Tennis

Associated Press Feb 28, 2025, 01:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Stefanos Tsitsipas stands between Felix Auger-Aliassime and a tour-leading third title this year at the Dubai Championships. They will meet for the 10th time on tour in the final on Saturday. Tsitsipas leads 6-3 overall and has dominated their

D’Arcy Maine Feb 28, 2025, 09:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Three days after losing in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, Tommy Paul was back at his home in Boca Raton, Florida, trying to sleep off jet lag and the agony of defeat. He had his chances in the match against Alexander Zverev, including

Feb 27, 2025, 11:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu will compete at Indian Wells, California, next week in her first tour appearance since Dubai, where a man exhibited “fixated behavior” toward her and was removed from the stands during her match, British media reported. The BBC and Sky Sports

Associated Press Feb 27, 2025, 04:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Tallon Griekspoor saved four match points before beating top-seeded Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5 to reach the semifinals at the Dubai Championships on Thursday. “When I won the second set, I was actually thinking ‘how am I even

Associated Press Feb 27, 2025, 01:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — The nomination of Jannik Sinner for the Laureus sportsman of the year award was withdrawn Thursday because of the top-ranked tennis player’s three-month ban for his two positive doping tests nearly a year ago. Laureus World Sports Academy chairman Sean Fitzpatrick said

Feb 27, 2025, 06:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Australian tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis said he has undergone surgery in a bid to resolve a lingering pectoral injury. The 28-year-old aggravated the problem in his five-set loss to Jack Draper in the second round of the Australian Open on Jan. 15. He retired injured midway

Associated Press Feb 27, 2025, 12:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ACAPULCO, Mexico — American teenager Learner Tien beat top-seeded Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday to move into the quarterfinals of the Mexican Open in Acapulco It was his second career win over a top-five player. The 19-year-old from California defeated Daniil Medvedev (5)

Associated Press Feb 26, 2025, 04:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — With Jannik Sinner serving a doping suspension, and Taylor Fritz‘s status uncertain because of an injured abdominal muscle, the men’s tennis exhibition event scheduled for Sunday in Las Vegas has been postponed. No new date was announced Wednesday. Editor’s Picks The

ESPN News Services Feb 25, 2025, 10:43 PM ET Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova has withdrawn from next month’s tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami because of a back injury that has kept her out of action since November. Editor’s Picks The world No. 16, a surprise champion at the All England Club last year, sustained

Associated Press Feb 25, 2025, 03:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Third-seeded Andrey Rublev followed up his Qatar Open title with a first-round exit at the Dubai Championships, losing to qualifier Quentin Halys 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) on Tuesday. For the 77th-ranked Halys, who next faces Roberto Bautista Agut, it

ESPN News Services Feb 25, 2025, 01:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova said she has been encouraged by the success of several new mothers in their return to the WTA Tour, but she is tempering expectations ahead of her own comeback from maternity leave this week. The former world No.

ESPN News Services Feb 25, 2025, 12:23 AM ET World No. 9 Andrey Rublev said conversations with two-time Grand Slam champion Marat Safin helped him deal with his mental health, and that he is now playing without stress or anxiety for the first time in years. Rublev has struggled to keep his emotions in check

Associated Press Feb 24, 2025, 02:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Mirra Andreeva rose to a career-best No. 9 in the tennis rankings on Monday, making the Russian the first 17-year-old in the WTA’s Top 10 since Nicole Vaidisova in 2007. Andreeva moved up five spots thanks to her title Saturday in Dubai,

D’Arcy Maine Feb 23, 2025, 06:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former world No. 1 Venus Williams will not play in the upcoming BNP Paribas Open. The tournament announced in a news release Wednesday that the 44-year-old Williams was given a wild card for entry and would play in the 1000-level event, which begins March

Associated Press Feb 22, 2025, 01:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva beat Clara Tauson 7-6 (1), 6-1 in the Dubai Championships on Saturday to earn the biggest title of her career. The victory will earn Andreeva her debut in the top 10 of the rankings next

Associated Press Feb 22, 2025, 02:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DOHA, Qatar — Andrey Rublev credited his mental approach after beating Jack Draper 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 to win the Qatar Open for the second time Saturday. It was Rublev’s third three-set win in three days. The Russian also dropped the second set in his

Feb 22, 2025, 07:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Francisco Comesana stunned Australian Open finalist and world No. 2 Alexander Zverev on Friday with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win in the quarterfinals of the Rio Open for the biggest victory of his career. Comesana, ranked 86th in the world, turned heads in his Grand Slam

Feb 21, 2025, 03:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions British men’s No. 1 Jack Draper secured his place in the final of the Qatar Open with a typically hard-fought 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 win over Jiri Lehecka on Friday. The 23-year-old will face world No. 10 Andrey Rublev in the final on Saturday after the