MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Li Na returned to the tournament that launched her onto the global stage last year, breezing to a 6-3, 6-1 win over Ksenia Pervak of Kazakhstan on Monday in the first round ...

Surprisingly off-kilter in the early going Saturday, Osaka kept missing shots and digging herself a deficit. Until, suddenly, ...

Two-time grand slam champion Victoria Azarenka has told CNN Sport that a landmark maternity fund created for professional women’s tennis players is a game-changing moment for the sport. The ...

For tennis icon Victoria Azarenka, life is often a whirlwind of travel, training, and competition. As a single mother balancing the rigors of the professional tennis circuit with raising her son Leo, ...

DUBAI -- Stubbornness is a quality ingrained in the greats. That unquestioning belief, unwavering commitment and work ethic fueled Victoria Azarenka to World No.1, two Australian Open titles and 21 ...

Azarenka made Barthel pay for any short ball, returned aggressively, and generally played points long enough to either put herself in a winning position or force an error from her opponent. But one ...

The tennis gods must have a twisted sense of humor. Just when you think Jessica Pegula has finally figured out how to cruise through early rounds without turning matches into three-set marathons, ...

In a match slated for Wednesday, Victoria Azarenka (No. 35 in rankings) will meet Clervie Ngounoue (No. 259) in the Round of 128 at the BNP Paribas Open. Ngounoue heads into the Round of 128 after her ...

With first-round victories on Tuesday, Victoria Azarenka and Jelena Ostapenko each moved one step closer to a possible third-round meeting at the Australian Open. No.18 seed Azarenka, a back-to-back ...

NEW YORK -- There is a growing feeling here that the greatest threat to Serena Williams' seemingly imminent calendar-year Grand Slam is Victoria Azarenka. On a pleasant Saturday afternoon at the ...