Tennis

ESPN News Services Sep 30, 2024, 07:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the China Open semifinals for the second straight year after an impressive 7-5, 6-2 victory against Karen Khachanov on Monday. The 21-year-old Spaniard was characteristically relentless from the baseline and ground down the No. 27-ranked Khachanov’s service games

Associated Press Sep 30, 2024, 05:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BEIJING — Aryna Sabalenka‘s dominant hard-court season showed no signs of slowing down as she cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win over Ashlyn Krueger at the China Open on Monday for her 14th consecutive victory. The three-time Grand Slam winner started her streak with

Associated Press Sep 29, 2024, 03:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BEIJING — Carlos Alcaraz cruised past Tallon Griekspoor 6-1, 6-2 at the China Open for his 200th tour-level victory on Sunday. The victory sent Alcaraz to the quarterfinals, and made him the third player born in this century to achieve the 200-win feat along

Sep 29, 2024, 04:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jack Draper was forced off through injury in the quarterfinal in Tokyo on Sunday. Photo by YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images British No.1 Jack Draper retired due to injury in his Japan Open quarterfinal against France’s Ugo Humbert on Sunday. The 22-year-old, who made a dream run

Associated Press Sep 28, 2024, 08:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BEIJING — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner rallied to beat Roman Safiullin 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the second round of the China Open on Saturday and learned afterward that his steroid case is far from over. While Sinner was on court in Beijing, the World Anti-Doping

ESPN News Services Sep 28, 2024, 04:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jannik Sinner defeated Jack Draper in the U.S Open final earlier this month. Julia Nikhinson/AP The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against an independent tribunal’s decision in August to clear world No.1 Jannik Sinner of

Sep 27, 2024, 01:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Billie Jean King has been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the United States Tennis Association said on Friday, becoming the first individual woman athlete to receive the honor. President Joe Biden signed the legislation into law on Thursday, recognizing King’s groundbreaking contributions both on and off

Sep 27, 2024, 12:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Britain’s All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) was granted planning permission on Friday by the Greater London Authority for a huge expansion project for the Wimbledon Championships. Plans to transform the adjacent golf course and park with 38 new courts had proved controversial but the AELTC

Associated Press Sep 27, 2024, 07:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BEIJING — No. 3-ranked Carlos Alcaraz withstood a heavy barrage from big-serving Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard to win 6-4, 6-4 in the China Open first round on Friday. Second-seeded Alcaraz took both of his break point opportunities, despite the No. 51-ranked Frenchman regularly sending down

Sep 27, 2024, 07:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Former world No. 4 Caroline Garcia said she has been suffering with anxiety and panic attacks and will not play again this season as she looks to mentally and physically reset ahead of 2025. The 30-year-old Frenchwoman, who won the WTA Finals in 2022

Associated Press Sep 26, 2024, 07:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BEIJING — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner overcame a scare from Nicolas Jarry to begin his defense of the China Open title with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 first-round victory on Thursday. The Italian extended his winning streak to 12 after titles at Cincinnati and the US

Associated Press Sep 25, 2024, 06:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BEIJING — Former top-ranked Naomi Osaka started the China Open with a routine 6-3, 6-2 victory over Lucia Bronzetti on Wednesday. The four-time Grand Slam champion was the headline act on the opening day and showed her class in closing out the first-round match

Sep 25, 2024, 02:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlos Alcaraz welcomed the addition of Rafael Nadal to Spain’s team for the quarterfinal round of the Davis Cup finals in November, and hopes the event in Malaga will not mark the end of the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s career. Nadal was a surprise choice for

Sep 24, 2024, 09:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Teenager Shang Juncheng beat Italy’s Olympic bronze medallist Lorenzo Musetti 7-6(4) 6-1 in the Chengdu Open final on Tuesday to become the second ever Chinese player to win an ATP title. It is the first ATP Tour title for Shang, who is currently China’s number two

Sep 24, 2024, 02:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu became the latest high-profile player to withdraw from the China Open after the Briton said she was skipping the WTA 1000 tournament due to a foot injury. Raducanu has struggled with injuries since capturing the New York title in 2021

Associated Press Sep 23, 2024, 01:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz were named to Spain’s roster for the Davis Cup finals Monday, raising the possibility of a renewal of their “Nadalcaraz” doubles partnership from the Paris Olympics. Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam champion who is 38, hasn’t competed anywhere since

Sep 23, 2024, 12:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina said she has pulled out of tournaments in Beijing and Wuhan due to a back issue but is aiming to return to action before the WTA Tour’s season finale in Riyadh in November. The world number four enjoyed plenty of success

Associated Press Sep 22, 2024, 05:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BERLIN — Four-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz overcame Taylor Fritz 6-2, 7-5 as Team Europe rallied to beat Team World 13-11 and win the Laver Cup on Sunday. Alcaraz broke the US Open runner-up Fritz in the 11th game and then closed out