PARIS (AP)—Varvara Lepchenko's tennis odyssey carried her from the ex-Soviet nation of Uzbekistan to an apartment in Allentown, Pa., and U.S. citizenship last year. On Saturday, she arrived somewhere ...

Preview the the 2026 Merida Open Akron match between Varvara Lepchenko vs. Shuai Zhang, plus betting odds, insights and ...

Varvara Lepchenko’s doping suspension for use of a banned stimulant was reduced from four years to 21 months as part of an agreement with the International Tennis Federation. The agreeement was ...

Former top-20 women's tennis player Varvara Lepchenko has been suspended four years for committing an anti-doping rule violation, the International Tennis Federation announced Friday. The ...

NEW YORK — For the first time in more than three years — and for the first time since she served a doping ban — former top-20 tennis player Varvara Lepchenko played in a Grand Slam tournament, making ...

NEW HAVEN -- The situation in Uzbekistan was quickly becoming intolerable for Varvara Lepchenko. At 15, she was a rising tennis star. Despite her status, however, as a top female player, because of ...

United States' Varvara Lepchenko makes a backhand return to Japan's Mayo Hibi during a tuneup tournament ahead of the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 ...