11:54 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Two Italian tennis players who previously were ranked in the top 50 have been banned for match-fixing at an ATP event in Barcelona in 2011. Daniele Bracciali, who is still an active player, was banned for life and fined $250,000. Potito Starace, who has retired, was banned from

8:51 AM ET France Davis Cup coach Loic Courteau has moved to allay fears Jo Wilfried-Tsonga will miss this weekend’s Davis Cup final after a shoulder injury forced the 33-year-old to cut short training on Tuesday. Former world No. 5 Tsonga was seen with strapping on his shoulder following the session, which took place ahead

8:50 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Tennis star Venus Williams has settled a wrongful death lawsuit related to a fatal car crash in Florida, court records show. Palm Beach County court records show that the case was closed Friday. Terms of the agreement between Williams and the estate of Jerome Barson,

12:01 PM ET Novak Djokovic, sovereign again, experienced an unexpected crisis on the very last day of the ATP tennis season on Sunday. He was beaten in the ATP Finals by 21-year-old Alexander Zverev. But don’t read too much into it. Djokovic will go into the new year the prohibitive favorite to dominate in 2019.

5:26 PM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — On the eve of the ATP World Tour Finals, Alexander Zverev was asked when we will see the Ivan Lendl effect on his game. “Not immediately, but hopefully the beginning of next year,” Zverev said. Then he added, “We’ll see this week as well.” Yes, we did. As

6:06 PM ET LONDON — After a year of self-discovery, Novak Djokovic paused to reflect on the most remarkable of comebacks, even as he pondered his straight-sets loss at the ATP World Tour Finals against Alexander Zverev. The setback hurt, he was processing that. But amid the disappointment were these half smiles as memories of

3:24 PM ET Alexander Zverev shocked Novak Djokovic to win his maiden ATP Finals title in dominant fashion at London’s O2 Arena. The German, the youngest finalist in nine years at just 21, showed immense confidence in a high-quality final as he dispatched the 14-time Grand Slam champion 6-4, 6-3. The victory marks a big

9:07 AM ET Thailand’s Luksika Kumkhum powered past former Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki 6-1, 6-3 to clinch the Taipei Open title on Sunday. Second seed Kumkhum, who had not dropped a set in the previous rounds, maintained that clinical record against the German wildcard. Lisicki was on the back foot early in the contest as

5:30 PM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — Is this the breakthrough we’ve been waiting for? On the eve of the ATP Finals, Alexander Zverev was asked what it would mean if he could win the season-ending title. “It would be great,” he said. “Great for me and great for the next generation of tennis as

4:52 PM ET Associated Press After pulling off one of the biggest wins of his career, Alexander Zverev was left apologizing for an unforced error he didn’t make. Zverev denied Roger Federer a shot at a 100th career title by beating the Swiss great 7-5, 7-6 (5) at the ATP Finals on Saturday to advance