Tennis

Associated Press Nov 16, 2023, 12:23 PM ET LONDON — Five low-ranked tennis players — four from Mexico and one from Guatemala — were suspended for corruption linked to a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Thursday. The players are connected to the criminal case of Grigor Sargsyan, the leader of

Nov 16, 2023, 07:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rafael Nadal said he is making “good progress” as he returns from a long injury lay off and is hopeful of a return to tennis in 2024. Having not played since the Australian Open in January, the 22-time Grand Slam champion started training a few weeks

Nov 15, 2023, 10:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nick Kyrgios concedes “the stars have to align a little bit” for the him to make a successful comeback after more than a year out of professional tennis. While the 2022 Wimbledon finalist maintains he’s hungry for a return, Kyrgios is now unranked after being sidelined

Nov 15, 2023, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TURIN — India’s Rohan Bopanna made history at the ATP Finals when at 43 he became the oldest player ever to win a match at the year-ender, teaming up with Matthew Ebden to beat Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler 6-4 6-4 in a round-robin match Wednesday.

Associated Press Nov 14, 2023, 07:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TURIN, Italy — Cheered on by a raucous home crowd, Jannik Sinner recorded his first win over top-ranked Novak Djokovic at the ATP Finals. Sinner, 22, triumphed 7-5, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (2) in a match spanning more than three hours on Tuesday night and

Associated Press Nov 14, 2023, 10:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TURIN, Italy — Stefanos Tsitsipas retired with an injury after just three games of his second match at the ATP Finals on Tuesday, handing Holger Rune the victory. Tsitsipas, the 2019 champion, was trailing 2-1 in the opening set when he had a lengthy

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Nov 14, 2023, 09:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions For the first time in the event’s history, Canada is the Billie Jean King Cup champion. Led by the red-hot Leylah Fernandez and the previously unheralded 18-year-old Marina Stakusic, the Canadians claimed the title on Sunday with a 2-0 victory over Italy. Fernandez,

Associated Press Nov 13, 2023, 12:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TURIN, Italy — Considering all that he has accomplished over the past two years — winning two Grand Slam titles and finishing last season as No. 1 — Carlos Alcaraz no doubt belongs among the world’s elite. Still, this couldn’t have been the debut

Nov 13, 2023, 02:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has pulled out of a December exhibition match at the Macau Tennis Masters as she continues to recover from wrist and ankle surgery, her management company IMG said on Monday. Raducanu was poised to return to action after her May

Associated Press Nov 12, 2023, 06:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TURIN, Italy — Novak Djokovic has secured the year-end No. 1 ranking for a record-extending eighth time. Djokovic needed only one match win at the ATP Finals to be sure of keeping the top spot and the 24-time Grand Slam champion did it in

ESPN News Services Nov 12, 2023, 02:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Leylah Fernandez and Marina Stakusic won their singles matches as Canada beat Italy 2-0 to claim its first-ever Billie Jean King Cup on Sunday. Stakusic, ranked 258th in the world, put Canada ahead by defeating No. 43 Martina Trevisan 7-5, 6-3 for the

Associated Press Nov 11, 2023, 06:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEVILLE, Spain — Leylah Fernandez led Canada into the Billie Jean King Cup final after beating Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova and then helping to secure a 2-1 win over the Czech Republic in a decisive doubles match on Saturday. Fernandez beat Vondrousova 6-2, 2-6,

Associated Press Nov 11, 2023, 05:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions METZ, France — Ugo Humbert claimed his first ATP tour title since 2021 by beating Alexander Shevchenko 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday in the final of the Moselle Open. Humbert was born in the French city of Metz which hosted the indoor tournament. He will

Associated Press Nov 10, 2023, 03:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEVILLE, Spain — Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova sent the Czech Republic into the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup by beating American duo Danielle Collins and Taylor Townsend 6-3, 7-5 in their decisive doubles match Friday. Siniakova and Krejcikova completed a 2-1

Associated Press Nov 10, 2023, 12:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Seven Belgian tennis players have been suspended from the sport as part of a match-fixing investigation, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Friday. The ITIA said the players admitted to corruption breaches and that the sanctions “are linked to a recently concluded

Associated Press Nov 9, 2023, 08:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Naomi Osaka will make her comeback to tennis at the Brisbane International warmup tournament ahead of the Australian Open. Tournament officials on Friday confirmed Osaka will contest the Dec. 31-Jan. 7 event to start her 2024

Associated Press Nov 9, 2023, 05:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEVILLE, Spain — The United States began its campaign in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals with a win over defending champion Switzerland on Thursday, setting up a decisive tie against the Czech Republic for a spot in the semifinals. Danielle Collins and Sofia

Associated Press Nov 9, 2023, 11:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TURIN, Italy — Defending champion Novak Djokovic has been placed in a group with home favorite Jannik Sinner for the ATP Finals in Turin, where he needs to win just one match to end the year as world No. 1. The draw for the