3:52 PM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — If Novak Djokovic wins the ATP Finals for the sixth time next weekend, he will equal a record held by Roger Federer. Depending on the performances of Rafael Nadal over the coming eight days, it could also secure him the year-end world No. 1 ranking for the sixth

12:00 PM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — In the 10 years that London has staged the season-ending ATP Finals — the event for the year’s eight top players — Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have been about as dominant as it’s possible to imagine. Although Russian Nikolay Davydenko won the title in its first year

4:05 AM ET PERTH, Australia – Ash Barty was inconsolable as she stepped onto the presentation dais and was presented her runners-up medal following Australia’s Fed Cup final defeat at RAC Arena in Perth. Entering the weekend unbeaten on a 6-0 run, Barty looked unstoppable on Saturday as she downed Caroline Garcia 6-0, 6-0 in

8:28 AM ET Associated Press PERTH, Australia — Kristina Mladenovic inspired France to a drought-breaking Fed Cup triumph after a nail-biting 3-2 win in the final against Australia on Sunday. Mladenovic combined with Caroline Garcia to beat Ashleigh Barty and Samantha Stosur 6-4, 6-3 in the decisive doubles match at Perth Arena. She produced a

2:12 AM ET Associated Press PERTH, Australia — France is close to ending a 16-year Fed Cup drought after Kristina Mladenovic stunned Australia’s Ashleigh Barty with a nerve-wrenching 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (1) victory on Sunday to give the visitors a 2-1 lead in the final. World No.40 Mladenovic started slowly before taking advantage of an

5:15 PM ET Associated Press Italian teenager Jannik Sinner beat top-seeded Alex de Minaur in straight sets at the Next Gen Finals on Saturday to claim his first ATP title — and a big payday. Wild card Sinner triumphed 4-2, 4-1, 4-2 in the final, serving out to love and clinching victory when De Minaur

3:15 AM ET PERTH, Australia — Australian women’s tennis returned to centre stage on Saturday as team Australia, spear-headed by World No.1 Ash Barty, looked to end their 45-year Fed Cup title drought and were greeted with a record crowd. Thirteen thousand people flooded the gates on Saturday morning, smashing the record for attendance of

4:39 PM ET No. 1 Alex de Minaur secured his second consecutive trip to the Next Gen ATP final in Milan by defeating America’s Frances Tiafoe 4-2, 4-1, 0-4, 4,2 on Friday. The Australian managed to win in 73 minutes, going 2-0 in the first two sets, then closing the practice after Tiafoe’s comeback fell

8:42 AM ET Simon Cambers World No 1 Rafael Nadal said Friday he has “high hopes” that he will be fit to play in the ATP Finals, which begin in London on Sunday. The 33-year-old suffered an abdominal strain at last week’s Paris Masters and withdrew before his semifinal. The injury left Nadal unable to

10:07 PM ET PERTH, Australia — After 16 years of Fed Cup tennis, Sam Stosur will play in her first final with the chance to cap off her 21-year tennis career on a high and secure Australia its first title in 45 years. Australia’s No. 1 female player between 2008 and 2017, Stosur has ridden