Tennis

7:29 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Ons Jabeur had never beaten Elina Svitolina, but Svitolina had never faced the new, improved Jabeur, who is in the midst of a career season. Jabeur, who came into the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic ranked a career-best 16th, fell behind 4-1 in the first set before rallying for

2:21 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Ons Jabeur was hardly thrilled about needing to wake up at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday ahead of her 9 a.m. match and got off to a slow start before reaching the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic quarterfinals by coming back to beat Jessica Pegula 1-6, 6-2, 6-3. The sixth-seeded

4:17 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic overcame 10 double-faults and some first-set frustration to grab 12 of the last 13 games against qualifier Maddison Inglis on Wednesday and reach the third round of the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic. The third-seeded Bencic got past 130th-ranked Inglis 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 at

3:55 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic is the latest big-name tennis player to drop out of the BNP Paribas Open set for next month in the Southern California desert. “I am sorry I won’t get to see my fans in Indian Wells and play in the desert, my favourite

6:02 AM ET Andy Murray eased into the second round of the San Diego Open on Tuesday after a straight-sets victory over Denis Kudla. Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray was originally scheduled to face Japan’s Kei Nishikori, who withdrew from a back injury and he was replaced with lucky loser Kudla. 1 Related The Scot

9:42 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Garbine Muguruza and Ons Jabeur won in straight sets in the second round of the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic on Tuesday. Muguruza said the breezy conditions were challenging during her 6-4 6-4 win over 21-year-old American Ann Li. “It was a difficult match just because [Chicago] is a

6:42 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — US Open champion Emma Raducanu has received a wild card into the BNP Paribas Open next month. The combined men’s and women’s tournament will be played Oct. 4-17 in the Southern California desert, a move from its usual March date because of the coronavirus pandemic. Raducanu,

7:23 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Kim Clijsters lost Monday in her latest return to the WTA Tour, dropping a three-setter against Su-Wei Hsieh in the first round of the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic. It was Clijsters’ first match since a first-round loss at the 2020 U.S. Open a little more than a year

7:01 AM ET Four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka looks set to return to tennis shortly after getting “that itch” to play again. Osaka said at the U.S. Open earlier this month that she would take a break from the game to concentrate on her mental health following a third round defeat by Leylah Fernandez.

3:30 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Even without Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic on the roster, Team Europe clinched its fourth consecutive Laver Cup victory by going up 14-1 against Team World on Sunday. Tokyo Olympics singles gold medalist Alexander Zverev of Germany and Andrey Rublev of Russia gave Team Europe an

2:28 PM ET Associated Press Top-seeded Hubert Hurkacz clinched his third title of the year and fourth win in four finals as he beat Pablo Carreno Busta 7-6 (2), 6-3 in the Moselle Open final on Sunday, The 24-year-old Pole did not drop a set in winning the indoor tournament in Metz for the first

11:41 AM ET Associated Press Unseeded Anett Kontaveit cruised past fourth-seeded Maria Sakkari 6-2, 7-5 to win the Ostrava Open on Sunday for her third WTA title. Both players held their serve until the Estonian built a 40-0 lead in the 12th game of the second set before converting her first match point with a

9:56 AM ET Roger Federer has said he is “in a really good place” with his recovery from last month’s knee surgery but clarified that he would not rush into returning to court. The 40-year-old Federer, who shares the men’s record of 20 major titles with Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic, had two knee operations

Sep 26, 2021 Associated Press Soon Woo Kwon became the first South Korean tennis player for 18 years to win a men’s tour title as he beat James Duckworth 7-6 (6), 6-3 in the final of the Astana Open on Sunday. In his first tour final, Kwon saved three set points in the first-set tiebreak

7:08 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Nick Kyrgios doesn’t expect to remain on tour for too many more years and said he probably won’t play in the Laver Cup again. He spoke to reporters Saturday after losing in straight sets to Stefanos Tsitsipas during the day session as Team Europe went up 7-1 over

6:58 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The pandemic-delayed fourth edition of the Laver Cup — and first without Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic participating — began Friday with Matteo Berrettini and Casper Ruud giving Team Europe a 2-0 lead over Team World. Italy’s Berrettini, the runner-up to Djokovic at Wimbledon in July,

12:14 PM ET Britain’s Andy Murray has been knocked out of the Moselle Open quarterfinals by top seed Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets. The 34-year-old, who is ranked No. 133 in the world, was defeated 7-6(4), 6-3 by Poland’s Hurkacz. Murray’s run to the quarterfinals at Moselle began with a first-round victory against sixth seed

10:16 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Emma Raducanu has split from her coach, less than two weeks after winning the U.S. Open as a qualifier. Andrew Richardson coached Raducanu for two years at youth level and linked up with her again in July on a short-term deal for the duration of her time in