Tennis

ESPN News Services Mar 4, 2024, 06:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Andrey Rublev will retain the ranking points and prize money earned at the Dubai Tennis Championships, despite getting defaulted from the tournament for unsportsmanlike conduct, after an appeal to the ATP. Rublev was defaulted by the chair umpire after a Russian-speaking official appeared

Associated Press Mar 4, 2024, 12:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Unseeded Katie Boulter of England capped a run of upsets to win the San Diego Open singles title with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 victory over sixth-seeded Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine on Sunday. A 10-year tour veteran, the 27-year-old Boulter won her

Associated Press Mar 3, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — There has been plenty of mystery around Rafael Nadal and his health because he has played just 12 official matches since the 2022 US Open. The 22-time Grand Slam winner played an unofficial event Sunday, losing to fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz

Associated Press Mar 3, 2024, 12:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Sixth-seeded Marta Kostyuk fought off an early deficit on Saturday to beat top seed Jessica Pegula 7-6(4), 6-1 and reach the final of the San Diego Open. With the surprise comeback, Kostyuk, of Ukraine, moved into Sunday’s final where she will

Associated Press Mar 3, 2024, 12:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ACAPULCO, Mexico — Alex De Minaur defeated Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to become the first player to win back-to back titles in the Mexican Open since 2012. The third-seeded De Minaur won his eighth ATP title to become the fourth player to

ESPN News Services Mar 2, 2024, 12:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ugo Humbert stayed undefeated in ATP Tour finals by beating Alexander Bublik 6-4, 6-3 to win the Dubai Championships on Saturday. The French player, who upset defending champion Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals, improved to 6-0 in finals. Humbert is the third player

Associated Press Mar 2, 2024, 12:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Top-seeded Jessica Pegula beat Anna Blinkova 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the San Diego Open. Pegula, ranked No. 5 in the world, will face Marta Kostyuk on Saturday. Kostyuk dropped the opening set to Anastasia

Associated Press Mar 2, 2024, 01:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ACAPULCO, Mexico — Defending champion Alex de Minaur advanced to the final of the Mexican Open when Jack Draper retired in the third set Friday. The third-seeded Australian won the first set 6-3, dropped the second 6-2 and was leading 4-0 in the third

ESPN News Services Mar 1, 2024, 12:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Andrey Rublev was defaulted from his semifinal at the Dubai Championships on Friday for yelling in the face of a line judge, allowing Alexander Bublik to advance to the final. The second-seeded Rublev erupted after Bublik won a point to take a 6-5

Associated Press Mar 1, 2024, 09:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PRAGUE — The head of the Czech tennis federation has been detained as part of a fraud investigation into misuse of state funds that saw its headquarters raided by police this week. The federation on Friday appointed sport director Jan Stoces as interim head

Associated Press Mar 1, 2024, 12:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Emma Navarro beat Katerina Siniakova 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 Thursday night, her 14th win of the year, to advance to the quarterfinals of the Cymbiotika San Diego Open. It marked the No. 3 seed’s second win over the Czech in a matter

Associated Press Feb 29, 2024, 09:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ACAPULCO, Mexico — Defending champion Alex De Minaur battled past Stefanos Tsitsipas 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday to book a second straight spot in the semifinals of the Mexican Open. De Minaur, the ATP’s ninth-ranked player, struggled in the first set and lost it

Associated Press Feb 29, 2024, 12:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev stayed on course toward a potential rematch for the title at the Dubai Championships after the Russians won their quarterfinal matches Thursday. Medvedev, the defending champion and No. 1 seed, defeated eighth-seeded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-2, 6-3 to set

Associated Press Feb 29, 2024, 01:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine, Daria Saville of Australia and Katie Boulter of England advanced to the quarterfinals of the Cymbiotika San Diego Open on Wednesday. Kostyuk continues to build on the form that saw her reach her first major quarterfinal last

Feb 28, 2024, 11:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray has said he is unlikely to play professional tennis beyond this summer after losing in the second round of the Dubai Championships. Murray, 36, has yet to win back-to-back matches in 2024, and already this week said he was probably in the final months

Associated Press Feb 28, 2024, 09:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and the men’s professional tennis tour have agreed to a five-year partnership that includes naming rights for the ATP rankings, the latest move by the kingdom into that sport and others. The ATP already had a deal that placed

Associated Press Feb 28, 2024, 02:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Croatia’s Donna Vekic and Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska were among those moving into the second round of the Cymbiotika San Diego Open on Tuesday. Vekic, a finalist here in 2022, beat local wildcard Katherine Hui, 7-5, 6-2, in her WTA Tour singles

Feb 27, 2024, 07:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Novak Djokovic on Tuesday said he was excited to be back in Indian Wells to compete at the BNP Paribas Open for the first time since 2019 after U.S. travel restrictions related to COVID-19 had kept him away. The world’s top-ranked player is