5:49 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Roger Federer‘s bid for a 100th career title remains on as he beat Fabio Fognini 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the Paris Masters quarterfinals. If he wins that, against either Kevin Anderson or Kei Nishikori, he could face Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Federer, 37 and returning
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11:52 AM ET Top seed Rafael Nadal withdrew from the Paris Masters shortly before his opening match against fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco on Wednesday, meaning he will lose the ATP No.1 ranking to Novak Djokovic. Spaniard Nadal, who has not played since retiring injured in the US Open semifinals in September, cited an abdominal injury.
5:59 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Novak Djokovic began his bid for a record-extending fifth Paris Masters title with a 7-5, 6-1 win against Joao Sousa in the second round on Tuesday. Serving for the match at 5-1, Djokovic handed a towel to a male spectator who seemed unwell and who wiped his forehead
4:20 PM ET Top seed Daria Kasatkina overcame a stern test from Wang Qiang in the opening round-robin match at the WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai, outlasting the local favourite 6-1 2-6 7-5 on Tuesday. Competing as a top-10 player for the first time, Kasatkina broke her opponent twice to claim the opening set. But
3:15 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Roger Federer turned down an invitation to play in a planned exhibition match in Saudi Arabia in December which his rivals Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have committed to play in. Saudi Arabia is under growing pressure from the international community following the killing of Saudi writer Jamal
6:04 AM ET Kyle Edmund‘s season is over after a knee injury forced the British No. 1 to withdraw from the Paris Masters. Edmund was scheduled to face Karen Khachanov in Paris on Tuesday but pulled out of the competition on Monday night after a MRI scan revealed fluid behind his left knee. The world
11:41 AM ET Everyone was talking about Elina Svitolina as the WTA Finals were about to get underway, but not the way they are now that she won the title with a gritty three-set win on Sunday over Sloane Stephens. Back then, the “haters” — Svitolina’s word — complained that she had backed into the
7:30 AM ET Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are yet to make a decision on whether they will play an exhibition match in Saudi Arabia, both players told reporters in Paris on Sunday. Saudi Arabia has faced criticism following the recent death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi government who died at
12:40 PM ET Associated Press Roger Federer won his 99th career ATP Tour title on Sunday, beating qualifier Marius Copil 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the Swiss Indoors final. A ninth title at Federer’s hometown event in Basel, where he was once a ball boy, matched the nine he won at the Halle grass-court event in
12:10 PM ET Associated Press Kevin Anderson won his second title of the season at the Erste Bank Open on Sunday, sealing his place at next month’s ATP finals. The eighth-ranked Anderson defeated Kei Nishikori 6-3, 7-6 (3), handing his opponent his ninth straight defeat in a final. Anderson, who also won in New York