Sharapova advances to Stanford quarters
(Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:00:28 PDT)
Marion Bartoli, Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka advanced to the quarterfinals of the Bank of the West Classic. Shahar Peer, another seeded player, wasn't as fortunate Thursday The fourth-seeded Bartoli beat former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic, 6-3, 6-4, for her eighth consecutive victory at the event and 10th win in her last 13 matches.

Murray, Lopez, Blake win in Los Angeles
(Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:04:51 PDT)
Andy Murray had to go the distance in his Los Angeles debut, beating American qualifier Tim Smyczek 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 on Thursday night in a second-round match at the Farmers Classic. The top-seeded Scot received a wild-card into the event after world No. 2 Novak Djokovic withdrew last week because of personal reasons.

Top seed Schiavone loses at Istanbul Cup
(Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:23:32 PDT)
Britain's Elena Baltacha upset top-seeded Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 6-2 in the second round at the Istanbul Cup. Schiavone, the French Open champion, struggled with her serve and quickly fell behind in the second set. The Italian had eight double faults to none by Baltacha, and her first serve percentage was 42, far below the Briton's 59.

Youzhny reaches Swiss Open quarterfinals
(Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:53:29 PDT)
Top seeded Mikhail Youzhny advanced to the Swiss Open quarterfinals on Thursday, beating wild card Alexander Sadecky of Switzerland in straight sets. The 14th-ranked Russian won the second-round match 7-5, 6-4, ending No. 437-ranked Sadecky's first tour event. Youzhny next faces No. 147-ranked Yuri Schukin from Kazakhstan, a qualifier who has reached his first quarterfinals match on tour at age...

2nd round of Croatia Open postponed
(Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:47:32 PDT)
The second round of the Croatia Open tournament has been postponed for a day due to torrential rain. Four second-round matches scheduled for Thursday will now be played on Friday, along with the quarterfinals. Among those who still have to play in the second round are second-seeded Jurgen Melzer and third-seeded Ivan Ljubicic.

Murray splits with coach Maclagan
(Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:36:19 PDT)
Fourth-ranked Andy Murray is splitting with coach Miles Maclagan after less than three years. A statement on the British player's website on Tuesday said that "following a review of his coaching needs, Andy has parted company" with Maclagan. The statement says "the situation" will be reviewed after the U.S.

Federer hires ex-Sampras coach Annacone
(Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:11:10 PDT)
With his ranking on the decline, Roger Federer is working with coach Paul Annacone on a trial basis. Annacone, an American, is the former coach of Pete Sampras. He also coached Marat Safin and Tim Henman, and is now the head coach of men's tennis for Britain's Lawn Tennis Association. "I've been looking to add someone to my team, and I've decided to spend some days with Paul...