After nearly sweeping the “Sunshine Double” last month, Juan Martin del Potro is taking a break before returning to the courts in May.

The Argentine announced on Social Media he will skip Monte Carlo and play Madrid, Rome and then of course the French Open as his clay schedule.

Currently ranked No. 6, del Potro only has quarterfinal points at Rome (180) and third round points in Paris (90) to defend (total …

After Jettisoning Andre Agassi and Radek Stepanek, might Novak Djokovic be returning to former coach Marian Vajda?

Djokovic, who parted with Vajda a year ago, was spotted hitting with the Slovak last week at Pepe Imaz’s academy in Marbella, Spain. His brother, Marko, also works there.

Nothing official has been announced on Vajda from Djokovic. But one Serbian media outlet is reporting the partnership could be more than …

Kiki Bertens won two matches on Sunday to claim the Volvo Car Open title in Charleston, S.C., in the final rolling past Julia Goerges 6-2, 6-1.

“It’s just unbelievable. I think I cannot really realize it yet, but I’m just so happy and proud I think of myself,” said the No. 12 seed Bertens. “It’s a great start of the clay court season, and hopefully still more to come, but this …

The table is set for the Sept. 14-16 Davis Cup semifinals which will feature the defending champion and the winningest country in Davis Cup history.

Quarterfinal Results:

France d. Italy 3-1

Lucas Pouille was the hero for the defending-champion French over the weekend. Pouille won the first singles 6-1 in the fifth over Andreas Seppi, then clinched in the first singles on Sunday, defeating Fabio Fognini from a set down 2-6, …

SAMSUNG OPEN PRESENTED BY CORNER
LUGANO, Switzerland; Surface: clay

Seeds: Kristina Mladenovic, Elise Mertens, Anett Kontaveit, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Alize Cornet, Mihaela Buzarnescu, Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Alison Van Uytvanck

Floaters: Laura Siegemund, Oceane Dodin, Camila Giorgi, Mona Barthel

Notes:

The tournament moves to Lugano in its second year…The seedings were thrown into turmoil after the last-minute withdrawal of Carla Suarez Navarro…

Tough starts for the struggling (1) Mladenovic vs. last year’s breakout player Siegemund, (9) Van Uytvanck vs. …

Thirteen Americans in the 24-player field (prior to qualifiers being determined) make for an American reunion this week in Houston, where six of the eight seeds are from the U.S.

American Steve Johnson sliced his way to the title last year, but this year will be challenged to repeat. The No. 6 seed sits behind John Isner, Sam Querrey, Jack Sock, Nick Kyrgios, and Fernando Verdasco, and has been handed a …

The lone ATP tournament that refuses to take “Grand Prix” out of its title from the 1980s has a 2018 field led by Albert Ramos Vinolas, who is joined among the seeds by crowd-pleasers Richard Gasquet, Benoit Paire, Alexandr “The Dog” Dolgopolov and serve-and-volleyer Mischa Zverev.

Trying to find their former top form will be former champion Gilles Simon and comeback player Joao Sousa.

GRAND PRIX HASSAN II
MARRAKECH, Morocco; Surface: clay

Seeds: Albert …

The big story of the Davis Cup weekend is the return of Rafael Nadal who is back on court for the first time in two months. Nadal and his Spanish team play host to Alexander Zverev and Germany in the quarterfinals in Valencia.

Recent Miami winner John Isner joins Sam Querrey and Jack Sock in Nashville where team USA will welcome a Goffin-less Belgium squad.

Fabio Fognini and Italy travel to France …

It’s been over two months since we last saw Rafael Nadal play a competitive tennis match after suffering a hip injury at the Australian Open. That should change tomorrow as the current World No. 1 returns as him Spanish team hosts Germany in the Davis Cup quarterfinals in Valencia.

Nadal will open play against Philipp Kohlschreiber, then, if necessary, face Alexander Zverev on Sunday.

“I was not very good in mathematics …

After missing both Masters events at Indian Wells and Miami, former Top 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has undergone surgery on his knee, he revealed today on social media.

“Hello everyone, a little note to tell you that despite an attempt to return to the competition, my knee responded unfavorably. So I couldn’t escape a little operation that took place yesterday and went very well,” he stated via translation.

“Everyone is optimistic for a …

Less than a week after news broke that Andre Agassi would no longer be on the Novak Djokovic team, the Serb has announced that he has also parted with Radek Stepanek.

On a statement on Djokovic’s website read:
After Miami Novak Djokovic and his tennis coach Radek Stepanek decided to end their cooperation.

The private relationship with Stepanek was and will remain great, and Novak has enjoyed working with him and learning …

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John Isner had just two wins on the season entering Miami. He leaves as the latest Masters champion, the third first-time winner in the last three after stunning favorite and world No. 5 Alexander Zverev 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4 in the final match on Key Biscayne.

After 12 ATP 250 titles after three Masters runner-ups, this was Isner’s biggest career title.

“To win like that in front of a crowd like that, with …

ABIERTO GNP SEGUROS MONTERREY OPEN
MONTERREY, Mexico; Surface: hard

Seeds: Garbine Muguruza, Magdalena Rybarikova, Lesia Tsurenko, Timea Babos, Monica Puig, Ana Bogdan, Sachia Vickery, Ajla Tomljanovic

Floaters: Danielle Collins, Alison Riske

Notes:

Only one Top 40 player in the field besides the No. 3 Muguruza…

Wildcards were awarded to Mexicans Victoria Rodriguez, Ana Sofia Sanchez and Renata Zarazua…

Pulling from this event while the gettin’ was good were Sabine Lisicki, Monica Niculescu, and defending champion Anastasia …

Miami Open champion Sloane Stephens, Indian Wells champion Naomi Osaka, and defending champion Daria Kasatkina make next week’s Volvo Car Open in Charleston another palette for emerging stars to produce another masterpiece as the WTA tour officially moves into the claycourt season.

Top seed Caroline Garcia of France and multi-Slam champion Petra Kvitova headline the favorites on the green clay.

VOLVO CAR OPEN
CHARLESTON, S.C., USA; Surface: green clay

Seeds: Caroline Garcia, Petra Kvitova, …