Tennis

Associated Press Nov 10, 2023, 12:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Seven Belgian tennis players have been suspended from the sport as part of a match-fixing investigation, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Friday. The ITIA said the players admitted to corruption breaches and that the sanctions “are linked to a recently concluded

Associated Press Nov 9, 2023, 08:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Naomi Osaka will make her comeback to tennis at the Brisbane International warmup tournament ahead of the Australian Open. Tournament officials on Friday confirmed Osaka will contest the Dec. 31-Jan. 7 event to start her 2024

Associated Press Nov 9, 2023, 05:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEVILLE, Spain — The United States began its campaign in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals with a win over defending champion Switzerland on Thursday, setting up a decisive tie against the Czech Republic for a spot in the semifinals. Danielle Collins and Sofia

Associated Press Nov 9, 2023, 11:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TURIN, Italy — Defending champion Novak Djokovic has been placed in a group with home favorite Jannik Sinner for the ATP Finals in Turin, where he needs to win just one match to end the year as world No. 1. The draw for the

Associated Press Nov 8, 2023, 08:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEVILLE, Spain — Teenager Marina Stakusic got the biggest win of her career to help Canada defeat host Spain 3-0 in Group C of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals on Wednesday. The 18-year-old Stakusic, ranked No. 258 in the world, defeated No. 65

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Nov 8, 2023, 04:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Professional Tennis Players Association has asked the WTA to co-commission an independent, third-party investigation into the “numerous glaring breakdowns” that occurred at the recently concluded WTA Finals in Cancun, Mexico. The PTPA extended its invitation in a statement Wednesday, two days after

Nov 8, 2023, 08:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Men’s tennis tournaments in Dallas, Munich and Doha, Qatar, will be upgraded from ATP 250 to ATP 500 events as part of reforms to strengthen the 2025 calendar, the ATP announced Wednesday. The upgrades, part of the ATP’s One Vision strategy, will see improvements

Associated Press Nov 7, 2023, 06:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEVILLE, Spain — The Czech Republic beat defending champion Switzerland on the first day of the group stage at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals on Tuesday. Linda Noskova defeated Celine Naef 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-4 in the first singles match, and Marie Bouzkova

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Nov 7, 2023, 09:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Iga Swiatek won the weather-delayed WTA Finals on Monday following a statement 6-1, 6-0 victory over Jessica Pegula in less than an hour. With the title — her first at the event — Swiatek reclaims the world No. 1 ranking from Aryna Sabalenka

Associated Press Nov 6, 2023, 06:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANCUN, Mexico — Iga Swiatek earned her first WTA Finals title and the year-end No. 1 ranking by overwhelming Jessica Pegula 6-1, 6-0 on Monday in the latest in a series of dominant performances. From 1-all at the outset, Swiatek seized complete control, collecting

Associated Press Nov 6, 2023, 11:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SEVILLE, Spain — The Billie Jean King Cup Finals will offer a record total of $9.6 million in prize money, including $2.4 million to the champions, the International Tennis Federation announced Monday. The ITF said this puts the women competing at the BJK Cup

Associated Press Nov 5, 2023, 08:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANCUN, Mexico — Iga Swiatek gave herself a shot at her first WTA Finals title and the year-end top ranking by eliminating No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 6-2 in a rain-suspended semifinal Sunday. The second-seeded Swiatek, a 22-year-old from Poland, will meet the fifth-seeded

Associated Press Nov 5, 2023, 11:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Novak Djokovic will head to the ATP Finals brimming with confidence. The top-ranked Serb will take on his rivals at the year-end event starting next weekend on an 18-match winning streak, fresh from a 40th Masters 1000 tournament win. Djokovic, who has

Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 10:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANCUN, Mexico — Jessica Pegula outplayed US Open winner Coco Gauff and beat her 6-2, 6-1 at the WTA Finals on Saturday in a matchup between American doubles partners on a rainy and windy evening to reach the title match at the season-ending championship

Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 04:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS – Top-ranked Novak Djokovic was made to fight for more than three hours by Andrey Rublev in their semifinal match on Saturday before earning the right to play for a record-extending seventh title at the Paris Masters. Djokovic overcame a slow start to

Associated Press Nov 3, 2023, 02:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Novak Djokovic took his revenge over defending champion Holger Rune to reach the semifinals of the Paris Masters on Friday after a nearly three-hour battle. The Dane beat Djokovic in last year’s final but could not prevail this time. Djokovic won the

Associated Press Nov 3, 2023, 06:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANCUN, Mexico — Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka reached the semifinals for the second consecutive year at the WTA Finals, holding on to defeat Elena Rybakina 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 on Friday in a round-robin match that was repeatedly interrupted by rain the night before until being

Associated Press Nov 2, 2023, 09:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANCUN, Mexico — Jessica Pegula finished round-robin singles play at the WTA Finals with a 3-0 record a year after going 0-3 at the season-ending championship, heading to the semifinals with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Maria Sakkari on Thursday night. The fifth-seeded Pegula