Tennis News

- Canada started the defense of its Davis Cup title by beating Italy 3-0 in the group stage of the finals, with the United States, Britain and the Czech Republic also winning on Wednesday.

Frances Tiafoe was beaten for the second straight time and the United States lost to the Netherlands in the group stage of the Davis Cup finals Thursday.

Australia bounce back from Wednesday's Davis Cup defeat by Great Britain to come from behind and beat France 2-1.

Anastasia Potapova ousted Ons Jabeur from the San Diego Open 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday, the fourth time this year she has beaten a player ranked in the top 10.