Tennis

Feb 15, 2025, 01:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DOHA, Qatar — Amanda Anisimova claimed her first WTA 1000 title when she beat Jelena Ostapenko 6-4, 6-3 in the final of the Qatar Open on Saturday. Ranked No. 41 in the world, Anisimova became the lowest-ranked player to win the tournament as she beat six

Associated Press Feb 15, 2025, 05:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner has accepted a three-month ban in a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency over his two positive doping tests, the organization said Saturday. WADA, which was seeking to ban Sinner from the sport for at least one

ESPN News Services Feb 14, 2025, 11:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jelena Ostapenko ended Iga Swiatek‘s three-year reign at the Qatar Open in the semifinals Friday. No. 37-ranked Ostapenko won 6-3, 6-1 and improved her record against No. 2 Swiatek to 5-0. The Latvian is the only active player to have faced Swiatek at

Feb 14, 2025, 06:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Emma Raducanu has accepted a wild card into the Dubai Tennis Championship. Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images Emma Raducanu has entered the Dubai Tennis Championships main draw after receiving a wild card in an attempt to end the worst losing streak of her career. The 2021 US

Associated Press Feb 13, 2025, 12:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DOHA, Qatar — Three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek reached the Qatar Open semifinals by beating Elena Rybakina 6-2, 7-5 on Thursday. Swiatek, ranked No. 2, will face either Jelena Ostapenko or Ons Jabeur for a spot in the final. “The second set, I felt

Associated Press Feb 12, 2025, 11:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DOHA, Qatar — Sixth-seeded Jessica Pegula advanced Wednesday to the quarterfinals of the Doha Open with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Daria Kasatkina. The American will next face Ekaterina Alexandrova, who beat Elise Mertens 6-4, 6-2, for a spot in the last four. Alexandrova,

Associated Press Feb 11, 2025, 08:33 PM ET LONDON — The suspension of Elena Rybakina‘s former coach Stefano Vukov “remains in place,” the WTA Tour said Tuesday after confirming it had completed its investigation into a potential breach of its code of conduct. The governing body did not specify how much longer Vukov, who had

Associated Press Feb 11, 2025, 11:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The US Open is moving its mixed doubles championship to the week before singles play begins, hoping a revamped format and $1 million prize will persuade top players to chase a Grand Slam doubles title. This year’s event will feature 16

Feb 10, 2025, 09:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic has almost fully recovered from the injury that ended his Australian Open campaign and has set his sights on lifting a 100th singles title at next week’s Qatar Open. The 24-time Grand Slam champion retired from his semifinal match against Alexander Zverev last month

Associated Press Feb 9, 2025, 02:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LILLE, France — Lucas Pouille fears his tennis career could be over after collapsing with a lower leg injury during a match Sunday. The 30-year-old Frenchman injured himself late in the second set of a Challenger Tour final in Lille against Arthur Bouquier. After

Associated Press Feb 9, 2025, 01:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Carlos Alcaraz secured his first indoor title by beating Alex de Minaur in the final of the Rotterdam Open on Sunday. The top-seeded Alcaraz won 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 to become the first Spanish champion in the tournament’s 52-year history. It was

Feb 8, 2025, 01:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Belinda Bencic came from behind to beat Ashlyn Krueger 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 and capture the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open title on Saturday, four months after returning to the circuit from maternity leave. The Swiss former world No. 4, who is now outside the top 150, gave

Associated Press Feb 7, 2025, 07:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Reilly Opelka faces potential discipline for his postmatch comments about a chair umpire he called the “worst ump on tour,” the ATP said in a statement Friday. Opelka was angered that he received a point penalty while serving for the match in

Feb 7, 2025, 08:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Reilly Opelka called for chair umpire Greg Allensworth to be suspended by the ATP after Opelka received a code violation at the Dallas Open for confronting a spectator in the stands who he claimed was deliberately coughing to interrupt his serve. Opelka, who was facing Cameron

Associated Press Feb 6, 2025, 03:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bianca Andreescu will delay the start of her 2025 season after undergoing an appendectomy. The 2019 US Open champion said Thursday in an Instagram story post that she had planned to compete in the Merida Open later this month until this complication arose. “I

Associated Press Feb 5, 2025, 11:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Gonzalo Oliveira, a Portuguese-born player who represents Venezuela, was provisionally suspended for doping on Wednesday. The International Tennis Integrity Agency said the 29-year-old Oliveira was tested on Nov. 25 while competing at an ATP Challenger event in Manzanillo, Mexico and the A sample was

Associated Press Feb 4, 2025, 03:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep announced her retirement from tennis at age 33 after a first-round loss at a tournament in her home country of Romania on Tuesday, ending an injury-filled comeback from a doping suspension. “I don’t know if it’s with sadness

Associated Press Feb 4, 2025, 01:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Tennis star Coco Gauff donated $100,000 to UNCF to provide scholarships for students playing competitive tennis at historically Black colleges and universities. UNCF will administer the Coco Gauff Scholarship Program, which was announced Tuesday. “My family has a deep-rooted history with HBCUs,