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Thiem, Wawrinka reach St. Petersburg semifinals

Top-seeded Dominic Thiem and fit-again Stan Wawrinka have won their quarterfinal matches at the St. Petersburg Open

Lille again chosen to stage Davis Cup final

Lille’s Stade Pierre Mauroy will host the Davis Cup final for the second successive year when defending champions France take on Croatia from Nov. 23-25

Alexandrova beats top-seeded Ostapenko at Korea Open

Ekaterina Alexandrova broke top-seeded Jelena Ostapenko’s serve five times to beat the defending champion 6-3, 6-2 in a rain-delayed match at the Korea Open

Osaka beats Strycova to reach semifinals at Pan Pacific Open

U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka advanced to the semifinals of the Pan Pacific Open by beating Barbora Strycova 6-3, 6-4

Australian tennis player serves 19-month ban for fixing

Bertens, Minella advance to quarterfinals at Korea Open

Second-seeded Kiki Bertens advanced to the quarterfinals of the rain-hit Korea Open by beating Dalila Jakupovic 6-4, 7-5

Giorgi ousts top seed Wozniacki to reach Tokyo quarters

Wawrinka reaches St. Petersburg Open quarterfinals

Stan Wawrinka continued his injury comeback with a hard-fought win over Karen Khachanov to reach the quarterfinals of the St. Petersburg Open on Wednesday

Rafael Nadal to skip tournaments in Asia because of bad knee

Rafael Nadal says he will not play in upcoming tournaments in Beijing and Shanghai because of an injured right knee

Top-seeded Jelena Ostapenko reaches 2nd round of Korea Open

Top-seeded Jelena Ostapenko beats Lara Arruabarrena 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the second round of the Korea Open

US Open champion Osaka dominant on return to action in Japan

Sharapova cuts season short due to shoulder injury recovery

Tiafoe replaces Del Potro at Laver Cup in Chicago

Frances Tiafoe will replace Juan Martin del Potro at the Laver Cup in Chicago this weekend

Top seed Cornet out of Guangzhou Open in 1st round

Top-seeded Alize Cornet has lost a rain-interrupted match to Jennifer Brady to exit the Guangzhou Open in the first round

Defending champ Dzumhur advances to St Petersburg 2nd round

Defending champion Damir Dzumhur has advanced to the second round of the St. Petersburg Open after beating Austrian qualifier Lucas Miedler in straight sets

Sloane Stephens loses early at Pan Pacific Open

Fifth-seeded Sloane Stephens was eliminated from the Pan Pacific Open by Donna Vekic 6-4, 6-4

Radwanska beats Mattek-Sands to advance at Korea Open

Agnieszka Radwanska began her quest for a second Korea Open title with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Bethanie Mattek-Sands

Wawrinka beats Bedene at St. Petersburg Open

Stan Wawrinka advanced to the second round of the St. Petersburg Open by beating Aljaz Bedene 7-5, 7-6 (5)

Lisicki breaks drought with 1st-round win at Guangzhou Open

Sakkari cruises to comfortable opening win at Korea Open

Third-seeded Maria Sakkari has had a 6-0, 6-1 win over Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in just over an hour to advance to the round of 16 at the Korea Open

Old Davis Cup format shines bright in US-Croatia series

Naomi Osaka shows deep Japanese roots by watching sumo

Naomi Osaka showed how deep her Japanese roots run by attending sumo tournament

No. 6 Muguruza advances to 2nd round at Pan Pacific Open

Garbine Muguruza advanced to the second round of the Pan Pacific Open by beating Belinda Bencic 6-2, 6-4

Davis Cup: Already out, Spain salvages pride against France

Querrey rallies to keep US alive vs. Croatia in Davis Cup

Substitute Sam Querrey rallied from a deep hole to keep the United States alive in the Davis Cup semifinals

Thiem beats De Minaur to give Austria 3-1 win over Australia

Thiem overcomes fightback by De Minaur to give Austria 3-1 win over Australia in Davis Cup

Chair umpire Ramos hands Cilic warning for slamming racket

Hsieh overpowers Anisimova to win Japan Women's Open title

Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-Wei overpowered American qualifier Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 6-2 to win the Japan Women’s Open

Britain leads Uzbekistan 2-1 in Davis Cup playoff

Britain captain Leon Smith called on his team to earn a winning send-off from the traditional Davis Cup in Glasgow on Sunday

Bryan’s return from Davis Cup retirement helps keep US alive

Doubles specialist Mike Bryan’s decision to come out of Davis Cup retirement gave the United States a much-needed lift