12:51 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Novak Djokovic had an almost full house on his side at Ken Rosewell Arena, and felt he needed to be a responsible host for his guests. There was a delay in the 10th game of the third set of the Serbian star’s ATP Cup quarterfinal match against Canada’s

9:28 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Daniil Medvedev was docked a point for twice banging the umpire’s chair with his racket in a heated second set before he recovered to secure Russia’s semifinal spot at the ATP Cup with a win over Argentine opponent Diego Schwartzman. The fourth-ranked Medvedev blamed the meltdown on jet

12:42 AM ET Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Top-seeded Serena Williams had her toughest workout of 2020 before beating fellow American Christina McHale 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals of the ASB Classic. Williams dropped a set for the first time in singles or doubles this year and at times Thursday appeared

9:53 PM ET The weight of expectation that comes with being the world No.1 isn’t worrying Ashleigh Barty despite her 2020 season starting in defeat on Tuesday. Barty’s much-anticipated first match of the summer ended in a disappointing straight-sets loss to American qualifier Jennifer Brady at Pat Rafter Arena. The 23-year-old Barty couldn’t penetrate Brady’s

8:07 PM ET Revelling in the ATP Cup team environment, Nick Kyrgios has given Australia a flying start in their quarter-final against Great Britain in Sydney. Kyrgios cast aside Cameron Norrie 6-2 6-2 in one hour and 12 minutes in Thursday’s opening singles rubber at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre. It was like a

11:05 AM ET Associated Press PERTH, Australia — Spain advanced to the quarterfinals of the ATP Cup even before Rafael Nadal stepped on to the court Wednesday at the Perth Arena. Spain, which won the Davis Cup in Madrid with a victory over Canada, stayed in the hunt for its second international team victory in

3:18 AM ET Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki prolonged their one-time-only doubles partnership Wednesday when they won through to the semifinals of the ASB Classic. Playing in combination for the first time in their careers, Williams and Wozniacki beat top-seeded Johanna Larsson of Sweden and Caroline Dolehide of the

10:17 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Daniil Medvedev helped Russia to a 3-0 sweep of its pool matches to join Australia, Serbia and Britain in the quarterfinals of the inaugural ATP Cup on Tuesday. Medvedev clinched victory against Norway by beating Casper Ruud 6-3, 7-6 (6) in Perth. Karen Khachanov had already routed Victor

3:26 AM ET Associated Press BRISBANE, Australia — Naomi Osaka got an extended workout in her opening match at the Brisbane International, just two weeks away from the defense of her Australia Open title. Osaka defeated Greece’s Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-3 on Tuesday to set up a second-round match with American Sofia Kenin.

2:44 AM ET Kyle Edmund suffered a first-round defeat at the Qatar Open in Doha on Monday as Filip Krajinovic came from a set down to advance at the Brit’s expense. No. 6 seed Krajinovic secured the win 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 after two hours and 17 minutes on court. 1 Related Elsewhere at the tournament,