German Angelique Kerber continued her incredible 2016 denying Madison Keys a spot in the Rio gold medal match beating the American Friday 6-3, 7-5 in the semifinals.

Kerber will try to become the first German woman to win singles golf after Steffi Graf in Seoul 1988. She also took silver at Barcelona 1992.

This far, the Australian Open champion hasn’t dropped a set and she’ll be the big favorite against the surprising …

Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez took home the first gold medal in tennis at the Rio Olympics Friday. The Spanish duo topped Romanians Florin Mergea and Horia Tecau 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in the men’s doubles gold medal match.

It was their first gold as a team and for Nadal his second following his 2008 gold in singles. And Rafa becomes the fourth player to win gold in singles and doubles after …

After an early, surprising exit in Rio from both the singles and the doubles, Serena Williams will return to Cincinnati to defend her 2015 title.

“We are thrilled Serena is returning to defend her titles,” said tournament director Andre Silva. “She is a fan favorite wherever she goes, especially here in Cincinnati as the reigning champion.”

Williams will enter this year’s tournament on a 10-match winning streak in Cincinnati, having …

Andy Murray and Juan Martin del Potro both survived stern tests Thursday at the Rio Olympics.

In windy conditions, Murray came out strong against Italian veteran Fabio Fognini but fell apart in the second and went down 3-1 in the third. But the defending gold medalist roared back taking the last five games to win it 6-1, 2-6, 6-3.

“Just happy I got through and I have another opportunity tomorrow to …

After a day of blowouts, the semifinals are set at the Rio Olympics and someone will walk away with their first gold medal. In fact, there will be three first-time medalists this year in the women’s singles competition with all four remaining reaching the medal round for a first time.

Petra Kvitova emerged from Serena Williams’s top spot in the draw after eliminating Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-0.

Kvitova will face Monica Puig …

Rain washed out all 26 matches Wednesday in Rio so those players competition for gold this weekend will have to work extra hard in the coming days. And that includes Rafael Nadal.

The Spaniard who won gold at 2008 Beijing has am ambitious schedule ahead of him, with 10 matches in four days if he wants to win gold in singles, doubles and mixed.

Nadal will start that journey Thursday with three …

While we are in a rain daily in Rio, now’s a good time to talk about… Novak Djokovic.

The Serb was on top of the world just two months ago after finally winning that elusive French Open. Now, he’s still ranked No. 1 but things don’t seem so rosy.

We knew something was up at Wimbledon when he lackadaisically dropped the first two sets to Sam Querrey. Djokovic admitted as …

Novak Djokovic officially withdrew from next week’s Cincinnati Masters due to a left wrist injury. The event is the only Masters tournament he hasn’t won.

“I am very sad to announce that I won’t be able to play this year in Cincinnati at the Western & Southern Open,” Djokovic said. “I have a recurring injury that has taken its toll on my body due to a very busy and active schedule …

Could it be an Andy Murray-Rafael Nadal gold medal match come Sunday? The two rivals and two former gold medalists moved one step closer to a showdown with good wins Tuesday afternoon at the Rio Olympics.

Murray, the 2012 gold medalist, had no trouble at all dispatching Argentine Juan Monaco 6-3, 6-1. The win was Murray’s 14th straight overall, 8th straight at the Olympics.

“It was good today. I hit the ball …

The upsets continued Tuesday at the Rio Olympics. A day after losing three No. 1 seeds, the biggest favorite in the tournament tumbled when today when World No. 1 and 4-time gold medalist Serena Williams was bounced in routine fashion by the Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-3.

“I really didn’t think about it even when I was 40-30 and I won finally the match,” said Svitolina. “It was just unreal feeling …

Following losses Monday to Juan Martin del Potro and Tuesday night in doubles at the Rio Olympic games, world No. 1 Novak Djokovic passed up a chance to play in the just-released mixed doubles draw and reportedly won’t even play in Cincinnati next week.

After his doubles loss @DjokerNole confirms his next tournament will be the #USOpen

— Alex Krstanovic (@acabgd) August 9, 2016…

World No. 1 Serena Williams overcame another tough challenge in her difficult draw at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday, in the second round defeating French upset-maker Alize Cornet 7-6(5), 6-2.

“It was really big for me just to win that first set,” said Serena after saving two set points. “We’ve had so many tough matches in the past, so I couldn’t let the elements get into my …

Juan Martin del Potro continued to be the story of the Rio Olympic tennis event. Just 16 hours after stunned top ranked Novak Djokovic in about 2.5 hours, del Potro was back on court and needed to go the distance to put away the stubborn Joao Sousa of Portugal 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.

“Last night I went to bed at 4:30 in the morning,” del Potro said. “Today I was having breakfast …

In his first match in over two months since a left wrist injury. the scorelines were good for Rafael Nadal yesterday at the Rio Olympics winning both singles and doubles relatively easily. But his review of the courts were not so good.

Speaking about Court 1, Nadal had issues with the sight lines.

“There is a sign, where they show the results, that’s too centred. When someone hits the ball from that …

After dropping Dani Vallverdu before the French Open, Tomas Berdych has added a new coach to his team, and his name is Goran Ivanisevic.

“Dear fans, I am delighted to announce a new addition to my team,” Berdych posted on Facebook today. “Two months ago I started working with Luka Kutanjac and I feel that, since then, my game has been raising and my form has been going in the …