6:51 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Ashleigh Barty continued her strong run at the Sydney International with a semifinal win over Kiki Bertens, beating the Dutch player 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-5 on Friday. Barty withstood 15 aces from Bertens in the 2-hour, 18-minute match to advance to her second consecutive final in Sydney. She

12:55 AM ET You could never really separate the joy from the pain for Andy Murray. You could see the pain in the effortful game that contained an almost masochistic willingness to run until he dropped. It was written in the anguished faces he made when he flubbed shots in critical moments. He seemed to

7:48 PM ET Andy Murray said Friday he plans to retire and is targeting this year’s Wimbledon as the final tournament of his career. “Not feeling good. Been struggling for a long time,” Murray said at the Australian Open. “I’m not sure I can play through the pain for another four or five months.” Murray,

7:51 AM ET Andy Murray has offered a supportive fan free tickets to his opening match of the Australian Open as an apology for being thrashed by Novak Djokovic on Thursday. Murray, who is coming back from a long-term hip injury, won just two games against world No. 1 Djokovic during the practice match, which

3:42 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are each aiming for a record seventh men’s Australian Open title, and the draw has ensured they can’t play each other at Melbourne Park until the final. Serena Williams already has seven Aussie titles, and is a strong contender to add another

6:35 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep, as expected, were given the No. 1 seedings on Thursday when the Australian Open announced its singles seedings list. Andy Murray has been down and out a lot in the past year. And it would be a stretch to say he’s

10:25 AM ET Associated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Juan Martin del Potro plans to make his season debut at the Delray Beach Open next month. The hard-court tournament announced Wednesday that its 2011 champion is committed to playing in the first round on Feb. 19. Del Potro, the 2009 US Open champion, is sitting

1:20 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Ashleigh Barty broke Simona Halep‘s serve in the final game of the match to beat the No. 1-ranked Halep 6-4, 6-4 in a second-round match Wednesday at the Sydney International. It was Halep’s first match since October after a lengthy layoff because of a herniated disc in her

5:47 PM ET Associated Press Former top-10 player Mardy Fish has been selected as the new captain of the U.S. Davis Cup team. A person familiar with the U.S. Tennis Association’s choice tells The Associated Press that Fish will replace former captain Jim Courier. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Tuesday

9:28 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Defending champion Angelique Kerber moved into the Sydney International quarterfinals after beating Camila Giorgi 7-6 (3), 6-2 on Tuesday. The second-ranked Kerber was under serious pressure in the first set before holding firm in the tiebreaker, then went down an early break before winning the last six games.