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
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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
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
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
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
2:41 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