Nadal in Final

Rafael Nadal advanced to the Shanghai Masters final on Saturday after Feliciano Lopez became the ninth player to retire from the tournament.

The unseeded Lopez said he woke up with a right foot infection, and then twisted his right ankle on…

Sharapova Goes Down in China

Maria Sharapova was eliminated from the China Open on Wednesday, losing to Peng Shuai of China 6-2, 6-4, and Svetlana Kuznetsova moved into the quarterfinals by beating Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine 6-3, 4-6, 6-0.

Peng broke Sharapova twice in the first…

Verdasco falls to Davydenko

Top-seededed Nikolay Davydenko of Russia defeated Fernando Verdasco of Spain 6-4, 7-5 to win the Malaysia Open on Sunday.

Davydenko extended his record to 6-1 over Verdasco and gave him a third title this year. He also won the German Open…

Evans gets Swedish tennis lesson

Robin Soderling cruised past American Brendan Evans 6-1, 6-1 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Malaysian Open. Soderling never lost a point on his first serve and broke the American five times to wrap up the win in less…