KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) Serena Williams will play overseas for the United States on Saturday in the Fed Cup for the first time in more than a decade.

MONACO (AP) Novak Djokovic dropped serve four times before beating Robin Haase 6-4, 6-2 to reach the Monte Carlo Masters semifinals on Friday, saying he had thought about pulling out of the event following his grandfather’s death.

MOSCOW (AP) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova will play for Russia against Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in the opening singles of the Fed Cup semifinals on Saturday.

LONDON (AP) The first two players have been confirmed for the London Olympic tennis tournament.

MONACO (AP) Novak Djokovic dropped to a crouch, his hands on his knees. He then appeared to wipe away tears with his forearm before pointing with both hands to the sky. Alexandr Dolgopolov, his beaten opponent, stood at the net and applauded.

MONACO (AP) Seven-time defending champion Rafael Nadal and top-ranked Novak Djokovic began their clay-court seasons with comfortable wins in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday.

BRUSSELS(AP) Kim Clijsters will skip the French Open and clay-court season to focus on adapting to grass ahead of the London Olympics and Wimbledon.

MONACO (AP) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga celebrated his 27th birthday by saving all six breakpoints in a 6-2, 6-4 win Tuesday against Philipp Kohlschreiber to reach the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters.

Message to Serena Williams from John Isner: Keep an eye on your mailbox.

MONACO (AP) Rafael Nadal is fretting over his troublesome left knee as he attempts to win his eighth straight Monte Carlo Masters and end a title drought dating to last year’s French Open.