to give
9:46 AM ET Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. — Former No. 1-ranked doubles player Cara Black led the fan vote for the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s class of 2022 in results announced Tuesday and will get a boost to her support from the official voting group. Black, who is from Zimbabwe, is the first African-born
6:10 AM ET Rafael Nadal is aiming to return from injury at an exhibition event in Abu Dhabi next month before playing another tournament in his buildup to the Australian Open, the world No. 5 said. Nadal struggled with back issues at the start of this year and pulled out of Wimbledon and the Tokyo
5:53 PM ET Andy Murray suffered an early exit at the Paris Masters round of 64 on Monday as he fell to lucky loser Dominik Koepfer in a marathon three-hour contest. The three-time Grand Slam champion squandered seven match points as he was edged out in a 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (9) defeat at the hands
3:35 PM ET Associated Press PRAGUE — Canada won the decisive doubles match to secure a 2-1 upset victory over defending champion France in Group A of the Billie Jean King Cup finals on Monday. After the two nations split the opening singles matches, Gabriela Dabrowski and Rebecca Marino defeated Clara Burel and Alize Cornet
10:20 PM ET Novak Djokovic remains in doubt for the Australian Open, saying he’s awaiting a final announcement on travel and entry requirements before committing to another title defence at Melbourne Park. Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison last week said unvaccinated players would be free to contest the Open if they completed two weeks in
2:05 PM ET Associated Press Anett Kontaveit of Estonia secured a spot at the season-ending WTA Finals after beating Simona Halep 6-2, 6-3 in the final of the Transylvania Open on Sunday. Kontaveit won her fourth title in the last 10 weeks and fifth overall. 1 Related The second-seeded Kontaveit didn’t drop a set in
2:41 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Marin Cilic won the St. Petersburg Open final with a 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 victory over American Taylor Fritz on Sunday. The 33-year-old Cilic clinched his second title in St. Petersburg. He previously won in 2011. It was his fourth title in Russia after two wins