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Azarenka ousts Oudin; Sharapova wins in Stanford
Thursday, July 29, 2010 1:08:20 AM
STANFORD, California (AP)—Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus advanced to the quarterfinals of the Bank of the West Classic on Thursday.Israel’s Shahar Peer, another...

Falla defeats testy Gulbis at Farmers Classic
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:14:08 AM
LOS ANGELES (AP)—Fourth-seeded Feliciano Lopez of Spain defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 7-6 (7), 6-4 in the second round of the Farmers Classic on Thursday.No....

Torrential rain postpones matches at Croatia Open
Thursday, July 29, 2010 7:42:15 AM
UMAG, Croatia (AP)—The second round of the Croatia Open tournament has been postponed for a day due to torrential rain. Four second-round matches scheduled for Thursday...

Baltacha upsets top seed Schiavone in Istanbul
Thursday, July 29, 2010 7:20:00 AM
ISTANBUL (AP)—Britain’s Elena Baltacha upset top-seeded Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 6-2 in the second round at the Istanbul Cup. Schiavone, the French Open champion, struggled with her...

Youzhny wins in straights to reach Gstaad quarters
Thursday, July 29, 2010 6:23:17 AM
GSTAAD, Switzerland (AP)—Top seeded Mikhail Youzhny advanced to the Swiss Open quarterfinals on Thursday, beating wild card Alexander Sadecky of Switzerland in straight sets. The 14th-ranked...

Safina sets busy schedule in return from injury
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:00:00 AM
Dinara Safina plans to take a maximum of one week off between now and the U.S. Open, playing Stanford, San Diego, Cincinnati, Montreal and potentially...

Ivanovic "a little hurt" by Montreal wild-card denial
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:00:00 AM
Ana Ivanovic, on not receiving a wild card into Montreal: "Montreal was the first big tournament that I won and it was a special place...

Dementieva, Stosur, Radwanska advance in Stanford
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 1:02:16 AM
STANFORD, California (AP)—Elena Dementieva, in her comeback tournament from injury, was forced to fight hard to see off Japanese veteran Kimiko Date Krumm in the...

Querrey wins three-setter over Anderson in L.A.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 12:49:23 AM
LOS ANGELES (AP)—Second-seeded Sam Querrey struggled through two tough sets than breezed through the third to beat Kevin Anderson 7-6 (10), 4-6, 6-0 on Wednesday,...

Dushevina, Rodionova, Petkovic win at Istanbul Cup
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 6:51:08 AM
ISTANBUL (AP)—Defending champion Vera Dushevina of Russia defeated Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia 6-3, 6-7 (8), 6-2 Wednesday in the second round of the Istanbul Cup. After...

Montanes, Gasquet to meet in Gstaad quarters
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 2:49:32 AM
GSTAAD, Switzerland (AP)—Seeded players Albert Montanes and Richard Gasquet each rallied from a set down to win at the Swiss Open on Wednesday and will...

Sharapova beats Zheng; Bartoli wins in Stanford
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 1:25:33 AM
STANFORD, California (AP)—Maria Sharapova made a triumphant return to hardcourts, beating China’s Jie Zheng 6-4, 7-5, in the first round of the Bank of the...

Blake bests Mayer in first round of Los Angeles
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 1:16:06 AM
LOS ANGELES (AP)—James Blake, still sharpening his game after missing over two months with a right knee injury, rolled to a 6-1, 6-4 victory over...

Murray parts ways with coach Miles Maclagan
Monday, July 26, 2010 9:29:39 PM
LONDON (AP)—Fourth-ranked Andy Murray is splitting with coach Miles Maclagan after less than three years.A statement on the British player’s website on Tuesday said that...

Rochus, Seppi, Starace advance at Croatia Open
Monday, July 26, 2010 9:21:15 PM
UMAG, Croatia (AP)—Olivier Rochus has upset fifth-seeded Philipp Petzschner 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of Croatia Open on Tuesday.Rochus didn’t face a single break...