Tennis

Associated Press Nov 8, 2023, 08:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEVILLE, Spain — Teenager Marina Stakusic got the biggest win of her career to help Canada defeat host Spain 3-0 in Group C of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals on Wednesday. The 18-year-old Stakusic, ranked No. 258 in the world, defeated No. 65

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Nov 8, 2023, 04:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Professional Tennis Players Association has asked the WTA to co-commission an independent, third-party investigation into the “numerous glaring breakdowns” that occurred at the recently concluded WTA Finals in Cancun, Mexico. The PTPA extended its invitation in a statement Wednesday, two days after

Nov 8, 2023, 08:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Men’s tennis tournaments in Dallas, Munich and Doha, Qatar, will be upgraded from ATP 250 to ATP 500 events as part of reforms to strengthen the 2025 calendar, the ATP announced Wednesday. The upgrades, part of the ATP’s One Vision strategy, will see improvements

Associated Press Nov 7, 2023, 06:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEVILLE, Spain — The Czech Republic beat defending champion Switzerland on the first day of the group stage at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals on Tuesday. Linda Noskova defeated Celine Naef 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-4 in the first singles match, and Marie Bouzkova

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Nov 7, 2023, 09:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Iga Swiatek won the weather-delayed WTA Finals on Monday following a statement 6-1, 6-0 victory over Jessica Pegula in less than an hour. With the title — her first at the event — Swiatek reclaims the world No. 1 ranking from Aryna Sabalenka

Associated Press Nov 6, 2023, 06:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANCUN, Mexico — Iga Swiatek earned her first WTA Finals title and the year-end No. 1 ranking by overwhelming Jessica Pegula 6-1, 6-0 on Monday in the latest in a series of dominant performances. From 1-all at the outset, Swiatek seized complete control, collecting

Associated Press Nov 6, 2023, 11:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SEVILLE, Spain — The Billie Jean King Cup Finals will offer a record total of $9.6 million in prize money, including $2.4 million to the champions, the International Tennis Federation announced Monday. The ITF said this puts the women competing at the BJK Cup

Associated Press Nov 5, 2023, 08:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANCUN, Mexico — Iga Swiatek gave herself a shot at her first WTA Finals title and the year-end top ranking by eliminating No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 6-2 in a rain-suspended semifinal Sunday. The second-seeded Swiatek, a 22-year-old from Poland, will meet the fifth-seeded

Associated Press Nov 5, 2023, 11:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Novak Djokovic will head to the ATP Finals brimming with confidence. The top-ranked Serb will take on his rivals at the year-end event starting next weekend on an 18-match winning streak, fresh from a 40th Masters 1000 tournament win. Djokovic, who has

Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 10:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANCUN, Mexico — Jessica Pegula outplayed US Open winner Coco Gauff and beat her 6-2, 6-1 at the WTA Finals on Saturday in a matchup between American doubles partners on a rainy and windy evening to reach the title match at the season-ending championship

Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 04:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS – Top-ranked Novak Djokovic was made to fight for more than three hours by Andrey Rublev in their semifinal match on Saturday before earning the right to play for a record-extending seventh title at the Paris Masters. Djokovic overcame a slow start to

Associated Press Nov 3, 2023, 06:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANCUN, Mexico — Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka reached the semifinals for the second consecutive year at the WTA Finals, holding on to defeat Elena Rybakina 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 on Friday in a round-robin match that was repeatedly interrupted by rain the night before until being

Associated Press Nov 3, 2023, 02:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Novak Djokovic took his revenge over defending champion Holger Rune to reach the semifinals of the Paris Masters on Friday after a nearly three-hour battle. The Dane beat Djokovic in last year’s final but could not prevail this time. Djokovic won the

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