Tennis

Associated Press Oct 30, 2023, 01:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Americans Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe both lost in the first round of the Paris Masters on Monday. The 14th-seeded Tiafoe fell 6-3, 6-4 to Alexander Bublik while Shelton, the No. 15 seed, was undone 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-3 by Alejandro Davidovich

Associated Press Oct 29, 2023, 09:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANCUN, Mexico — Jessica Pegula improved to 48-0 in 2023 after winning the first set, grabbing 10 of the last 12 games to beat Elena Rybakina 7-5, 6-2 in the opening match of round-robin singles competition at the WTA Finals on a windy Sunday

Associated Press Oct 29, 2023, 08:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ZHUHAI, China — Beatriz Haddad Maia has claimed her third career tour title by defeating seventh-seeded Zheng Qinwen 7-6 (11), 7-6 (4) to win the WTA Elite Trophy on Sunday. The eighth-seeded Brazilian needed 2 hours and 51 minutes to edge past Zheng in

Associated Press Oct 28, 2023, 09:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ZHUHAI, China — China’s top player Zheng Qinwen prevailed against compatriot Zhu Lin 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 on Saturday to become just the second Chinese player to make the final of the WTA Elite Trophy. The 18th-ranked Zheng needed 3 hours, 19 minutes to see

Associated Press Oct 27, 2023, 11:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — The All England Club’s plan to build an 8,000-seat stadium and 38 other courts at Wimbledon that would allow the Grand Slam to hold its qualifying tournament on site has won approval from a local planning council. The expansion would take

Associated Press Oct 26, 2023, 08:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ZHUHAI, China — Daria Kasatkina highlighted the social media abuse she has received after becoming the first player to reach the semifinals of WTA Elite Trophy on Thursday. The sixth-seeded Kasatkina beat 11th-seeded Magda Linette 6-3, 6-4. She then posted on X to say

Associated Press Oct 25, 2023, 08:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ZHUHAI, China — Second-seeded Madison Keys has been eliminated from the WTA Elite Trophy after losing her second round-robin match, a 6-3, 7-6 (3) defeat to Caroline Garcia on Wednesday. After being upset in her opening match against eighth-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia on Tuesday,

Associated Press Oct 24, 2023, 06:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions American tennis player Jenson Brooksby was given an 18-month suspension Tuesday after an independent tribunal determined he missed three drug tests within the span of a year. The International Tennis Integrity Agency said Brooksby accepted that his “whereabouts failures” for two of the missed

Associated Press Oct 24, 2023, 12:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn the four-year ban she received for doping violations. The court said Tuesday it has registered Halep’s appeal of the International Tennis Integrity Agency’s decision in

ESPN News Services Oct 24, 2023, 11:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 8 Karolina Muchova has withdrawn from the WTA Finals in Cancun, Mexico, due to a right wrist injury and will be replaced by first alternate Maria Sakkari of Greece, tour officials said on Tuesday. Muchova, of Czechia, was the eighth player

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Oct 24, 2023, 09:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s hard to fully capture Ben Shelton‘s incredible, meteoric year in words. Playing in his first full season on the ATP Tour, the 21-year-old former NCAA champion opened 2023 by reaching the quarterfinals at the Australian Open during his first trip outside of

Associated Press Oct 24, 2023, 08:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ZHUHAI, China — Top-seeded Barbora Krejcikova beat Magda Linette 6-2, 6-4 on Tuesday in her opening round-robin match at the WTA Elite Trophy, the first postseason event on the women’s tour. The 10th-ranked Krejcikova, who has won two titles this season at Dubai and

Associated Press Oct 22, 2023, 11:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PERTH, Australia — Jessica Pegula and Taylor Fritz will start the U.S. team’s United Cup defense in late December at Perth, where Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek were drawn Monday to play in the group stage of the mixed team tournament. The 18 teams

Associated Press Oct 22, 2023, 12:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions STOCKHOLM — Gael Monfils won his 12th ATP Tour title — and his first in almost two years — by beating qualifier Pavel Kotov in three sets in the Nordic Open final in Stockholm on Sunday. Monfils rallied to triumph 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3

Associated Press Oct 22, 2023, 12:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANTWERP, Belgium — Third-seeded Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan won his third career title by beating French teenager Arthur Fils 6-4, 6-4 in the European Open final on Sunday. Bublik saved all three break points he faced and hit 28 winners to 18 for Fils.

ESPN News Services Oct 22, 2023, 09:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Katerina Siniakova saved three match points to set up a stunning comeback to beat fellow Czech Marie Bouzkova 1-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) and win the Jiangxi Open in China on Sunday. After losing the first set and then falling a break down

Associated Press Oct 22, 2023, 07:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TOKYO — Ben Shelton won his maiden tour title, beating Aslan Karatsev 7-5, 6-1 at the Japan Open on Sunday. The 21-year-old American, who made his first tour semifinal appearance at the U.S. Open last month, continued his recent rich vein of form in

Associated Press Oct 21, 2023, 12:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANTWERP, Belgium — Third-seeded Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan reached the final of the European Open by beating German qualifier Maximilian Marterer 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday. Bublik will chase a third career title against the winner of the second semifinal between top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of