Tennis

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

Associated Press Nov 2, 2023, 01:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Stefanos Tsitsipas qualified for the ATP finals by beating Alexander Zverev 7-6 (2), 6-4 in the third round of the Paris Masters on Thursday. Jannik Sinner, meanwhile, pulled out of the tournament because of some questionable scheduling. The seventh-seeded Tsitsipas earned his

Nov 2, 2023, 12:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Paris Masters after his second-round match finished in the early hours of Thursday morning, with the fourth seed saying he had to make the right decision for health reasons as his next match loomed. Sinner’s clash with Mackenzie McDonald did

Associated Press Nov 1, 2023, 08:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANCUN, Mexico — US Open champion Coco Gauff double-faulted four times in a row while serving for the second set and wound up losing 6-0, 7-5 to three-time major title winner Iga Swiatek in round-robin action at the WTA Finals on a windy Wednesday

Associated Press Nov 2, 2023, 12:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CANCUN, Mexico — Iga Swiatek says she and other women’s tennis players are more united than in the past as they seek changes on the WTA Tour, including improvements to prioritize the athletes’ well-being. “We are not happy with some things,” Swiatek, a three-time

Associated Press Nov 1, 2023, 11:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Daniil Medvedev dropped out of contention for the year-end No. 1 ranking by losing to Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2) in the second round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday, and then was booed off the court after remonstrating with

Associated Press Nov 1, 2023, 06:41 AM ET BERLIN — A German court has issued a penalty order against Alexander Zverev over allegations he caused bodily harm to a woman. Zverev has disputed the allegations and is contesting the penalty order. The court in Berlin issued the order Oct. 2, including a requirement for Zverev

Associated Press Oct 31, 2023, 08:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANCUN, Mexico — Jessica Pegula converted her seventh match point to complete a 6-4, 6-3 victory over No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka at the WTA Finals on Tuesday to close in on a semifinal berth. Pegula won all four sets she has played so far

Associated Press Oct 31, 2023, 11:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Alexander Zverev and Hubert Hurkacz stayed in contention for the three remaining spots at the ATP Finals by advancing to the second round of the Paris Masters on Tuesday. The 10th-seeded Zverev rallied past qualifier Marton Fucsovics 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, while Hurkacz

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Oct 31, 2023, 09:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Just weeks after a shower door accident required her to get stitches in both hands, Beatriz Haddad Maia had the best week of her career in Zhuhai, China. The 27-year-old arrived at the WTA Elite Trophy tournament — the second-tier year-end event —