8:05 PM ET Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — Top-ranked Ash Barty easily won her first clay-court match in two years, cruising past Japan’s Misaki Doi 6-2, 6-1 on Wednesday in the WTA’s Volvo Car Open. Barty, fresh off a championship run at the Miami Open the past two weeks, had little trouble moving from hard
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7:09 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Hubert Hurkacz claimed the biggest title of his career on Sunday as the 2021 Miami Open came to a close following two weeks of upsets, blockbuster showdowns and statement victories. As the fast-rising Hurkacz capitalized on the absence of some of the game’s biggest names in Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal
3:35 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Hubert Hurkacz of Poland won the biggest title of his career Sunday by beating 19-year-old Jannik Sinner of Italy 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the Miami Open final. Hurkacz, 24, improved to 10-0 in Florida this year, including the Delray Beach title in January. Ranked 37th, he beat two
2:56 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — No. 1-ranked Ash Barty won her second successive Miami Open championship Saturday by beating No. 8-seeded Bianca Andreescu, who was injured when she fell and retired trailing in the second set. Andreescu, crying and shaking her head, conceded while behind 6-3, 4-0. She stumbled and went sprawling
4:44 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Italian 19-year-old Jannik Sinner, playing in only his third top-level ATP tennis event, advanced to the Miami Open final by beating Roberto Bautista Agut 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 on Friday. Sinner became the fourth teenager to reach the Miami men’s final, joining Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andre Agassi.
4:25 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Hubert Hurkacz of Poland earned his first semifinal berth in a top-level ATP event by rallying past No. 2-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 Thursday at the Miami Open. Hurkacz, seeded 26th, has won three in a row when facing a top-five opponent, but he beat Tsitsipas for
6:02 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — Defending champion Ash Barty returned to the final of the Miami Open by beating No. 5-seeded Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday. On Saturday, Barty will play the winner of the second semifinal between No. 8 Bianca Andreescu and No. 23 Maria Sakkari. Barty is assured of
2:15 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — This year’s Rio Open tennis tournament was canceled Thursday because of the spike in COVID-19 cases in Brazil, organizers said. The ATP tournament had already been postponed from its original February dates, and organizers said the continued uncertainty around the pandemic meant it would not be
3:10 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — No. 2 Naomi Osaka‘s 23-match winning streak ended Wednesday when she lost to Maria Sakkari of Greece in the quarterfinals of the Miami Open, 6-0, 6-4. The defeat was Osaka’s first since February 2020, and it ended any chance of reclaiming the No. 1 ranking this week from
7:05 AM ET Britain’s Andy Murray has said he would be interested in becoming a caddy on a professional golf tour or getting football coaching qualifications after he retires from tennis. Murray, a three-times Grand Slam champion, pulled out of the Miami Open last week due to a groin injury. The 33-year-old has fallen to
6:41 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Daniil Medvedev was 8 years old the last time an ATP Masters 1000 event was held without Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic. The last time a player outside of the Big Four (Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Andy Murray) was ranked in the top two, a 9-year-old Medvedev had
3:16 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Roberto Bautista Agut didn’t take the easiest route to the Miami Open quarterfinals. The No. 7 seed from Spain fought off a match point before ousting former Miami champion and No. 18 seed John Isner of the U.S. 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7) on Tuesday — his second three-set
5:25 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — The heat and humidity this time of year in South Florida remind Ash Barty of what conditions can be like in her native Australia. She loves it. The world’s top-ranked player didn’t wilt in the conditions Tuesday at the Miami Open, winning the final nine points to
3:25 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — Ash Barty is tough to beat under any circumstances, especially when she’s on the ropes. She proved that again Monday. The world’s top-ranked women’s tennis player has reached the Miami Open quarterfinals, getting there by holding off 14th-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-1, 1-6, 6-2. It was
4:37 PM ET ESPN News Services Sixth-seeded Denis Shapovalov of Canada was upset by 26th seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland 6-3, 7-6 (6) on Monday at the Miami Open. Shapovalov was clearly frustrated with some calls that the Hawk-Eye Live technology — the system that replaces live lines judges with cameras — saw one way
4:08 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — John Isner never had a break-point opportunity and won anyway, which is the kind of feat typical of John Isner. The big American with the big serve hit 16 aces Sunday and edged No. 11-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) in the third round of the
12:55 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — Naomi Osaka advanced to the fourth round of the Miami Open for the first time in her career Sunday when qualifier Nina Stojanovic withdrew from their match shortly before the scheduled start because of a right thigh injury. Osaka, ranked No. 2, has won 22 consecutive matches
1:01 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Top-ranked Ash Barty advanced to the fourth round at the Miami Open by beating Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-2 Saturday. Barty had a much easier time than in the previous round, when she saved a match point to beat qualifier Kristina Kucova. That was Barty’s first match away from