Tennis

ESPN News Services Jul 23, 2023, 06:31 PM ET Novak Djokovic will not play at next month’s National Bank Open in Toronto because of fatigue, it was announced on Sunday. The 36-year-old from Serbia lost a thrilling five-set Wimbledon final to world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz a week ago. “I have always enjoyed my time

ESPN News Services Jul 23, 2023, 07:00 PM ET Russian Andrey Rublev defeated Norwegian top seed Casper Ruud 7-6 (7-3), 6-0 in the final of the Swedish Open to claim his second clay-court title of the year on Sunday in Bastad. The 25-year-old, who won the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters in April, took home the 14th

Associated Press Jul 23, 2023, 06:07 PM ET NEWPORT, R.I. — Second-seeded Adrian Mannarino defeated teenager Alex Michelsen, 6-2, 6-4, to win the Hall of Fame Open final on Sunday. The 35-year-old Frenchman relied on his consistent play and maybe some jitters from the 18-year-old American to capture his third ATP tour title. “Tennis is

Associated Press Jul 23, 2023, 05:33 PM ET PALERMO, Sicily — Rising Chinese player Zheng Qinwen beat local favorite Jasmine Paolini 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 to win the Palermo Open on Sunday and claim the first title of her career. The second-seeded Zheng complained about a ringing phone in the stands when she double-faulted on her

Associated Press Jul 23, 2023, 08:44 AM ET GSTAAD, Switzerland — In his first tour-level final at age 28, Pedro Cachin won his first title Sunday by beating Albert Ramos-Vinolas 3-6, 6-0, 7-5 at the Swiss Open then shared victory kisses courtside with his pet dog. A tearful Cachin shared a courtside hug with his

Associated Press Jul 22, 2023, 08:13 PM ET PALERMO, Sicily — Rising Chinese player Zheng Qinwen will face local favorite Jasmine Paolini in the Palermo Open final on Sunday aiming for the first title of her career. The second-seeded Zheng beat Mayar Sherif 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 after the fifth-seeded Paolini backed up her win over

Associated Press Jul 22, 2023, 07:28 PM ET NEWPORT, R.I. — Esther Vergeer put up eye-popping numbers during her career in wheelchair tennis, piling them up as the sport grew and became a Grand Slam event. Now, her accomplishments will be on display forever after she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame

Associated Press Jul 22, 2023, 06:59 PM ET NEWPORT, R.I. — Teenager Alex Michelsen beat four-time tournament champion John Isner 7-6 (6), 6-4 in an all-American semifinal at the Hall of Fame Open on Saturday. The 18-year-old Michelsen, playing in his second career ATP tournament after winning a challenger tour event in Chicago last week,

Jul 22, 2023, 09:06 AM ET WARSAW — Russian tennis player Vera Zvonareva was blocked on Friday from entering Poland for reasons of state security and public safety, the Polish interior ministry said on Saturday. The 38-year old, a bronze medalist at 2008 Olympics in Beijing, was on the list of players of the BNP

Associated Press Jul 21, 2023, 08:19 PM ET PALERMO, Sicily — Top-ranked Daria Kasatkina is out of the Palermo Open after losing to home favorite Jasmine Paolini in the quarterfinals on Friday. The fifth-seeded Paolini found herself 3-1 down in the deciding set and facing three break points but managed to rally and didn’t let

Associated Press Jul 21, 2023, 05:17 PM ET Esther Vergeer had few role models in wheelchair tennis and limited opportunities when she took up the sport. Those aren’t problems any more, and she’s a big reason why. “That was also what I liked about my career, is that I know I was the one that

ESPN News Services Jul 21, 2023, 08:27 AM ET Amarissa Toth has apologized for erasing a ball mark during her Hungarian Grand Prix match against Zhang Shuai, with the disputed line call leading to Zhang retiring from the contest in tears. On Tuesday, second-seeded Zhang hit a crosscourt forehand that appeared to land on the

ESPN News Services Jul 20, 2023, 07:32 PM ET PALERMO, Sicily — Top-seeded Daria Kasatkina eased into the quarterfinals of the Palermo Open with a comfortable 6-3, 6-1 win over Russian compatriot Tatiana Prozorova on Thursday. Kasatkina will likely face a sterner test against fifth-seeded Jasmine Paolini, who she meets in the quarterfinals after the

Associated Press Jul 19, 2023, 07:47 PM ET PALERMO, Italy — Second-seeded Zheng Qinwen beat Diane Parry on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Palermo Open. Zheng found it tougher than her 6-0, 6-0 victory over Sara Errani in the opening round but eventually prevailed 7-5, 3-6, 6-3. She will next face seventh-seeded Emma

Associated Press Jul 19, 2023, 09:39 AM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Chinese tennis player Zhang Shuai quit a match after her opponent rubbed out a ball mark with her foot following a disputed line call at the Budapest Grand Prix. The second-seeded Zhang retired from the match while trailing 6-5 in the first set against

Associated Press Jul 18, 2023, 08:44 PM ET PALERMO, Italy — Top-seeded Daria Kasatkina struggled at times before beating Martina Trevisan on Tuesday in the opening round of the Palermo Open. Kasatkina prevailed 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-0, restricting her Italian opponent to just seven points in the deciding set. She will next face Russian compatriot

Associated Press Jul 18, 2023, 11:47 AM ET BASTAD, Sweden — More than 40 years later, there is another Borg on the list of ATP match winners. Leo Borg, son of 11-time Grand Slam champion Björn Borg, won a main-draw match on the ATP Tour for the first time Tuesday. The 20-year-old Borg put his

Jul 18, 2023, 06:38 AM ET Sweden’s Mikael Ymer has been suspended from professional tennis for 18 months after the International Tennis Federation appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport when he was initially cleared of three whereabout failures. Ymer said he had been charged with a potential anti-doping rule violation in January 2022