Tennis

Associated Press Sep 20, 2023, 06:46 AM ET NEW YORK — Billie Jean King’s victory in the “Battle of the Sexes” was a milestone moment as women pushed for equality on the playing field and beyond. On the 50th anniversary of that match against Bobby Riggs — still the most-watched in tennis history — King

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Sep 20, 2023, 09:42 AM ET NEW YORK — As Coco Gauff received her $3 million check after winning the US Open title earlier this month, she glanced to the far side of the stage and couldn’t hide her gratitude. “Thank you Billie, for fighting for this,” she said as she looked

ESPN News Services Sep 20, 2023, 07:04 AM ET Rafael Nadal‘s most recent Grand Slam win came at the French Open in 2022, and with Novak Djokovic having overtaken his mark for most major titles in men’s tennis, the Spanish player conceded that his rival is the best player in history. Djokovic’s recent win at

Associated Press Sep 19, 2023, 11:21 AM ET LONDON — Finland’s reward for beating the United States and Croatia to reach the knockout stage of the Davis Cup is a quarterfinal match against defending champion Canada. Finland has never reached this stage before in the top team event in men’s tennis. The draw for the

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sep 19, 2023, 05:24 AM ET Tennis legend Rafa Nadal has said he would like to succeed Florentino Pérez as Real Madrid president one day but admitted he might not meet the criteria for the job. The 22-time Grand Slam winner — a Madrid fan and honorary club member — played

Sep 18, 2023, 03:02 PM ET Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia has withdrawn from this week’s Guadalajara Open after injuring her hands when the shower door at her hotel shattered Sunday Haddad Maia, 27, said she needed stitches on both hands. “Other than that, apart from the scare, I’m fine,” she said in a translated Instagram

Associated Press Sep 18, 2023, 10:31 AM ET GUANGZHOU, China — British qualifier Harriet Dart beat Jule Niemeier of Germany 6-3, 6-2 in the first round of the Guangzhou Open as elite women’s tennis returned to China on Monday four years after the event was last held. Tournaments were canceled in China due to COVID-19

Associated Press Sep 17, 2023, 06:28 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — Britain secured its place in the Final 8 of the Davis Cup with a tense 2-1 win over France on Sunday, when Italy also advanced to the quarterfinals. Dan Evans got Britain off to a winning start by rallying to beat Arthur Fils 3-6,

Associated Press Sep 17, 2023, 08:27 AM ET OSAKA, Japan — American Ashlyn Krueger capped a perfect week to win her first tour title by stunning top-seeded Zhu Lin of China 6-3, 7-6 (6) in the final of the Japan Open. Krueger hadn’t dropped a set at the tournament leading into Sunday’s final, and the

Associated Press Sep 16, 2023, 11:51 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Barbora Krejcikova of Czechia (widely known in English as the Czech Republic) beat Sofia Kenin of the United States 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 on Saturday in the San Diego Open for her second victory of the year and seventh on the WTA Tour. Played in

Associated Press Sep 16, 2023, 07:20 PM ET SPLIT, Croatia — Defending champion Canada advanced to the Final 8 of the Davis Cup on Saturday but the United States was eliminated by Finland, which reached the quarterfinals for the first time with a 3-0 win. Otto Virtanen saved two match points in the decisive tiebreaker

Associated Press Sep 15, 2023, 11:44 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Fourth-seeded Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic beat unseeded American Danielle Collins 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 Friday to reach the finals of the WTA Cymbiotika San Diego Open. Krejcikova will face wild-card entrant Sofia Kenin, who beat qualifier Emma Navarro, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 in the

Associated Press Sep 15, 2023, 05:40 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — Three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray wept Friday after revealing he missed his grandmother’s funeral to play in the Davis Cup Finals. Murray came from behind to beat Leandro Riedi 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-4 and give Britain a winning start in its 2-1 victory

Associated Press Sep 15, 2023, 02:07 AM ET SAN DIEGO — Qualifier Emma Navarro of the United States upset third-seeded Maria Sakkari of Greece 6-4, 0-6, 7-6 (4) on Thursday night to advance to the semifinals of the Cymbiotika San Diego Open. Navarro scored her first win over a top-10 opponent, as both players were

Associated Press Sep 14, 2023, 03:03 PM ET SPLIT, Croatia — Frances Tiafoe was beaten for the second straight time and the United States lost to the Netherlands in the group stage of the Davis Cup finals Thursday. Tallon Griekspoor defeated Tiafoe 6-3, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3) to secure the Netherlands the victory in Group

Associated Press Sep 14, 2023, 03:17 AM ET SAN DIEGO — Anastasia Potapova stunned seventh-ranked Ons Jabeur 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Cymbiotika San Diego Open. It was the fourth time this year the 27th-ranked Potapova beat a player ranked in the top 10. “I think it was

Associated Press Sep 13, 2023, 06:04 PM ET BOLOGNA, Italy — Canada started the defense of its Davis Cup title by beating Italy 3-0 in the group stage of the finals, with the United States, Britain and the Czech Republic also winning on Wednesday. Alexis Galarneau beat Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 (8), 6-4 before Gabriel Diallo

Sep 13, 2023, 10:43 AM ET Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from the penultimate WTA 1000 event of the season in Guadalajara next week to stay fit for the rest of an “intense” season, the world’s No. 2 player said Wednesday. The 22-year-old Polish player was beaten by Jelena Ostapenko in the US Open fourth round