Belinda Bencic made history Saturday in Tokyo becoming the first woman from Switzerland to win Olympic gold following a tough 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 2.5 hour win over Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic.

Bencic came from a break down in the third and won the last three games to win her 6th and biggest title of her career.

“For me,” Bencic said, “it’s not `this tournament,’ it’s the freaking Olympic Games.

“This …

After a “terrible” Friday in Tokyo for Novak Djokovic who saw two chances at a first Olympic gold evaporated, things somehow got even worse on Saturday.

The World No. 1 was faced with a battle for the bronze medal against a hungry Pablo Carreno Busta and the Spaniard came away with the medal with a grinding 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3 win in 2 hours, 47 minutes.

The victory was Carreno Busta’s first career …

Novak Djokovic dream for a singles gold came to a crashing end Friday in Tokyo. The Serb was up a set and a break on Alexander Zverev and just three games from his first gold medal match when everything came unglued in stunning fashion for the Serb.

Djokovic played a poor 3-2 service game to give the break right back and Zverev took full advantage from there riding the momentum to …

The women’s game continues to be a week-in, week-out enigma with new faces, new winners every week. And the Olympics in Tokyo have been no different. Sixty-four women began and after five rounds, the two playing for the gold are the unlikely combination of Belinda Bencic and Marketa Vondrousova.

The 24-year-old Bencic had lost her last six sets coming into the Tokyo Olympics, but outlasted the field and today came from …

Novak Djokovic kept his foot on the gas at the Tokyo Olympics rolling past Kei Nishikori in ruthless fashion 6-2, 6-0.

The Serb was in full domination mode losing just three points on first serve en route to his 22nd straight win and 16th consecutively over Nishikori.

“Matches are not getting easier, but my level of tennis is getting better and better,” said Djokovic.

“I’ve done that many, many times in my career. …

Novak Djokovic cruised into another Olympic quarterfinal overwhelming Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 6-1. Djokovic has now won his last 21 matches and stands just 3 wins now away from that first gold medal.

“Pressure is a privilege,” Djokovic said as he closes in on the gold. “Without pressure, there is no professional sport. If you are aiming to be at the top of the game, you better start learning how …

The women’s final four is set at the Tokyo Olympics, and no surprise, there are a lot of new faces remaining at a big tour event. Lone top 8 seed Elina Svitolina reached her first Olympic semifinal with her best performance of the tournament easing past Camila Giorgi 6-4, 6-4.

“You know when you are higher ranked everyone wants to beat you, and everyone is extremely motivated to beat you,” Svitolina …

Stefanos Tsitsipas had his revenge Tuesday at the Tokyo Olympics cruising past Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 6-4 under the roof during a rainy start to the day. The American had stunned Tsitsipas in the first round at Wimbledon, but this went the other way and the Greek, who never dropped serve, advances into the third round.

“I’m always trying to find to find solutions, find ways to fix my mistakes and get …

After two good early wins, Naomi Osaka was dusted in the third round Tuesday at the Tokyo Olympics by Czech Marketa Vondrousova 6-1, 6-4 in routine fashion.

“I think this is one of the biggest, for sure,” Vondrousova said of the win. “I beat Simona twice, but I think Naomi, she is the greatest now, the greatest in the game, and she’s also the face of the Olympics. It was tough …

Novak Djokovic kept rolling winning his 20th straight match with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Jan-Lennard Struff Monday at the Tokyo Olympic games.

Djokovic, who is now just four wins from a first gold, served 14 aces to pace his sixth straight win over the German.

“I am full of confidence and motivated to represent Serbia in the best possible way,” Djokovic said. “I am yearning for a medal in Tokyo, hopefully …

Tournament favorite Naomi Osaka cruised in the third round at the Tokyo Olympics. The Japanese sensation ousted Wimbledon quarterfinalist Victorija Golubic 6-3, 6-2 to the delight of her home nation.

“I put this pressure on myself to do well because I know that I don’t play that many tournaments,” said Osaka. “For me, I feel like I’ve watched these players playing the tournaments while I was on my break, so I …

Danielle Collins is finally a WTA champion. The boisterous American made the most her first WTA final to beat the streaking Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-4, 6-2 to win the red clay title in Palermo, Italy.

“It’s given me so much self-confidence to finally win a tournament, because I’ve been on tour now for a couple of years, and that was one of my goals,” Collins said.

Collins did not drop a set all …

After four failed bids, Cameron Norrie got over the hump and won his first career title Saturday night in Los Cabos defeating American Brandon Nakashima 6-2, 6-2.

“I feel very happy. I couldn’t be more proud of myself, proud of my team and how I handled the week. I am happy how I improved every match. I used my experience a little bit today and I think it showed in …

Remember Umag 2021! It could be a trivia question one day after Spanish phenom Carlos Alcaraz won his first career title in the Croatian resort town crushing Richard Gasquet 6-2, 6-2 on the red clay.

”It’s amazing. I have a lot of emotions. I’m really, really happy with this victory, this win, my first ATP,” Alcaraz said. “I’m going to enjoy this moment a lot.”

Just 18, Alcaraz has been said to …

Casper Ruud’s clay domination is not slowing down. The 22-year-old collected his fourth title of 2021 beating Hugo Gaston 6-3, 6-2 to win the Gstaad title.

Despite the 1-sided scoreline, the Norwegian talked of the battle against the 115th-ranked Gaston.

“It was tough,” Ruud said. “Out of these past two weeks, this was definitely the toughest match for me against Hugo. He plays very fast and doesn’t give you much rhythm. He …