Tennis

Associated Press May 28, 2023, 07:18 AM ET PARIS — At first, Aryna Sabalenka thought the boos and derisive whistles coming from the French Open crowd were directed at her after a first-round victory Sunday. Instead, the negative reaction was aimed at her opponent, Marta Kostyuk, for not participating in the usual post-match handshake up

Associated Press May 27, 2023, 04:45 PM ET Freshmen Ethan Quinn of Georgia and Fangran Tian of UCLA won singles titles in the NCAA tennis tournament on Saturday. Quinn, a redshirt, rallied to defeat Michigan’s Ondrej Styler 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 6-2 to become the third Bulldog and fourth-ever freshman to win the men’s singles

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 27, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Watching Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros is a bucket list experience. The fans in the stands of Court

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterMay 27, 2023, 09:05 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Clay courts can be unpredictable. From 1995 to 2004, before Rafael Nadal claimed Roland Garros as his own personal domain, the French Open gave five men — Thomas Muster, Carlos Moya, Albert Costa, Juan Carlos Ferrero

Associated Press May 26, 2023, 12:07 PM ET GENEVA — Grigor Dimitrov advanced to his first final on the ATP Tour in more than five years on Friday after beating Taylor Fritz 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (2) at the Geneva Open. Dimitrov trailed by a set and 4-2 before rallying to win a semifinal for the

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com May 26, 2023, 09:27 AM ET The 2023 French Open is upon us and — spoiler alert — the event is going to have a markedly different vibe this year. Some familiar faces will be missing with the gigantic absence of Rafael Nadal for the first time since 2004, as well as

May 26, 2023, 09:02 AM ET Stefanos Tsitsipas on Friday said his split with coach Mark Philippoussis ahead of the French Open was motivated by a desire to simplify the feedback he was receiving from his box. Former Australian tennis player Philippoussis, who joined Tsitsipas’s coaching team last season and helped guide the world number

Associated Press May 25, 2023, 05:00 PM ET GENEVA — Casper Ruud‘s run at a third straight Geneva Open title ended in a 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5 loss to Nicolas Jarry in the quarterfinals on Thursday. The top-seeded Ruud had his serve broken at 5-5 in the third set after the 54th-ranked Chilean fired two

Associated Press May 25, 2023, 10:10 AM ET PARIS — Carlos Alcaraz and the man he just replaced atop the rankings, 22-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, were placed in the same half of the French Open field in Thursday’s draw and could face each other in the semifinals. Alcaraz is seeded No. 1 at

Associated Press May 25, 2023, 06:08 AM ET A Russian tennis player arrested on suspicion of match-fixing during the 2021 French Open has been cleared of charges by the Paris prosecutor’s office, her lawyer said Thursday, adding that she would compete at this year’s clay-court Grand Slam. Frédéric Bélot said in a message to The

May 25, 2023, 06:16 AM ET Paula Badosa will miss the French Open after suffering a stress fracture in her spine at the Italian Open last week, the former world number two said on Thursday. The 25-year-old Badosa, who was ranked second a year ago, has dropped to 29th amid an injury-ridden season. The Spaniard

Associated Press May 24, 2023, 03:30 PM ET LYON, France — Swedish tennis player Mikael Ymer was disqualified after slamming his racket into the umpire’s chair during a match at the Lyon Open on Wednesday. The 24-year-old was upset that the umpire refused to check a line call in the 11th game of the first

May 24, 2023, 10:30 AM ET Defending champions Switzerland have been drawn alongside former winners Czech Republic and the United States for the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Finals, organisers announced on Wednesday. The United States and the Czech Republic are the two most successful nations in the tournament’s history, having won it a combined

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com May 23, 2023, 09:52 AM ET Daniil Medvedev has an enviable list of achievements during his career — a major title (in the Big Three era, no less), three other Grand Slam final appearances and 16 weeks last year ranked No. 1 in the world. But most of his success has been

Associated Press May 22, 2023, 01:44 PM ET Carlos Alcaraz replaced Novak Djokovic at No. 1 in the ATP rankings Monday, earning the top seeding at the French Open, and Daniil Medvedev‘s Italian Open title moved him up to No. 2 ahead of the year’s second Grand Slam tournament. Djokovic’s loss in the fourth round

Associated Press May 22, 2023, 12:47 PM ET LONDON — French tennis player Hugo Gaston was fined 144,000 euros (about $155,000) by the ATP Tour — more than he’s collected in prize money so far in 2023 — for pulling a ball out of his pocket and throwing it on the court during a point

Associated Press May 22, 2023, 06:30 AM ET PARIS — French Open organizers are giving all players access to an online tool meant to protect them from cyberbullying and harassment on social media. The French tennis federation said Monday the technology developed by a French company will be made available to all players taking part

Associated Press May 21, 2023, 01:46 PM ET ROME — Daniil Medvedev hadn’t won a single match in his three previous appearances at the Italian Open. Now he has won the tournament. The Russian beat rising 20-year-old Danish player Holger Rune 7-5, 7-5 Sunday for the first clay-court trophy of a career that includes the