Andy Murray rolled into the Vienna semifinals crushing John Isner 6-1, 6-3 to win his 13th straight tour match. Isner was suffering from blisters as Murray ran his mark to 7-0 against the American.

“(Isner’s injury) obviously helped me as from the back of the court he wasn’t really generating much power with his forehand,” said Murray.

“I was then able to dictate most points from the back of the court. I …

Angelique Kerber finished her round robin by knocking Madison Keys out of the WTA Finals following a 6-3, 6-3 win over the American.

“I knew that I’m already in the semis, but still I’m always going out there to win the match,” Kerber said. “I think I learned so much from the last match what I lost here against Safarova one year ago. I think today it was easier, but I …

Stan Wawrinka toughed his was into the Basel quarterfinals beating American qualifier Donald Young 7-6(4), 6-7(3), 6-4. Wawrinka will now face improving qualifier Mischa Zverev.

Juan Martin del Potro avenged an earlier loss in Shanghai to David Goffin, turning the tables with a 7-5, 6-3 win over the Belgian.

“I played well in the big moments. I broke his serve once in each set, and that was enough to win today,” said …

Andy Murray kept rolling Thursday in Vienna beating Gilles Simon in three sets 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. It was Murray’s 12th straight win as the Scot tries to keep the pressure on Novak Djokovic in the race for No. 1.

“It was a very long match, but I expected it to be very hard because it’s just that way against Gilles. You play a lot of long points. You feel like the …

When will she run out of gas?

Former world No. 2 Svetlana Kuznetsova, who last week needed to win the Moscow title to even qualify for the WTA Finals, on Wednesday defeated US Open finalist Karolina Pliskova 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(6) to finish off a perfect 3-0 record in round robin play and book a spot in the semifinals.

“After my journey here, and all the support of the fans and my team, …

Two-time tournament champion Juan Martin del Potro got off to a positive start in Basel easing past the ailing Robin Haase 6-3, 6-4 to advance to a second round showdown against David Goffin.

“This year is very special,” I’m just trying to enjoy all my matches,” del Potro said. “My wrist is OK. My biggest goal for this year is to finish healthy and then, if I’m still winning matches, …

It was a battle for two sets before former champion Andy Murray blew out Martin Klizan in the third for a 6-3, 6-7, 6-0 win over the Slovakian in Vienna. It was Murray’s 11th straight win and the first set loss during this streak.

Murray will now meet Frenchman Gilles Simon who he leads 15-2 in their head-to-head.

The winner of Murray-Simon will face John Isner on Friday. The American dispatched Feliciano …

Countryman Marco Chiudinelli made Stan Wawrinka work in the first round in Basel today before the 3-time Grand Slam champion and tournament top seed prevailed 6-7(1), 6-1, 6-4.

“It was a tough physical and mental battle,” Wawrinka said. “It was a huge fight with Marco, he was playing at home and had the crowd on his side.

“It was so tough to beat him here. He played great and I had to …

Andy Murray resumes his bid for the No. 1 ranking Wednesday when he opens play in Vienna against Martin Klizan. Murray is within striking distance of the idle Djokovic who holds about at 1,000 point lead in the 2016 ATP race.

“This would be my best chance to finish No. 1,” said Murray.. “But I’m still far from doing that, as Novak has a pretty big points lead. He normally plays …

First-time WTA Finals combatant Madison Keys kept her hopes alive Tuesday in Singapore, powering past Dominika Cibulkova 6-1, 6-4 to improve her record to 1-1 in round robin play at the WTA year-end event.

The American’s bruising forehand was to much for the 5-foot-4 Cibulkova, as was the serve which saw Cibulkova win only four points against in the opening set.

“It makes it a little more comfortable when you’re not facing …

It was a thrilling Day 2 at the WTA Finals in Singapore Monday with both round robin matches going the distance and both winners had to save match points en route to victory.

First, defending champion Agnieszka made her debut going up against nemesis Svetlana Kuznetsova. The Russian who was the last player to get into the field had beaten Radwanska in 12 fo 16 meetings and looked on her way …

World No. 1 Angelique Kerber was tested straight off the bat on the opening Sunday at the BNP Paribas WTA Finals in Singapore as No. 7 seed Dominika Cibulkova stretched the German, who eventually prevailed 7-6(5), 2-6, 6-3.

“I cannot say I was nervous, but maybe I was too excited maybe in the beginning,” said Kerber, who was a break down in the final set. “But after few games I just …

Spanish 25 year old Pablo Carreno Busta captured his second title of the year and his career on Sunday in Moscow, coming from a set down to defeat Italian veteran Fabio Fognini 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the Kremlin Cup.

“When you win your first title, it’s a really special one, but this one is special also,” said Carreno Busta, who broke through for his first title prior to …

Richard Gasquet is out of the race for the year-end championships, but that didn’t stop him from collecting the European Open in Antwerp, Belgium on Sunday. The No. 3 seed stopping unseeded Diego Schwartzman 7-6(4), 6-1 in the final.

It was his 14th career title and second of 2016 after Montpellier in February.

“It was a tough match, especially in the first set when I was leading 5-4, 40-love on my …

Fan favorite Juan Martin Del Potro, whose career looked like it might be over earlier this year after repeated wrist surgeries, won his first tournament in almost three years on Sunday, beating American Jack Sock 7-5, 6-1 in the final of the If Stockholm Open.

“I’ve been trying to fix my problems for the past two years and I didn’t expect to win a title at this moment in my …