Tennis

MONACO (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz needed six match points to put away Spanish compatriot Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-6 (2), 6-4 on Saturday and reach the final of the Monte Carlo Masters.

MONACO (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz won from behind against Arthur Fils while defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas was bundled out in the Monte Carlo Masters quarterfinals on Friday. World No.

TOKYO — The Canadian women's tennis team defeated Romania 3-0 in Billie Jean King Cup qualification play on Friday at the Ariake Coliseum.

MONACO (AP) — Second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz moved into the Monte Carlo Masters quarterfinals after beating qualifier Daniel Altmaier 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday. Alcaraz saved nine of the 10 break points he faced and took five of the seven chances he had.

LONDON (AP) — The finals of the Billie Jean King Cup were brought forward two months on Thursday to September. The new Sept. 16-21 schedule in Shenzhen, China, better aligns with the calendar for top women's tennis players, organizers said.

MONACO (AP) — Novak Djokovic's latest bid to win a 100th career title ended in another upset defeat to a familiar face.

ROME (AP) — Jannik Sinner’s return from his three-month doping ban is a month away and Italian Open organizers can’t wait to welcome back the first home No. 1 player in the tournament’s history.

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Formula 1 has done it, so has professional golf, the National Hockey League and the elite tennis tour. Now it's time for ball boys and ball girls to take center court in a reality-style documentary.

MONACO (AP) — Second-ranked Alexander Zverev lost 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 to fellow big-hitter Matteo Berrettini in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Billie Jean King became the first woman to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the new sports entertainment category on Monday and she was joined by friends Magic Johnson and Oscar-winning actor Jamie Lee Curtis .