Tennis

Jun 23, 2024, 11:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — American fifth seed Tommy Paul won his first grass-court title by beating Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti 6-1, 7-6 (8) in the Queen’s Club Championships Sunday. The 27-year-old’s third career crown will take him above Taylor Fritz in the ATP rankings, making him the highest-ranked American

Jun 23, 2024, 12:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has not yet made a decision on his participation at this year’s tournament, Britain’s Davis Cup captain Leon Smith said just hours after the ATP announced that the 37-year-old will miss the grass-court competition following back surgery. The professional men’s tour’s

Jun 23, 2024, 10:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Italian world No. 1 Jannik Sinner won his first grass-court title by edging his doubles partner, Hubert Hurkacz, 7-6 (8), 7-6 (2) in the Halle Open final in Halle, Germany, on Sunday. The win marks the 22-year-old Australian Open champion’s 14th career singles title. Poland’s Hurkacz

Jun 22, 2024, 09:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Aryna Sabalenka and Ons Jabeur on Saturday became the latest top-10 players to retire from the Berlin Open because of injury or illness, after Wimbledon champions Elena Rybakina and Marketa Vondrousova also withdrew this week. Sabalenka was forced to retire from her quarterfinal against Russia’s Anna

Jun 22, 2024, 12:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions American fifth seed Tommy Paul beat compatriot Sebastian Korda 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the semifinals at the Queen’s Club Championships on Saturday and will face Italian Lorenzo Musetti for the title on Sunday. Paul becomes the first American finalist at Queen’s since an all-American final in

Jun 22, 2024, 11:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz moved one step closer to his second Halle Open title when he beat home favorite Alexander Zverev 7-6 (2), 6-4 on Saturday to set up a final against his doubles partner and world No. 1 Jannik Sinner. Zverev had beaten Hurkacz in their

Associated Press Jun 21, 2024, 04:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Jordan Thompson recorded his second victory over a top-15 opponent this week by beating Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-3 to reach the semifinals at the grass-court Queen’s Club on Friday. The Australian capitalized on Fritz’s unforced errors at key moments to notch a

Jun 21, 2024, 03:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HALLE, Germany — World No. 1 Jannik Sinner reached the Halle Open semifinals by battling to a 6-2 6-7(1) 7-6(3) win over German Jan-Lennard Struff on Friday. Struff, who is 34 and had just upset sixth-seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the last 16, challenged the Italian, hitting

Jun 21, 2024, 12:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BERLIN, Germany — World No. 4 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan withdrew from the Berlin Ladies Open on Friday due to illness, sending Belarusian Victoria Azarenka through to the semifinals, while the rest of the matches were halted due to rain. Third seed Rybakina, visibly struggling with

Associated Press Jun 20, 2024, 06:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HALLE, Germany — Jan-Lennard Struff made tidy work of Stefanos Tsitsipas a day after a marathon three-set victory at the grass-court Halle Open. The 34-year-old German won 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday to set up a quarterfinal match against top-ranked Jannik Sinner. It’s the first

Associated Press Jun 20, 2024, 11:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz‘s buildup took a hit when he lost in the second round of Queen’s Club on Thursday. Alcaraz, the defending Queen’s champion and top seed, lost to Jack Draper 7-6 (3), 6-3. For Draper, the British No. 1, it

Associated Press Jun 20, 2024, 12:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Coco Gauff will lead the U.S. tennis team at the Paris Olympics three years after missing the Tokyo Games because of COVID-19 infection. Gauff, ranked No. 2, will be joined by Jessica Pegula, Danielle Collins and Emma Navarro in women’s singles, along with Taylor

Associated Press Jun 19, 2024, 06:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HALLE, Germany — Zhang Zhizhen recorded his third career victory over a top-10 opponent when he upset third-seeded Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (5) at the grass-court Halle Open on Wednesday. Zhang, 27, who is ranked No. 42, trailed 3-5 in the third-set tiebreaker

Jun 19, 2024, 12:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray was forced to withdraw from his Queen’s Club Championship match against Jordan Thompson on Wednesday with a back injury. Murray, 37, looked uncomfortable walking to the court before the match started. He then required treatment on his lower back from his trainer just a

Jun 19, 2024, 07:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A trio of former world number ones in Angelique Kerber, Naomi Osaka and Caroline Wozniacki have been handed wild cards into the main draw of next month’s Wimbledon championship, it was announced Wednesday. Kerber, down at 224th in the world rankings after 18 months on maternity

ESPN News Services Jun 18, 2024, 04:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic will compete at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris, the Olympic Committee of Serbia announced. The 24-time Grand Slam winner will be attending his fifth Olympics since his first in 2008 when he won a bronze medal. Djokovic, 37, had knee

Jun 18, 2024, 01:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray secured passage to the second round of Queen’s Club Championships on Tuesday. Getty Andy Murray marked his 1000th tour match with a first-round 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win against Australia’s Alexei Popyrin at the ATP Queen’s Club Championships on Tuesday, in what his likely to be

ESPN News Services Jun 18, 2024, 01:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz said he is looking forward to learning from 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal when they pair up to play doubles at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Alcaraz, 21, will return to Roland Garros for the singles and doubles