Associated Press Jun 15, 2023, 02:47 PM ET NOTTINGHAM, England — The three remaining seeded players at the grass-court Nottingham Open all lost Thursday to leave a quarterfinal lineup with a very British flavor at the Wimbledon warmup tournament. The biggest shock saw third-seeded Magda Linette from Poland lose 7-5, 6-3 to Jodie Burrage of
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Associated Press Jun 15, 2023, 06:07 AM ET LONDON — Feliciano Lopez has been appointed tournament director for the Davis Cup Finals, the International Tennis Federation said Thursday. The 41-year-old Lopez, who won the competition with Spain four times, plans to end his playing career after this year. The group stage will take place from
Associated Press Jun 14, 2023, 02:56 PM ET STUTTGART, Germany — Third-seeded Frances Tiafoe overcame stubborn resistance from Jiri Lehecka to beat the Czech player 7-6 (2), 6-4 in his first appearance at the Stuttgart Open on Wednesday. The American player saved a break point at 4-4 in the first set, won the tiebreaker, and
ESPN News Services Jun 14, 2023, 06:49 AM ET The total prize money at Wimbledon this year will rise by 11.2%, with the winners of the singles each getting 2.35 million pounds ($3 million). The total prize fund at the championships will be 44.7 million pounds ($56.5 million), the All England Club said Wednesday. That
Associated Press Jun 13, 2023, 02:29 PM ET STUTTGART, Germany — Nick Kyrgios lost on his comeback from knee surgery 7-5, 6-3 to Chinese player Wu Yibing in the first round of the Stuttgart Open on Tuesday. The 2022 Wimbledon finalist looked far from his best in his first match of the year. Kyrgios, a
Associated Press Jun 13, 2023, 02:48 PM ET NOTTINGHAM, England — Beatriz Haddad Maia‘s defense of her grass-court Nottingham Open title is over already. Coming off reaching the semifinals at the French Open last week, the Brazilian player was defeated by lucky loser Daria Snigur 6-4, 6-3 in the first round on Tuesday. Snigur was
Associated Press Jun 13, 2023, 01:31 PM ET DEN BOSCH, Netherlands — Seven-time major champion Venus Williams lost her first competitive singles match since injuring her hamstring in January, succumbing to 17-year-old Celine Naef 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 at the Libema Open grass-court tournament on Tuesday. With family members including her sister, Serena, in the
Associated Press Jun 12, 2023, 03:48 PM ET NOTTINGHAM, England — Top-seeded Maria Sakkari won her opening match at the Nottingham Open on Monday, while former champion Donna Vekic also advanced to the last 16 at the grass-court tournament. Sakkari, the No. 8-ranked Greek, beat Xiyu Wang of China 6-2, 7-6 (6) after Vekic of
Associated Press Jun 12, 2023, 11:06 AM ET STUTTGART, Germany — Lorenzo Sonego eliminated defending champion Matteo Berrettini from the Stuttgart Open on Monday, beating the Italian 6-1, 6-2. Berrettini had been going for his third win in three appearances at the grass-court tournament. But he struggled from the start against the 41st-ranked Sonego, who
ESPN News Services Jun 12, 2023, 07:34 AM ET Beatriz Haddad Maia became the first Brazilian woman to reach the top 10 of the WTA rankings Monday after her dream run to the French Open semifinals. Haddad Maia, 27, beat Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in the quarterfinals in Paris to become the first Brazilian woman in
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jun 12, 2023, 07:20 AM ET The clay season officially came to an end over the weekend, with Iga Swiatek and Novak Djokovic walking away with the top prizes and the No. 1 rankings at the French Open. Editor’s Picks 1 Related It was a historical fortnight for both players. With her
ESPN News Services Jun 11, 2023, 04:07 PM ET LONDON — Andy Murray hailed his “perfect start to the grass season” as the three-time Grand Slam champion stepped up preparations for Wimbledon in style. Murray, 36, became the oldest grass-court champion at an ATP Challenger Tour event, beating Austrian Jurij Rodionov 6-3, 6-2 Sunday in
Simon Cambers Jun 11, 2023, 12:52 PM ET History was made at Roland Garros on Sunday as Novak Djokovic won a record 23rd Grand Slam title, the most of any man who has ever played the sport. Djokovic, 36, began nervously, trailing 3-0 and 4-2 in the first set, with the weight of the occasion
ESPN News Services Jun 11, 2023, 12:32 PM ET PARIS — Novak Djokovic made clear for years that this was his goal. What drove him. What inspired him. The biggest titles from his sport’s biggest stages were Djokovic’s main aim and now he finally stands alone — ahead of Rafael Nadal, ahead of Roger Federer,
Associated Press Jun 10, 2023, 03:36 PM ET PARIS — A year after squandering three match points in the final, fourth-seeded Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Austin Krajicek of the United States won the men’s doubles title at the French Open on Saturday by beating unseeded Belgians Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen 6-4, 6-1. Unlike
Simon Cambers Jun 10, 2023, 01:01 PM ET Iga Swiatek became the 2023 French Open champion as expected on Saturday, but she really had to work for it. The world No. 1 led by a set and 3-0 before Karolina Muchova stormed back and led 2-0 in the deciding set. But Swiatek showed her resolve,
Simon Cambers Jun 10, 2023, 08:55 AM ET History will be on the line for Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros on Sunday as he tries to win a men’s record 23rd Grand Slam title. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The 36-year-old takes on Norwegian Casper Ruud, who is through to the French Open final for the
ESPN News Services Jun 9, 2023, 12:46 PM ET PARIS — It was Carlos Alcaraz who had youth on his side, but it was Novak Djokovic who used every bit of his superior experience and fitness to beat his cramping 20-year-old opponent Friday and reach the final of the French Open, where he will play
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