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Nishikori beat Thompson 6-1, 6-1, joining Wawrinka in the semifinals. More to come… Original linkOriginal author: Ashley Ndebele
Wawrinka defeated Great Britain’s Kyle Edmund in three sets 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-4. In the first set, Edmund cruised to 5-0 in the tie-break and easily clos
The $63 million USTA National Campus features an indoor facility and 100 outdoor tennis courts with a variety of playing surfaces. It The Lake Nona ca
Since my last post, Djokovic and Murray won their next two matches to make the semi-finals stage in Doha and will play against Verdasco and Berdych in
The 44th-ranked Almagro dogged the No. 1, making Murray work overtime to secure a semifinal berth. Almagro finally surrendered after 2 hours, 9 minute
Nadal,who cut his 2016 season short due to knee and wrist injuries, had no trouble defeating Mischa Zverev in a one-sided match, taking it 6-1 6-1 in
The United States had already qualified for Saturday’s final with wins in its opening two matches at the ITF invitational event, which offers no ranki
Djokovic holds a 13-1 career record over the 38-year-old Stepanek, and has won their last 12 meetings. Djokovic took a 4-2 lead in the first set befor
SHENZHEN, China (AP) Defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska lost in the quarterfinals of the Shenzhen Open on Thursday, falling to Alison Riske 6-2, 3
The tournament had boasted the strongest field in its history when four former No. 1s – Wozniacki, Ana Ivanovic and Serena and Venus Williams – made i
The top-seeded Raonic, who had a first-round bye, fired 12 aces in the 70-minute, second-round match and had four service breaks, including three in t
It certainly started differently, with the top-ranked German losing to sixth-seeded Elina Svitolina 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the Brisbane International quarte
Brisbane, Australia – Alize Cornet is through to the semifinals of Brisbane International after she stunned second seed Dominika Cibulkova on Thursday
The 35-year-old Federer was playing his second match since returning from a six-month layoff because of a left knee injury. He led 5-2 in the first se
The 12-time Grand Slam champion cheerfully obliged. ”I just have to mention that making a selfie after the match was over, that was the first time tha
CHENNAI, India (AP) Top-seeded Marin Cilic was beaten in the second round of the Chennai Open on Wednesday, losing to 117th-ranked Jozef Kovalik 7-6 (
SHENZHEN, China (AP) Simona Halep’s preparations for the Australian Open took a hit when the second-seeded Romanian was beaten by Katerina Siniakova 6
Kvitova’s spokesman, Karel Tejkal, says the two-time Wimbledon champion has gradually started doing exercises with her injured fingers and ”all have b
Despite spending his 27th birthday on Dec. 29 in transit in order to get in good preparation for the Brisbane International, Nishikori was still a lit
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) Serena Williams was knocked out of the ASB Tennis Classic on Wednesday, reducing her match practice for the upcoming Austra
