Tennis

Nov 3, 2023, 02:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Stefanos Tsitsipas maintained his stunning form at the Paris Masters with a 6-3, 6-4 defeat of Russia’s Karen Khachanov to reach the semifinals Friday. The Greek, who a day earlier secured his place as one of the eight qualifiers for the ATP Finals in

Associated Press Nov 2, 2023, 09:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANCUN, Mexico — Jessica Pegula finished round-robin singles play at the WTA Finals with a 3-0 record a year after going 0-3 at the season-ending championship, heading to the semifinals with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Maria Sakkari on Thursday night. The fifth-seeded Pegula

Associated Press Nov 2, 2023, 01:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Stefanos Tsitsipas qualified for the ATP finals by beating Alexander Zverev 7-6 (2), 6-4 in the third round of the Paris Masters on Thursday. Jannik Sinner, meanwhile, pulled out of the tournament because of some questionable scheduling. The seventh-seeded Tsitsipas earned his

Nov 2, 2023, 12:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Paris Masters after his second-round match finished in the early hours of Thursday morning, with the fourth seed saying he had to make the right decision for health reasons as his next match loomed. Sinner’s clash with Mackenzie McDonald did

Associated Press Nov 2, 2023, 12:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CANCUN, Mexico — Iga Swiatek says she and other women’s tennis players are more united than in the past as they seek changes on the WTA Tour, including improvements to prioritize the athletes’ well-being. “We are not happy with some things,” Swiatek, a three-time

Associated Press Nov 1, 2023, 08:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANCUN, Mexico — US Open champion Coco Gauff double-faulted four times in a row while serving for the second set and wound up losing 6-0, 7-5 to three-time major title winner Iga Swiatek in round-robin action at the WTA Finals on a windy Wednesday

Associated Press Nov 1, 2023, 11:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Daniil Medvedev dropped out of contention for the year-end No. 1 ranking by losing to Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2) in the second round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday, and then was booed off the court after remonstrating with

Associated Press Nov 1, 2023, 06:41 AM ET BERLIN — A German court has issued a penalty order against Alexander Zverev over allegations he caused bodily harm to a woman. Zverev has disputed the allegations and is contesting the penalty order. The court in Berlin issued the order Oct. 2, including a requirement for Zverev

Associated Press Oct 31, 2023, 08:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANCUN, Mexico — Jessica Pegula converted her seventh match point to complete a 6-4, 6-3 victory over No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka at the WTA Finals on Tuesday to close in on a semifinal berth. Pegula won all four sets she has played so far

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Oct 31, 2023, 09:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Just weeks after a shower door accident required her to get stitches in both hands, Beatriz Haddad Maia had the best week of her career in Zhuhai, China. The 27-year-old arrived at the WTA Elite Trophy tournament — the second-tier year-end event —

Associated Press Oct 30, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANCUN, Mexico — The women’s tennis tour defended the court built for the WTA Finals as meeting its “strict performance standards” after No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka called the conditions at the season-ending championship “another level of disrespect.” At least two of the eight singles

Associated Press Oct 30, 2023, 08:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANCUN, Mexico — Iga Swiatek climbed out of a deep early hole against Marketa Vondrousova at the WTA Finals and then pulled away by dominating the second set for a 7-6 (3), 6-0 victory in round-robin action Monday. U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff was

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