Tennis

ESPN News Services Aug 15, 2023, 12:59 AM ET Andy Murray pulled out of the Cincinnati Open late on Monday with an abdominal strain. The 36-year-old continues to recover from the injury as he prepares to compete in the U.S. Open that begins later this month in New York. Cincinnati is among some of the

Associated Press Aug 14, 2023, 04:11 PM ET MADRID — The budding rivalry between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic is set to be renewed in the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals next month. Alcaraz and Djokovic were included in the teams announced Monday by Spain and Serbia, respectively, for the competition that will

ESPN News Services Aug 14, 2023, 02:48 AM ET Elena Rybakina said she felt “destroyed” by the National Bank Open schedule and took aim at the WTA’s “weak” leadership after her quarterfinal match ended at 3 a.m. Saturday and her semifinal was postponed to Sunday because of rain. Rybakina, the No. 3 seed for the

Associated Press Aug 13, 2023, 10:20 PM ET MASON, Ohio — Ben Shelton beat Wimbledon quarterfinalist Christopher Eubanks 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday in the first round of the Western & Southern Open, with the tournament’s future in Cincinnati in doubt. Also in the first round, Adrian Mannarino eliminated fellow Frenchman Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-3,

ESPN News Services Aug 13, 2023, 06:56 PM ET MONTREAL — Jessica Pegula routed Liudmila Samsonova 6-1, 6-0 on Sunday to win the National Bank Open for her third career WTA Tour victory. Pegula, the 29-year-old American seeded fourth, topped Samsonova after the 15th-seeded Russian beat third-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 1-6, 6-1, 6-2 earlier

Associated Press Aug 12, 2023, 10:24 PM ET TORONTO — Alex de Minaur of Australia beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain 6-1, 6-3 on Saturday in the National Bank Open semifinals. “I just told myself that no matter what, I was going to compete every point,” de Minaur said. “Stay positive and not get frustrated

Aug 12, 2023, 04:16 PM ET Jessica Pegula beat world No. 1 Iga Swiatek 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-4 on Saturday to reach the Canadian Open final in Montreal. Pegula, who is ranked third, will face either Elena Rybakina or Liudmila Samsonova in Sunday’s title match. Pegula, making her third straight Canadian Open semifinal appearance, broke

Associated Press Aug 11, 2023, 10:11 PM ET TORONTO — American Tommy Paul ended top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz‘s winning streak at 14 matches, beating the 20-year-old Spanish star 6-3 4-6 6-3 on Friday night to reach the National Bank Open semifinals. Alcaraz had the shot of the match with a between-the-leg winner in the second set,

Associated Press Aug 11, 2023, 07:33 PM ET MONTREAL — Jessica Pegula beat doubles partner Coco Gauff 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 in an all-American match Friday to advance to the National Bank Open semifinals for the third straight year. Tied 5-5 in the third set, the sixth-seeded Gauff double-faulted for a ninth time while defending a

Associated Press Aug 10, 2023, 09:59 PM ET MONTREAL — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek of Poland beat 14th-seeded Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 on Thursday night in the National Bank Open in a match interrupted by rain for more than six hours. Coming off her fourth victory of the year last week

Associated Press Aug 10, 2023, 10:23 PM ET TORONTO — Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz of Spain rallied to beat 15th-seeded Hubert Hurkacz of Poland 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3) on Thursday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open. Preparing for his U.S. Open title defense, the 20-year-old Wimbledon champion ran his match

Associated Press Aug 10, 2023, 03:49 PM ET Nick Kyrgios pulled out of the US Open on Thursday, meaning he will have missed all four Grand Slam tournaments the year after reaching his first major final. Kyrgios has played in just one official singles match all season — a loss in Stuttgart, Germany, in June.

Associated Press Aug 9, 2023, 07:09 PM ET MONTREAL — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek overcame a first-set scare to beat Karolina Pliskova 7-6 (6), 6-2 on Wednesday in the second round of the National Bank Open. “Well, for sure it’s nice to have some challenges and overcome them,” said Swiatek, coming off a victory last week

Associated Press Aug 9, 2023, 07:11 PM ET TORONTO — Second-seeded Daniil Medvedev returned to competition Wednesday in the National Bank Open, beating Matteo Arnaldi 6-2, 7-5. The 2021 winner in Toronto, Medvedev played his first match since losing in the Wimbledon semifinals. Editor’s Picks “I felt great,” Medvedev said. “I could have done a

Associated Press Aug 9, 2023, 09:21 AM ET New US Open tournament referee Jake Garner recalls being a chair umpire and having a tough time figuring out in the moment whether a ball had bounced twice before a player got it back over the net. If that happens at Flushing Meadows this year, though, an

Associated Press Aug 8, 2023, 06:52 PM ET TORONTO — Britain’s Andy Murray started his journey for a fourth National Bank Open title by defeating Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego in two sets, winning 7-6 (3), 6-0 on Tuesday. Murray, who secured titles in 2009, 2010 and 2015, saved two set points and clinched the first set

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Aug 8, 2023, 03:00 PM ET Playing in her first match since 2020, Caroline Wozniacki began her tennis comeback with a victory over Kimberly Birrell 6-2, 6-2, in the first round of the Canadian Open in Montreal on Tuesday. “It feels great,” Wozniacki said on court after win. “It’s my first match

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Aug 8, 2023, 10:45 AM ET Entering last week’s Citi Open in Washington D.C., Coco Gauff had never won a title on American soil. Nor, for that matter, had she won a title at anything other than a 250-level event. And as her last match had been a devastating first-round defeat at