Elina Svitova and defending champion Caroline Wozniacki were both 3-set winners Tuesday at the WTA Finals in Singapore.

Svitolina got past former No. 1 Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 for a third straight time.

“My goal was to make an extra ball over the net and fight until the very end and for every point, to don’t give any easy errors,” Svitolina said. “I think this was the key today. It …

Roger Federer opened his fall indoor season in his home event in Basel, but despite being an 8-time champion, it was no easy day in a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 victory over 2017 Paris finalist Filip Krajinovic.

Federer, who has won the Basel title the last 3 times he’s played, has now won his last 16 matches at the event.

“It was a bit more of a hard-fought victory, but they feel …

Who needs Andy Murray?

Kyle Edmund won the first ATP title of his career on Sunday, defeating Frenchman Gael Monfils 3-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(4) to win the European Open in Antwerp.

“I’m obviously very happy,” said Edmund who broke into tears after the match. “A lot of hard work goes into this. So it’s just emotional. You always remember this one. Gael made me work for it today, that’s for sure, so credit …

Karen Khachanov became the first Russian to win in Moscow in nine years, beating Adrian Mannerino 6-2, 6-2 for the VTB Kremlin Cup title.

The 22-year-old collected his second title this season while dropping Mannarino to an 0-6 career record in finals.

“[Winning in Russia] was one of the dreams I had when I was a kid,” said Khachanov. “Coming here [as a kid] I was asking top Russian players for autographs …

Mark Philippoussis doesn’t count.

Twenty-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas became the first player representing Greece to win an ATP title, defeating qualifier Ernests Gulbis 6-4, 6-4 to win the Intrum Stockholm Open title.

“Hopefully many Greek players can achieve something like this,” he said. “I would be super-happy to see them achieve something like this in the future, maybe even in the near future. Representing my country at such high-level tournaments, being the first …

Top-ranked Russian Daria Kasatkina fulfilled a childhood dream over the weekend, winning her homecountry VTB Kremlin Cup with a 2-6, 7-6(30, 6-4 win over Ons Jabeur to raise her first title on Russian soil.

With the result she moved into the Top 10 on the WTA rankings for the first time.

“It was a dream of mine since childhood, to win the Kremlin Cup in front of my crowd,” said last year’s …

German Julia Goerges book-ended her season Saturday with the BGL Luxembourg Open title during the last week of the WTA regular season. Goerges won her only other 2018 title during the first week of the season.

The top-seeded Goerges in the Luxembourg final defeated Swiss qualifier Belinda Bencic 6-4, 7-5.

“Belinda had a great week and a great effort this week, coming through qualifying to make the final,” Goerges said on court …

On the heels of a marathon men’s semifinal round at Wimbledon this year, the event has moved to a final set tiebreaker at 12-all for all singles matches.

The change applies to all singles and doubles events including qualifying starting in 2019.

AELTC Chairman, Philip Brook, commented: “In reaching this decision, the AELTC Committee sought the feedback of both players and officials, analyzed two decades of match data, and considered other factors …

Top ranked Simona Halep officially withdrew from the WTA Finals in Singapore, which begins on October 22.

“The decision was tough for sure,” Halep told WTA Insider. “It’s always difficult to withdraw from a big tournament. Actually, I think it’s the first time in my life. So it was a tough decision but it’s better for my health.

“Darren was 100% to withdraw because he’s worried about the back and it’s …

Sad news from Juan Martin del Potro who had to retire last week in Shanghai with a knee injury to Borna Coric. Tests later confirmed the Argentine as a patella bone fracture in his right knee.

“It’s a very difficult moment,” said Del Potro in a statement. “I feel very sad. It’s a hard blow that leaves me without strength. It’s very difficult for me to think about recovery again, I …

Simona Halep officially locked up the year-end No. 1 WTA ranking yesterday. The Romanian who collected her first Grand Slam title this year at the French Open, has an insurmountable lead over Australian Open winner Caroline Wozniacki as the tour heads down its final weeks of the season.

“Finishing the season as the WTA World No.1 last year was a huge honor for me,” said Halep. “To do it for a …

A Premier Series women’s event and a 250 event on the men’s side, the co-ed Kremlin Cup features world No. 1 Simona Halep’s return from injury.

VTB KREMLIN CUP
MOSCOW, Russia; surface: indoor hard

Women’s Seeds: Simona Halep, Karolina Pliskova, Sloane Stephens, Kiki Bertens, Anastasija Sevastova, Daria Kasatkina, Elise Mertens, Anett Kontaveit

Women’s Floaters: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Lesia Tsurenko, Johanna Konta, Ekaterina Makarova

Women’s Notes:

Four of the Top 10 lead by world No. 1 Simona Halep …

Germany’s Julia Goerges leads the field but former No. 1 Garbine Muguruza is right behind her this coming week in Luxembourg, where unseeded Carina Witthoeft will be challenged to defend her title from 2017.

BGL BNP PARIBAS LUXEMBOURG OPEN
LUXEMBOURG; surface: hard

Seeds: Julia Goerges, Garbine Muguruza, Carla Suarez Navarro, Camila Giorgi, Katerina Siniakova, Donna Vekic, Maria Sakkari, Pauline Parmentier

Floaters: Margarita Gasparyan

Notes:

Not a lot of talent in the field outside the seeds, but …

No. 10-ranked John Isner heads the field in Stockholm where the red-hot Fabio Fognini and fellow American and two-time finalist Jack Sock will be in the title mix.

STOCKHOLM OPEN
STOCKHOLM, Sweden; surface: indoor hard

Seeds: John Isner, Fabio Fognini, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Jack Sock, Lucas Pouille, Chung Hyeon, Denis Shapovalov, Fernando Verdasco

Floaters: Taylor Fritz, Taro Daniel

Notes:

Isner the only Top 10er in the field but four additional from the Top 20…

The Top 4 seeds …

Brit Kyle Edmund finds himself at the top of the heap in Antwerp, joined by last year’s champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga looking to come back from injury.

EUROPEAN OPEN
ANTWERP, Belgium; surface: indoor hard

Seeds: Kyle Edmund, Diego Schwartzman, Milos Raonic, Richard Gasquet, Gilles Simon, Gael Monfils, Frances Tiafoe, Robin Haase

Floaters: Al Ramos-Vinolas, Feliciano Lopez, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Notes:

No Top 10ers in the field, and the Top 4 seeds receive opening-round byes…

Interesting starts for (1) Edmund …