Julia Goerges, a dark horse pick for the women’s title this year, survived rather than convinced in a 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 win over Lucie Safarova. Asked earlier in the week how she would rate her chances ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PARIS, May 29 (Reuters) - Czech Lucie Safarova, the 2015 French Open runner-up, said she retired from tennis on Wednesday.

Second-seeded Petra Kvitova won her second straight Connecticut Open title Saturday, beating fourth-seeded Lucie Safarova 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-2 in the all-Czech Republic final. It's the third time Kvitova ...

It was just Lucie Safarova’s day. Or rather, Lucie Safarova’s week. The Czech tennis player made history on Monday, defeating defending champion, No. 2 Maria Sharapova in the fourth round of the ...

PARIS -- What started out as a stroll became quite a struggle for Serena Williams. After going up by a set and two breaks in the French Open final Saturday, she double-faulted away that lead. Then, ...

The latest coaching news comes from former WTA Doubles No.1 Lucie Safarova. Finalist at the French Open in 2015, Safarova will reunite with longtime coach Rob Steckley after 14 months apart. "Coach ...

(Adds final opponent, quotes) By Pritha Sarkar PARIS, June 4 (Reuters) - Lucie Safarova became the first Czech woman in 34 years to reach the French Open final after she fought back to topple 2008 ...

Everyone has been congratulating Lucie Safarova on her ascent to doubles No.1 - but the sweetest reward of all came from her two small nieces. They baked a special cake to mark her achievement - and ...

It might feel like David and Goliath, but David is red-hot and Goliath is battling the flu. On the surface, Saturday’s French Open final between Serena Williams and Lucie Safarova seems a bit uneven, ...

SINGAPORE, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Czech Lucie Safarova took the final qualifying spot for the end-of-season WTA Finals after Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro was knocked out of the Kremlin Cup quarter-finals ...

Big moments on the biggest stages cemented Williams’s reputation as the queen of comebacks. By Jesus Jiménez Vandeweghe beat Lucie Safarova to make the quarterfinals, her best showing at the U.S. Open ...

STUTTGART, Germany – Karolina Pliskova fired 16 aces to upset eighth-seeded Czech compatriot Lucie Safarova 7-6 (4) 4-6, 7-5 at the WTA Porsche Grand Prix on Wednesday. Safarova had 12 aces but also ...