Borna Coric
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina makes a forehand return to United States' Coco Gauff during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021.(AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
The Latest: Nadal beats Mmoh in straight sets in Melbourne

Feb. 11, 2021 08:09 AM EST

Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates after defeating United States' Michael Mmoh during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021.(AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Feeling pressure: 2020 champ Kenin loses at Australian Open

By John Pye Feb. 10, 2021 11:40 PM EST

Australia's Nick Kyrgios prepares to throw his racket into the stands during his match against Croatia's Borna Coric at a tuneup event ahead of the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021.(AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)
Williams withdraws from semifinals in Australian Open tuneup

By John Pye Feb. 04, 2021 08:52 PM EST

Spain's Rafael Nadal poses with the trophy of his one thousandth victory of the ATP at the end of his match against compatriot Feliciano Lopez during the second round of the Paris Masters tennis tournament at the Bercy Arena in Paris, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Nadal earns his 1,000th win in an empty and silent stadium

By Jerome Pugmire Nov. 04, 2020 03:52 PM EST

Rublev wins St. Petersburg title for 4th of season

Oct. 18, 2020 11:59 AM EDT
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Andrey Rublev joined Novak Djokovic as the only men to win four tour singles titles in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season as he...

Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts during his match against Italy's Salvatore Caruso, at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. (Alfredo Falcone/LaPresse via AP)
Djokovic behaves better in 1st match since US Open default

By Andrew Dampf Sep. 16, 2020 08:51 AM EDT

Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova returns the ball to Italy's Jasmine Paolini during their match at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (Alfredo Falcone/LaPresse via AP)
Fuming Paire shows little effort in 1st-round loss in Rome

By Andrew Dampf Sep. 14, 2020 03:19 PM EDT

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, leaves the court after defaulting the match to Pablo Carreno Busta, of Spain, during the fourth round of the US Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020, in New York. Djokovic inadvertently hit a line judge with a ball after hitting it in reaction to losing a point against Carreno Busta. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Djokovic out of US Open after hitting line judge with ball

By Howard Fendrich Sep. 06, 2020 06:25 PM EDT

Angelique Kerber, of Germany, reacts after winning a match against Ann Li, off the United States, during the third round of the US Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Osaka tosses racket, overcomes test from teenager at US Open

By Howard Fendrich Sep. 04, 2020 06:17 PM EDT

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, serves to Marta Kostyuk, of the Ukraine, during the third round of the US Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
The Latest: Coric rallies over No. 4 Tsitsipas at US Open

Sep. 04, 2020 05:49 PM EDT

Karolina Pliskova, of the Czech Republic, right, returns a shot to Anhelina Kalinina, of the Ukraine, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Gauff suffers early U.S. Open exit in stunned silence

Aug. 31, 2020 08:31 PM EDT

Kristina Mladenovic, of France, serves to Haley Baptiste, of the United States, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Talk of 'fake bubble,' 'bubble in bubble' on US Open's Day 1

By Howard Fendrich Aug. 31, 2020 04:43 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020 file photo, France's Benoit Paire makes a backhand return to Croatia's Marin Cilic during their second round singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia. Paire has tested positive for the coronavirus and was removed from the U.S. Open field, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
AP source: Paire out of US Open after positive COVID-19 test

By Howard Fendrich Aug. 30, 2020 10:37 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, file photo, Nick Kyrgios, of Australia, returns the ball to Stefanos Tsitsipas, of Greece, during a semifinal at the Citi Open tennis tournament in Washington. The tournament that was supposed to mark the official return of men’s professional tennis amid the coronavirus pandemic has been canceled. The Citi Open in Washington, scheduled to start with Aug. 13 qualifying, was called off Tuesday, July 21, 2020, because of what tournament manager Mark Ein said are “too many unresolved external issues, including various international travel restrictions as well as troubling health and safety trends.”(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Nick Kyrgios won't play US Open due to coronavirus concerns

Aug. 01, 2020 07:32 PM EDT

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, at podium, speaks about Phase 3 of the state's reopening plan during a media availability at Fenway Park, Thursday, July 2, 2020, in Boston. In most of the state, Phase 3 will begin on Monday. In Boston, the Phase 3 reopening will begin a full week later, on July 13. (AP Photo/Jimmy Golen)
The Latest: USL's Indy Eleven to return with limited fans

By The Associated Press Jul. 02, 2020 05:10 AM EDT

Hundreds of fans allowed at Berlin tennis exhibitions

Jun. 30, 2020 02:06 PM EDT
BERLIN (AP) — Up to 800 spectators per day will be allowed at a tennis exhibition in Berlin in mid-July, even after four players tested positive for the...

In this photo taken June 18, 2020, former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic, left, who now coaches top-ranked Novak Djokovic, right, attends a training session during an exhibition tournament in Zadar, Croatia. The Croatian great, who won his only Grand Slam title at the All England Club in 2001, wrote on Instagram that he tested positive for coronavirus after two negative tests in the last 10 days. (AP Photo/Zvonko Kucelin)
Ivanisevic, the coach of Djokovic, tests positive for virus

Jun. 26, 2020 08:08 AM EDT

Bud Cauley tees off on the third hole during the first round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Thursday, June 25, 2020, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
The Latest: Morehouse cancels football, cross country

By The Associated Press Jun. 26, 2020 07:30 AM EDT

Austria's Dominic Thiem celebrates with the trophy after winning the final match of the Adria Tour charity tournament against Serbia's Filip Krajinovic, in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, June 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Thiem apologizes for playing in Djokovic's tennis event

Jun. 25, 2020 08:32 AM EDT

In this photo taken on Sunday, June 14, 2020, Serbia's Novak Djokovic, centre, poses with volunteers and players after the Adria Tour charity tournament in Belgrade, Serbia. Djokovic’s charity tennis exhibition series combined with an overall softening of coronavirus restrictions in Serbia has led to a spike in the number the positive cases among professional athletes. Two tennis players ranked among the top 40 in the world and five players at Serbia’s biggest soccer club have tested positive for the virus after being involved in sporting events where fans packed into the stands and social distancing was not enforced. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
No. 1 Novak Djokovic, wife have virus after his exhibitions

By Dusan Stojanovic Jun. 23, 2020 04:59 AM EDT