Tennis

Associated Press Aug 1, 2024, 11:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man to reach the singles semifinals at a Summer Games since Novak Djokovic in 2008 by getting past Tommy Paul of the U.S. 6-3, 7-6 (7) at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Alcaraz, 21, of Spain, is

Associated Press Aug 1, 2024, 08:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Iga Swiatek lost to Zheng Qinwen of China 6-2, 7-5 in the Paris Olympics semifinals Thursday, a surprising setback for the No. 1-ranked woman and champion at the French Open four of the past five years. The result was hard to predict

ESPN News Services Jul 31, 2024, 01:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Iga Swiatek dropped to her knees on the court and clutched at her midsection after getting hit by a ball during a point in the Paris Olympics singles quarterfinals Wednesday, but it was her opponent, Danielle Collins of the United States, who stopped

Associated Press Jul 31, 2024, 03:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rafael Nadal’s Paris Games — and, almost certainly, his Olympic career — ended Wednesday night when he and Carlos Alcaraz were eliminated in the men’s doubles quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-4 loss to the fourth-seeded American duo of Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram. The

ESPN News Services Jul 31, 2024, 08:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic needed a bit of time to assert himself Wednesday at the Paris Olympics before taking control with a five-game run for a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Dominik Koepfer of Germany, reaching the Summer Games singles quarterfinals for the fourth time. A

Connor O’Halloran Jul 30, 2024, 04:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Andy Murray continues to stave off his planned retirement from tennis as he and Team GB playing partner, Dan Evans, won their second-round match in the Paris Olympics men’s doubles tournament on Tuesday. It sees the British pair advance to the quarterfinals

Associated Press Jul 30, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — For almost five full games at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek‘s high-bouncing topspin shots were being sent back over the net by No. 52 Wang Xiyu of China with crushing baseline groundstrokes of her own. Wang even held

Associated Press Jul 30, 2024, 08:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Coco Gauff was left in tears after getting into an extended argument with the chair umpire over a ruling during the reigning US Open champion’s 7-6 (7), 6-2 loss to Donna Vekic of Croatia in a Paris Olympics third-round singles match Tuesday.

Associated Press Jul 29, 2024, 06:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from a US Open tuneup tournament in Montreal after his victory over Rafael Nadal at the Paris Olympics. Djokovic, 37, beat Nadal in straight sets on Monday at Roland Garros to reach the third round at the Summer

Jul 29, 2024, 03:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz defeated Netherlands’ Tallon Griekspoor 6-1 7-6(3) on Monday to reach the third round of the Paris Games tennis tournament as he strives for Olympic gold. The world number three, who won this year’s French Open and Wimbledon titles was back on

Associated Press Jul 28, 2024, 05:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Coco Gauff is 2-0 so far at the Paris Olympics after adding a 6-3, 6-0 singles victory over Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic on Sunday to a win a day earlier in doubles alongside Jessica Pegula. Gauff also is entered in mixed doubles with

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 28, 2024, 09:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LESS THAN TWO hours after his devastating loss in the Wimbledon final, Novak Djokovic was already laser-focused on the rest of the season. Djokovic, 37, had just been defeated by Carlos Alcaraz 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (4), his dreams for a record-breaking 25th major

Associated Press Jul 28, 2024, 07:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Rafael Nadal decided to play singles at the Paris Olympics, starting by facing Marton Fucsovics of Hungary in the first round on Sunday, Nadal’s manager, Benito Perez-Barbadillo, told The Associated Press. The 38-year-old Nadal has dealt with a series of injuries the

Jul 28, 2024, 03:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Alex de Minaur has withdrawn from his Olympic singles first round clash with German Jan-Lennard Struff, opting to focus on doubles as he manages his hip injury. The Australian No.1 suffered the injury at Wimbledon, tearing his hip cartilage in the dying moments of his round-of-16

Connor O’Halloran Jul 27, 2024, 02:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — The final days of Andy Murray‘s tennis career won’t play out like most of the others that came before. It won’t involve a singles match, nor is it likely that he will make a stirring run to a final or a classic

ESPN News Services Jul 27, 2024, 11:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic opened his bid for a first Olympic gold medal with a 6-0, 6-1 victory at Roland Garros that could set up a second-round matchup with longtime rival Rafael Nadal. No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, the reigning French Open and

Associated Press Jul 25, 2024, 06:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Top-seeded Novak Djokovic could meet longtime rival Rafael Nadal in the second round of the Paris Olympic tennis tournament. Djokovic was drawn Thursday against Australian Matthew Ebden, and Nadal faces Hungarian Marton Fucsovics, with the winners of those matches meeting in Round

Coley Harvey, ESPN Staff WriterJul 25, 2024, 12:39 PM ET Close Previously covered Florida State for Orlando Sentinel and Georgia Tech for Macon Telegraph Northwestern University graduate Open Extended Reactions PARIS — As the reigning U.S. Open champion and the current No. 2 women’s tennis player globally, Coco Gauff was already going to be fairly