9:29 AM ET Richard Gasquet will face Kei Nishikori in the semifinals of the Japan Open after the Frenchman defeated No. 2 seed Kevin Anderson 7-6(6), 7-6(4) on Thursday. Gasquet won a crucial game late in the second set, breaking Anderson as he was serving to level the match to force a second tiebreak. The

10:58 AM ET Associated Press BEIJING — Naomi Osaka powered into the semifinals of the China Open on Friday with a come-from-behind 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 win over hometown favorite Zhang Shuai. The US Open champion repeatedly found the net in the first set before regaining her rhythm, taking Zhang to five break points in the

9:14 AM ET Richard Gasquet won two tiebreaks as he defeated Nick Kyrgios 7-6(4), 7-6(1) to reach the quarterfinals of the Japan Open on Thursday. Both players were dominant on their serve and there wasn’t a single break in one hour, 18 minutes of play. Kyrgios fired 22 aces during the match, with Gasquet hitting

2:53 AM ET Associated Press BEIJING — Naomi Osaka maintained her strong form since winning at Flushing Meadows, with a 6-1, 6-2 win Thursday over Julia Goerges to advance to the China Open quarterfinals. Down the stretch they come, but who ends up No. 1 in the world when 2018 ends could be one of

1:38 PM ET The remarkable parity in the upper reaches of women’s tennis these days has many upsides, one of them being the fall season has become that much more important. For the second consecutive year, the No. 1 ranking could be decided at the WTA Championships in Singapore. The chance of that happening received

9:02 AM ET Three-time Grand Slam champion Stanislas Wawrinka was knocked out of the second round of the Japan Open after defeat to Denis Shapovalov on Wednesday. World No. 31 Shapovalov, 19, came from a set down to win 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 in what was his first meeting with the former world No. 3. The

2:55 AM ET Associated Press BEIJING — Third-seeded Grigor Dimitrov is out of the Beijing Open, beaten 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 by Dusan Lajovic in the second round Wednesday. At 4-4 in the deciding set, the 55th-ranked Lajovic, helped by a Dimitrov double-fault, broke the Bulgarian’s serve, then won four consecutive points in his next service

11:36 PM ET Associated Press PERTH, Australia — Serena Williams and Roger Federer have committed to play in the Hopman Cup mixed teams event in late December while former Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber and Alexander Zverev will represent Germany. Novak Djokovic a world No. 1 again? Dominic Thiem the spoiler? You might not believe

12:26 PM ET Associated Press BEIJING — Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber came back from a break down twice in the first set to beat Carla Suarez Navarro 7-6 (4), 6-1 in the second round of the China Open on Tuesday. “The conditions with the shadow on court were not so easy to play in the

9:07 AM ET World No. 1 Simona Halep‘s participation in this month’s WTA Finals was thrown into doubt after a scan on Tuesday revealed she had suffered a herniated disc in her back. French Open champion Halep was injured while training at last week’s Wuhan Open, where she lost in the second round to Slovakia’s