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WTA roundup: Sloane Stephens rallies in France
No. 6 seed Sloane Stephens bounced back from a rough opening set to defeat Peyton Stearns 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 in an all-American first-round matchup at the Open Capfinances Rouen Metropole on Monday in Rouen, France....

ATP roundup: Alex Michelsen, Jack Draper win in Munich
American 19-year-old Alex Michelsen picked up his first ATP Tour win on clay when he beat German wild card Max Hans Rehberg 7-6 (2), 6-3 in the first round of the BMW Open Monday in Munich....

Ben Shelton becomes new American No. 1
Ben Shelton became the No. 1 American in the ATP rankings for the first time Monday, surpassing Taylor Fritz....

Stefanos Tsitsipas wins third title at Monte Carlo Masters
Stefanos Tsitsipas won his third Rolex Monte Carlo Masters in four years on Sunday, defeating Casper Ruud 6-1, 6-4 in Monaco....

Jessica Pegula powers U.S. past Belgium to Billie Jean King Cup finals
The United States earned a berth in the Billie Jean King Cup final rounds Saturday, as Jessica Pegula and pairs Caroline Dolehide and Taylor Townsend powered their country to a 4-0 victory over Belgium at the Billie Jean King Cup qualifying series at Orlando....

Casper Ruud knocks out No. 1 Novak Djokovic in Monaco
Casper Ruud denied Novak Djokovic his shot at a third Rolex Monte Carlo Masters title, defeating the World's top-ranked player 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 in the semifinals on Saturday in Monaco....

Billie Jean King Cup: U.S. rallies twice vs. Belgium
Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro both rallied for three-set wins Friday night, leading the United States to a 2-0 lead over Belgium in a Billie Jean King Cup qualifying series at Orlando....

Novak Djokovic sets another record in Monte Carlo win
Top seed Novak Djokovic topped No. 11 seed Alex de Minaur 7-5, 6-4 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Monte Carlo Masters....

Karen Khachanov topples fiery Daniil Medvedev at Monte Carlo
No. 15 seed Karen Khachanov took down No. 4 Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-5 in an all-Russian Round of 16 match at the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday in Monaco....

Alexei Popyrin upsets defending champion Andrey Rublev at Monte Carlo
Defending champion Andrey Rublev made an early exit, losing his opening-round match to Alexei Popyrin 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday at the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco....

Novak Djokovic off to strong start at Monte Carlo
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia cruised past Russia's Roman Safiullin 6-1, 6-2 in just 70 minutes in his first match of the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday in Monaco....

Carlos Alcaraz withdraws from Monte Carlo Masters
Former U.S. Open and Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday due to a right forearm injury....

French teen Arthur Fils makes history in Monte Carlo
Arthur Fils became the youngest Frenchman in nearly two decades to win a match at the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters on Monday in Monaco....

WTA roundup: Danielle Collins wins 13th straight match for back-to-back titles
Danielle Collins is showing no signs of slowing down as she heads into retirement later this season, having won her second consecutive tournament on Sunday at the Credit One Charleston Open in South Carolina....

ATP roundup: Hubert Hurkacz wins at Estoril for 8th career title
Poland's Hubert Hurkacz powered his way to his first clay-court title, beating Pedro Martinez of Spain 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday in the final of the Millennium Estoril Open in Estoril, Portugal....

Danielle Collins continues her hot streak, reaches Charleston final
Scorching-hot Danielle Collins stretched her winning streak to 12 matches by dispatching Maria Sakkari of Greece 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday afternoon to advance to the championship match of the Credit One Charleston Open in South Carolina....

ATP Roundup: Pedro Martinez shocks No.1 seed Casper Ruud in Estoril
Spaniard Pedro Martinez knocked off No. 1 seed Casper Ruud of Norway on Saturday to reach the final at the Millennium Estoril Open in Portugal....

WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula moves closer to Charleston title
Top-seeded Jessica Pegula survived four match points to battle past 12-seeded Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7) on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Credit One Charleston (S.C.) Open....

ATP roundup: Top two seeds move forward in Estoril
No. 1 seed Casper Ruud of Norway and No. 2 seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland both reached the semifinals of the Millennium Estoril Open with victories Friday in Portugal....

WTA roundup: Danielle Collins wins twice in Charleston
Danielle Collins extended her winning streak to 10 matches, winning twice on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Credit One Charleston (S.C.) Open....