Tennis

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Oct 22, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have played in some epic matches over the years. There was the 2012 Australian Open final, in which Djokovic needed almost six hours to defeat Nadal in five mind-blowing sets. And of course the French Open semifinals the

Oct 22, 2024, 09:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Poland’s Iga Swiatek will play in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Malaga in November, where they face hosts Spain in the opening match, the world number two said on Tuesday Swiatek has not played since her U.S. Open quarterfinal defeat to Jessica Pegula in

Associated Press Oct 22, 2024, 12:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TOKYO — Former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin extended her perfect record against Wang Xinyu, beating the 10th-seeded Chinese player 6-1, 6-4 in a first-round match at the Pan Pacific Open on Tuesday. The 25-year-old American, who won the Australian Open in 2020 and

Associated Press Oct 21, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions VIENNA — No. 3-ranked Alexander Zverev was sympathetic for Joel Schwaerzler after hammering the 18-year-old wild card in his hometown debut at the Erste Bank Open on Monday. Zverev won by a quick 6-2, 6-2 then gave 347th-ranked Schwaerzler, appearing in his second ATP

Associated Press Oct 21, 2024, 12:22 PM ET John Curry, a former chairman of the All England Club who led the Wimbledon tennis tournament through a period of expansion in the 1990s, has died. He was 86. The All England Club said Curry died on Saturday. No cause of death was given. “John Curry will

ESPN News Services Oct 21, 2024, 01:23 AM ET Japan’s Naomi Osaka said she will skip next month’s Billie Jean King Cup finals in Spain as she recovers from injuries that have kept her out of key tournaments during the WTA’s Asian swing. With that, Osaka’s season will come to a close as she looks

ESPN News Services Oct 20, 2024, 11:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tommy Paul capped a dominant week by winning the BNP Paribas Nordic Open for a second time Sunday. The American, who hadn’t dropped a set this week, beat Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-3 in the 85-minute final. It was a third tour-level trophy of

Oct 20, 2024, 08:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Daria Kasatkina defeated Russian compatriot Mirra Andreeva 6-0, 4-6, 6-4 to win the Ningbo Open final in China on Sunday and her second title of the season. Eastbourne champion Kasatkina, who has lost four finals this year, breezed through the opening set as the 17-year-old Andreeva

Associated Press Oct 19, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Jannik Sinner defeated Carlos Alcaraz 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3 for the championship in the Six Kings Slam exhibition Saturday after Novak Djokovic topped Rafael Nadal 6-2, 7-6 (5) in the third-place match. While Sinner and Alcaraz probably have plenty of

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 18, 2024, 10:59 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Rafael Nadal has said he will not push to play in singles at his farewell

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Oct 17, 2024, 10:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Danielle Collins said Thursday she will return to the WTA Tour next year, a decision that comes nine months after she announced she would retire at the end of the 2024 season. In an Instagram post Thursday, the world No. 9 said explained

Associated Press Oct 17, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — With an eye on the Davis Cup, Rafael Nadal said he was pleased with his performance despite losing 6-3, 6-3 to Carlos Alcaraz at the Six Kings Slam on Thursday. Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-7 (0), 6-4 in

Oct 17, 2024, 05:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 1 Iga Swiatek has added Belgian Wim Fissette, a former coach to top-ranked players like Naomi Osaka, Kim Clijsters and Victoria Azarenka to her team, the 23-year-old Pole said on Thursday. Earlier this month, the five-times Grand Slam champion had parted ways with her

Associated Press Oct 16, 2024, 08:34 AM ET NEW YORK — Serena Williams said she had a benign branchial cyst “the size of a small grapefruit” removed from her neck and “all is OK.” The retired tennis star, 43, posted Wednesday on social media that she found a lump on her neck in May, had

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Oct 15, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions On Saturday, Jannik Sinner clinched the year-end world No. 1 ranking with his semifinal victory over Tomas Machac at the Shanghai Masters, becoming the first Italian player in history to do so. And 24 hours later, he proved exactly why he deserves the

ESPN News Services Oct 13, 2024, 09:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WUHAN, China — Top seed Aryna Sabalenka shook off a second-set blip to win the Wuhan Open title for the third straight time after beating home favorite Qinwen Zheng 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 in the final Sunday. Sabalenka, 26, who knocked out 2023 US

Associated Press Oct 13, 2024, 06:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHANGHAI — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday. The Italian bettered the 24-time Grand Slam champion 7-6 (4), 6-3. Sinner hit eight aces and 22 winners to four and 12, respectively, for Djokovic. Sinner

ESPN News Services Oct 12, 2024, 07:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka rallied from a slow start to beat an in-form Coco Gauff 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday, advancing to her third straight Wuhan final and preserving her perfect record at the tournament. Sabalenka will face seventh-ranked Zheng Qinwen in the final,