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Buzarnescu captures first career singles title at San Jose

Mihaela Buzarnescu has captured her first career singles title at age 30, beating Maria Sakkari 6-1, 6-0 to win the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic

Zverev beats de Minaur for 2nd consecutive Citi Open title

Alexander Zverev is the first man in nearly a decade to win consecutive titles at the Citi Open

Buzarnescu, Sakkari rally for spots in Silicon Valley final

Mihaela Buzarnescu rallied past fourth-seeded Elise Mertens 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 on to set up a finals showdown against Maria Sakkari at the Silicon Valley Classic

Klizan wins 6th ATP title in 6 finals in Kitzbuehel

Martin Klizan of Slovakia has won his sixth ATP title in six finals by beating Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-2, 6-2 at the Generali Open on Saturday

Serena Williams out of Montreal tourney for personal reasons

Serena Williams has pulled out of next week’s Rogers Cup hard-court tournament, citing personal reasons

Murray withdraws from Citi Open QF; will miss Toronto, too

Andy Murray pulls out of Washington quarterfinal, Toronto draw

Andy Murray sobs after another 3-set win in Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) Andy Murray sat in his changeover chair and sobbed into a towel after winning his third consecutive three-setter to reach the Citi Open quarterfinals.

Fabio Fognini advances to Los Cabos semifinals

LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) Second-seeded Fabio Fognini of Italy advanced to the Mifel Open semifinals Thursday night, beating Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2, 6-2 in the hard-court event.

Azarenka eases into quarterfinals; Muguruza withdraws

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Victoria Azarenka, a former world No. 1, eased past lucky-loser Anna Blinkova 6-1, 6-0 on Wednesday night in the second round of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic.

Tiafoe gets 1st victory at Citi Open, his hometown tourney

WASHINGTON (AP) Frances Tiafoe picked up his first victory at his hometown ATP tournament, beating 120th-ranked Hubert Hurkacz of Poland 6-2, 6-4 with the help of 10 aces at the Citi Open on Wednesday.

Kyrgios pulls out of Washington because of injured left hip

WASHINGTON (AP) Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the Citi Open because of an injured left hip.

Serena Williams loses in most lopsided defeat of career

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) In the most lopsided defeat of her career, Serena Williams’ disappointing night back in the Bay Area ended in less than an hour as she lost her opening match of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic on Tuesday night to Johanna Konta, 6-1, 6-0.

Murray tests hip, comes back to edge McDonald in Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) Andy Murray tested his surgically repaired hip by putting aside a deficit and some real rust to win his first hard-court match in nearly 1 1/2 years, coming back for a 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory at the Citi Open against 80th-ranked Mackenzie McDonald of the U.S.

John Isner wins BB&T Atlanta Open for 5th time in 6 years

ATLANTA (AP) John Isner won the BB&T Atlanta Open for the fifth time in six years Sunday, beating fellow American Ryan Harrison in the final for the second straight year.

Basilashvili wins 1st ATP title at Hamburg

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) Qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia won his first ATP final with a 6-4, 0-6, 7-5 win over Leonardo Mayer of Argentina on Sunday at the German Championships.

Danilovic beats Potapova in Moscow River Cup final

MOSCOW (AP) Olga Danilovic of Serbia won her first WTA title when she beat Russian wild card Anastasia Potapova 7-5, 6-7 (1), 6-4 in the Moscow River Cup on Sunday.

Wang wins Jiangxi Open

NANCHANG, China (AP) Wang Qiang won the Jiangxi Open after sixth-seeded Zheng Saisai retired when trailing 7-5, 4-0 in the final on Sunday.

Bautista Agut faces Italian tyro Berretini in Gstaad final

GSTAAD, Switzerland (AP) Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain made it to the Swiss Open final on Saturday a month after a hip injury.

Teenagers set up first career WTA final in Moscow

MOSCOW (AP) Teenagers Olga Danilovic of Serbia and Anastasia Potapova of Russia reached their first career WTA final at the Moscow River Cup on Saturday.

Wang, Zheng in all-Chinese final at Jiangxi Open

NANCHANG, China (AP) Second-seeded Wang Qiang of China moved one match away from her first career WTA tour title after beating Magda Linette 7-5, 6-2 Saturday in the Jiangxi Open semifinals.

Zhu upsets top seed Zhang in Jiangxi Open quarterfinals

NANCHANG, China (AP) Zhu Lin upset top-seeded Zhang Shuai 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-1 in a marathon quarterfinal at the Jiangxi Open on Friday.

Chung, Harrison, Zverev win in 2nd round of Atlanta Open

ATLANTA (AP) Hyeon Chung, Ryan Harrison and Mischa Zverev won second-round matches Wednesday at the Atlanta Open.

Serena Williams hits out again at testing 'discrimination'

Serena Williams has complained on social media that it’s ”test Serena” time again as she once more hit out at the frequency with which she is selected for anti-doping tests.

Federer withdraws from Rogers Cup in Toronto next month

TORONTO (AP) Roger Federer withdrew from the Rogers Cup in Toronto next month in order to be in peak condition for the U.S. Open.

ATP revamps Challenger Tour to bolster lower-level tennis

LONDON (AP) The ATP is changing its Challenger Tour, looking to streamline tennis at lower levels and make it easier for players to earn a living.

Gasparyan earns first WTA main-draw win in over 2 years

NANCHANG, China (AP) Former Russia Fed Cup player Margarita Gasparyan earned her first WTA main-draw win in more than two years at the Jiangxi Open on Monday.

Johnson captures Hall of Fame on Newport’s grass court

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) Steve Johnson continued his long road back and success this year by capturing the Hall of Fame Open on Sunday.

Cecchinato wins Croatia Open for 2nd title

UMAG, Croatia (AP) Third-seeded Marco Cecchinato further elevated his breakthrough year by winning the Croatia Open final on Sunday, beating Guido Pella of Argentina 6-2, 7-6 (4) in their first meeting.

Clay-loving Fognini beats Gasquet in Swedish Open final

BASTAD, Sweden (AP) Fabio Fognini won his second ATP title this year after beating Richard Gasquet 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the Swedish Open final on Sunday.

Top-seeded Cornet beats Minella in Gstaad clay-court final

GSTAAD, Switzerland (AP) Too-seeded Alize Cornet of France won her sixth career title by beating Mandy Minella of Luxembourg 6-4, 7-6 (6) in the Ladies’ Championship Gstaad final on Sunday.