Tennis

Aug 14, 2024, 03:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former champions Naomi Osaka, Bianca Andreescu and Stan Wawrinka have received singles main draw wild cards into the US Open, the United States Tennis Association said Wednesday. Japan’s Osaka, who counts the 2018 and 2020 US Opens among her four Grand Slam titles, returned to competition

ESPN News Services Aug 14, 2024, 02:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Naomi Osaka said Tuesday she still does not feel like herself on the court eight months into her comeback season following a maternity break, with the four-time Grand Slam champion puzzled at her lack of power and accuracy. The 26-year-old Japanese player was

Associated Press Aug 14, 2024, 12:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MASON, Ohio — Donna Vekic was defeated in her first match since winning the silver medal in the Olympics, falling to Ashlyn Krueger 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-2 on Tuesday at the Cincinnati Open. Krueger played her win into the field through the qualifying rounds,

Associated Press Aug 13, 2024, 06:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Matthew Forbes won the USTA 18-under singles boys national title to earn a spot in the US Open later this month. If Forbes enrolls as planned for his freshman season this year at Michigan State, he can’t cash in on the

Associated Press Aug 12, 2024, 10:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Alexei Popyrin of Australia, who turned pro in 2017, defeated fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia 6-2, 6-4 on Monday night to win the National Bank Open men’s singles title. Editor’s Picks The match took 90 minutes. Popyrin, who lost in the men’s

Associated Press Aug 12, 2024, 09:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Jessica Pegula, the No. 3 seed and the sixth-ranked WTA Tour player, defended her National Bank Open women’s singles title by defeating Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in Monday’s all-American final. Pegula, from nearby Buffalo, New York, won last year’s National Bank

Associated Press Aug 12, 2024, 08:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — Nuno Borges and Magdalena Frech, the top men’s and women’s seeds in the Cincinnati Open, advanced with wins in the qualifying round Monday. Borges, from Portugal, beat Aleksandar Vukic of Australia 7-6 (4), 6-1, and Frech, from Poland, beat 14th-seeded Jéssica Bouzas

Associated Press Aug 11, 2024, 08:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev beat Matteo Arnaldi 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday in the National Bank Open semifinals after waiting out a rain delay early in the second set. Rublev has victories this year in Madrid and Hong Kong. The 26-year-old Russian beat top-seeded

Associated Press Aug 11, 2024, 05:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Amanda Anisimova beat eighth-seeded Emma Navarro 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 on Sunday in an all-American semifinal in the windy National Bank Open. Third-seeded defending champion Jessica Pegula, also of the United States, faced No. 14 Diana Shnaider of Russia in the second semifinal

Associated Press Aug 10, 2024, 05:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Top-seeded defending champion Jannik Sinner advanced to the National Bank Open quarterfinals Saturday, beating Alejandro Tabilo of Chile 6-4, 6-3 in the rain-delayed tournament. The Italian star was set to face fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia on Saturday night. Rain washed out

Associated Press Aug 10, 2024, 07:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Amanda Anisimova upset second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the National Bank Open semifinals, her first victory over a top-10 player in nearly two years. One of five U.S. quarterfinalists, the 22-year-old Anisimova took a mental-health break from tennis

Associated Press Aug 9, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Top-seeded Coco Gauff tumbled out of the National Bank Open on Friday, falling 6-4, 6-1 to 14th-seeded Diana Shnaider in windy conditions at Sobeys Stadium. Preparing for her U.S. Open title defense, Gauff was broken trailing 5-4 in the first set. The

Associated Press Aug 9, 2024, 06:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Rain washed out all play Friday in the National Bank Open as remnants of tropical storm Debby rolled through. Thirteen matches were postponed, including three second-round singles matches that were delayed Thursday night. The ATP Tour event is set to run through

Associated Press Aug 8, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Top-seeded Coco Gauff cruised past Yafan Wang 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday in the second round of the National Bank Open. Preparing for her U.S. Open title defense, Gauff played her first hard-court match since the Miami Open in April. “It’s not easy

Associated Press Aug 8, 2024, 07:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner opened his National Bank Open title defense with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Borna Coric on Thursday in the second round of the National Bank Open. Sinner missed the Olympics because of tonsillitis after a quarterfinal loss to Daniil

Associated Press Aug 8, 2024, 04:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Cincinnati Open on Thursday, less than a week after the 37-year-old from Serbia collected his first Olympic gold medal. The Cincinnati event announced his withdrawal. Djokovic won last year’s title there; this year’s tournament starts next

Associated Press Aug 7, 2024, 07:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Olympic doubles bronze medalists Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul won their opening singles matches Wednesday in the National Bank Open. The ninth-seeded Fritz beat Mariano Navone of Argentina 6-4, 6-1 and the 10th-seeded Paul topped Luciano Darderi of Italy 6-4, 7-6 (2).

Associated Press Aug 7, 2024, 08:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Naomi Osaka of Japan beat another top player in her return from maternity leave, routing ninth-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday in the National Bank Open. Osaka, a former No. 1 player, beat a top-20 player for the fifth