Tennis

ESPN News Services Nov 7, 2024, 12:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barbora Krejcikova grabbed the last semifinal spot at the WTA Finals with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Coco Gauff on Thursday, a result that eliminated second-ranked Iga Swiatek from the season-ending tournament. Krejcikova completes a last-four lineup that already included top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka,

Nov 7, 2024, 08:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Stefanos Tsitsipas says two-week ATP Masters 1000 events result in a drop in quality as players do not get enough time off to recover and are forced into intense training to stay in shape over a long season. Five Masters tournaments currently stretch over two weeks,

Associated Press Nov 6, 2024, 01:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Jessica Pegula withdrew from her last match at the WTA Finals because of a left knee injury on Wednesday. The American, who lost her first two matches and was already eliminated from semifinal contention at the season-ending tournament, will be

Nov 6, 2024, 11:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — China’s Zheng Qinwen reached the semifinals of the WTA Finals in Riyadh after claiming an impressive 6-1 6-1 win over Italian fourth seed Jasmine Paolini on Wednesday. In her WTA Finals debut, the 22-year-old became the youngest player to reach the semifinals

Associated Press Nov 5, 2024, 01:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Coco Gauff earned her second career win over Iga Swiatek on Tuesday, winning 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the WTA Finals. It was Gauff’s first victory over Swiatek since the 2023 Cincinnati Open. The result snapped Swiatek’s six-match

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Nov 5, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Alexander Zverev claimed the final Masters 1000-level title of the year with a 6-2, 6-2 rout over local favorite Ugo Humbert in Paris on Sunday. It had been an impressive week for the 27-year-old German, who defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals and

Nov 5, 2024, 06:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the season-ending ATP Finals due to an injury, the record 24-times Grand Slam champion said Tuesday. The 37-year-old Serbian also withdrew from the Paris Masters, which was won by world number two Alexander Zverev on Sunday. Djokovic, who won his

Associated Press Nov 4, 2024, 01:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Aryna Sabalenka reached the semifinals of the WTA Finals with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Jasmine Paolini on Monday for a second straight victory in the group stage. The top-ranked Sabalenka cruised in the first set after building a 4-0

Associated Press Nov 3, 2024, 03:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Coco Gauff enjoyed a successful start by beating Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-2 in an American matchup at the WTA Finals on Sunday. Second-seeded Iga Swiatek rallied to beat Barbora Krejcikova 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 in her first match in two months.

Associated Press Nov 3, 2024, 11:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Alexander Zverev was imperious in dispatching Frenchman Ugo Humbert 6-2, 6-2 to win the Paris Masters on Sunday. Third-seeded Zverev was in total control of the final to earn his seventh Masters 1000 title, his first in the French capital. The win

Nov 3, 2024, 04:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Katie Boulter failed to show her best form as she was comprehensively beaten by Diana Shnaider in the final of the Hong Kong Open. PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images British women’s No. 1 Katie Boulter was comprehensively beaten 6-1, 6-2 by top seed Diana Shnaider in the

Associated Press Nov 2, 2024, 03:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka eased to a straight-set victory over Zheng Qinwen in the opening match of the WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Sabalenka won 6-3, 6-4 to extend her perfect record against the Chinese player to 5-0. It

Associated Press Nov 2, 2024, 03:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Alexander Zverev reached the Paris Masters final for the second time after beating former champion Holger Rune 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Saturday. The 2020 runner-up next plays 15th-seeded Frenchman Ugo Humbert, who downed 2018 champion Karen Khachanov 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-3 to

Nov 2, 2024, 06:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Staging the WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia can help to bring change on behalf of gender equality and LGBTQ rights in the kingdom, Coco Gauff said, although the former US Open champion added that she still had some reservations. Riyadh will host the season finale —

Nov 2, 2024, 04:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Katie Boulter booked her place in the final of the Hong Kong Open with a victory over Yuan Yue on Saturday. Yu Chun Christopher Wong/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images British women’s No. 1 Katie Boulter reached the final of the Hong Kong Open with a hard-fought 6-2, 5-7,

Associated Press Nov 1, 2024, 06:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Alexander Zverev advanced to the semifinals of the Paris Masters by beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5, 6-4 on Friday and knocking the Greek player out of contention for the ATP Finals. The third-seeded German saved the only break point he faced. Zverev, the

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Nov 1, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Less than an hour after losing in the US Open final in September, Jessica Pegula walked into her news conference with a stoic expression on her face. She quickly sat in her seat, adjusted her ponytail and sighed before giving her initial thoughts

Associated Press Oct 31, 2024, 02:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Frenchman Ugo Humbert harnessed the energy of the home crowd and produced one of his best career performances in beating Carlos Alcaraz 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters on Thursday. A flurry of forehand and backhand winners