02/06/2012 03:42 PM

Djokovic wins Laureus sportsman of year (AP)

Novak Djokovic won the top individual honor at the 2012 Laureus Sports Awards on Monday, and Barcelona captured the team prize. The top-ranked Djokovic won sportsman of the year at the ceremony in London, one week after the Serbian triumphed at the Australian Open to become the fifth man in the Open era to win three Grand Slam titles in a row.
 

02/06/2012 01:04 PM

Sharapova: Olympics among top priorities (AP)

Maria Sharapova is making the London Olympics one of her top priorities this year after missing the Beijing Games with an injury. The third-ranked Russian has won three Grand Slam titles but has never competed at the Olympics. "Representing my country there will be a huge honor for me," Sharapova said.
 

02/06/2012 08:31 AM

Lisicki, Kanepi withdraw from Open GDF (AP)

Sabine Lisicki of Germany and Kaia Kanepi of Estonia withdrew Monday from the Open GDF Suez. Lisicki has a viral illness and Kanepi is recovering from a right shoulder injury. Kanepi won the Brisbane International last month before losing in the second round of the Australian Open. Lisicki was seeded fifth at the Parisian tournament.
 

02/05/2012 05:23 PM

US routs Belarus, on to Fed Cup playoff (AP)

After hitting her first competitive serve in five months just long, Venus Williams relaxed, recoiled and fired off another that was too much for Anastasiya Yakimova. Williams' comeback was off to a good start that just got better as she teamed with Liezel Huber for a 6-1, 6-2 doubles victory over Yakimova and Darya Kustova that capped a 5-0 Fed Cup shutout for the United States against Belarus...
 

02/05/2012 02:32 PM

Kvitova rallies, Czechs top Germany 4-1 (AP)

Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova rallied to beat Germany's Sabine Lisicki on Sunday, sending defending champion Czech Republic into the semifinals of the Fed Cup. Angelique Kerber later beat Lucie Hradecka 6-4, 6-4 to salvage some pride for the hosts. It was the 24-year-old German's first Fed Cup win.
 

02/05/2012 11:07 AM

Kuznetsova helps Russia beat Spain 3-2 (AP)

Russia advanced to the Fed Cup World Group semifinals with a 3-2 win over Spain on Sunday in their first-round series. Svetlana Kuznetsova clinched the victory with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 win against Silvia Soler-Espinosa in the second reverse singles. Maria Sharapova and Kuznetsova easily won their opening singles matches on Saturday, but Carla Suarez Navarro narrowed the gap when she routed Nadia...
 

02/05/2012 09:59 AM

Berdych beats Monfils for seventh title (AP)

Tomas Berdych won his seventh career title Sunday, beating defending champion Gael Monfils 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in the Open Sud de France final. The top-seeded Czech broke for a 5-3 lead in the final set on a double fault from Monfils. He wrapped it up with his 12th ace. "It was very close in the end. I'm happy that I was able to do it," Berdych told Canal Plus television.