10:28 AM ET Associated Press SHENZHEN, China — Top-ranked Ashleigh Barty reached the semifinals in her debut appearance at the WTA Finals, defeating Petra Kvitova 6-4, 6-2 Thursday to finish with a 2-1 record in the Red Group. Barty, the first Australian woman to earn year-end No. 1 ranking, won her first Grand Slam trophy

3:09 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Four-time champion Novak Djokovic overcame a first-set wobble against unheralded Corentin Moutet, beating the 97th-ranked Frenchman 7-6 (2), 6-4 to reach the third round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday. The top-ranked Djokovic lost his serve in the seventh game and needed to save two set points in

9:41 AM ET Associated Press SHENZHEN, China — Defending champion Elina Svitolina qualified for the semifinals of the season-ending WTA Finals by beating Simona Halep 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday. Svitolina, the only competitor in the eight-player field not to win a title this season, last won a tournament at last year’s WTA Finals. The Ukrainian

6:17 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Roger Federer has pulled out of the inaugural ATP Cup. Organizers wrote on Twitter that Federer withdrew “due to family reasons and therefore Switzerland has been withdrawn as a country that qualified at the first entry deadline.” Federer withdrew “due to family reasons and therefore Switzerland has been

8:30 AM ET If you didn’t know better, you might be hard-pressed to believe that top-ranked Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are in the throes of a struggle with enormous implications for their respective legacies. Should Nadal win the Paris Masters (where Djokovic is top seed) for the first time in his career this week,

9:40 AM ET Associated Press SHENZHEN, China — World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty was upset by late substitute Kiki Bertens 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 at the WTA Finals on Tuesday. Bertens arrived at the elite tournament as an alternate, and has suddenly jumped into title contention with the other seven players in the draw. She took

3:48 AM ET Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the WTA Finals in Shenzhen due to an injury to her right shoulder, tournament organisers said Tuesday. The Japanese world No. 3 was due to face Australia’s Ashleigh Barty later in the day and her place in the tournament will now be taken by alternate Kiki Bertens

6:19 PM ET Kelly CohenESPN Over the weekend, LeBron James made his rounds on social media for … clipping his fingernails. James’ Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz for their second win of the early 2019 NBA season on Friday, and the star had some manicuring to catch up on during the game: When

5:29 AM ET Roger Federer has withdrawn from the Paris Masters just one day after lifting the Swiss Indoors trophy in his hometown of Basel for a record 10th time. In an statement released on Monday, Paris Masters organisers said the 38-year-old would not compete in this week’s competition, adding he would be replaced by

6:04 PM ET Much of the conversation about Andy Murray in recent weeks revolved around his metal hip. The better subject might have been the more familiar one: Murray’s heart. Murray, off the tour as a singles player for six months following a last-ditch effort to save his career via hip resurfacing surgery, won the