11:30 AM ET Garbine Muguruza advanced to the semifinals of the Hong Kong Open with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Luksika Kumkhum on Friday. It is the first semifinal the two-time Grand Slam champion has reached since making the last four of the French Open in May. No. 4 seed Muguruza is likely to face

9:19 AM ET Top seed Karolina Pliskova took another step towards the end-of-season WTA Finals as she defeated Britain’s Katie Boulter at the Tianjin Open. The world No. 6 from the Czech Republic came back from a set down and then a break down in the decider to see off Boulter 5-7, 6-0, 6-3. She

12:51 PM ET Associated Press SHANGHAI — Although Roger Federer finally won a match in straight sets at this year’s Shanghai Masters, it didn’t save him any energy. The defending champion reached the semifinals Friday by beating eighth-seeded Kei Nishikori 6-4, 7-6 (4). His first two matches both went three sets. “It was the same

2:30 PM ET The controversial new Davis Cup format will likely be without some of the game’s top names when the competition begins next year. Roger Federer joined Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev as the latest players to renounce the event, which will transition into a one-week, one-venue battle of nations late next year in

10:57 AM ET Associated Press SHANGHAI — Roger Federer was stretched to three sets for a second consecutive match to reach the Shanghai Masters quarterfinals on Thursday. Nevertheless, the top seed insisted he was content with how he’s playing. Federer defeated Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, a day after being taken the

9:07 AM ET Rafael Nadal has joined in with the clean-up operation on his home island of Mallorca after flash floods devastated communities and killed at least ten people. The storms brought torrential rain to the town of Sant Llorenc on Tuesday night, leaving a trail of broken vehicles in the streets and destroying bridges

5:51 PM ET Alex Underwood Plans to expand the site of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships have taken a vital step forward after members of a nearby golf course agreed to hold a vote on whether to sell off their land to the championships. The All England Lawn Tennis Club — which manages the Wimbledon site

2:12 PM ET Garbine Muguruza is through to the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open. The former French Open and Wimbledon champion overcame Ana Bogdan of Romania 6-2, 6-1. While French No. 8 seed Alize Cornet fell to a surprise loss. She was beaten by Thailand’s world No. 105 Luksika Khumkhum 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(5). Down

12:12 PM ET British No.1 Johanna Konta has split with coach Michael Joyce after less than a year of working together. The 27-year-old will now look to find her fourth new coach in just three years, after previously working with Esteban Carril and Wim Fissette. Konta has failed to match her sensational 2017 form, which

11:35 AM ET Associated Press SHANGHAI — Novak Djokovic, the hottest player on the men’s tour in the second half of the year, never faced a break point on serve in putting away Jeremy Chardy of France 6-3, 7-5 at the Shanghai Masters on Tuesday. Djokovic’s second-round victory improved his perfect record against the 41st-ranked