Tennis

Associated Press Oct 3, 2024, 09:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BEIJING — Sixth-ranked Coco Gauff again made a slow start and had to rally to beat Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 to make the China Open semifinals on Thursday. Gauff will next play Paula Badosa of Spain, who earlier ended local wild

Associated Press Oct 2, 2024, 06:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BEIJING — Second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka matched her career best with 15 straight wins after beating Madison Keys 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals of the China Open on Wednesday. The three-time Grand Slam winner started her streak with a title at Cincinnati in

ESPN News Services Oct 2, 2024, 08:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlos Alcaraz won seven straight points in the decisive tiebreaker to beat top-ranked Jannik Sinner 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (3) and win the China Open on Wednesday, extending his recent mastery over one of his biggest rivals. The third-ranked Alcaraz has won all

Associated Press Oct 1, 2024, 07:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BEIJING — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner will play rival Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the China Open after recording a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory over home favorite Bu Yunchaokete on Tuesday. Sinner and Alcaraz accounted for all four Grand Slam titles this year between

Oct 1, 2024, 11:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arthur Fils battled gamely despite a left ankle injury to defeat fellow Frenchman Ugo Humbert 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-3 in the Japan Open final Tuesday to claim the third ATP title of his career. The 20-year-old grew in confidence through the three-hour contest after losing the

Associated Press Oct 1, 2024, 07:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Paula Badosa reeled off 11 of the last 12 games in a 6-4, 6-0 victory over U.S. Open finalist Jessica Pegula at the China Open on Tuesday to reach her eighth career quarterfinal at a WTA 1000-level event. From 3-1 down in the opening

ESPN News Services Sep 30, 2024, 07:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the China Open semifinals for the second straight year after an impressive 7-5, 6-2 victory against Karen Khachanov on Monday. The 21-year-old Spaniard was characteristically relentless from the baseline and ground down the No. 27-ranked Khachanov’s service games

Associated Press Sep 30, 2024, 05:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BEIJING — Aryna Sabalenka‘s dominant hard-court season showed no signs of slowing down as she cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win over Ashlyn Krueger at the China Open on Monday for her 14th consecutive victory. The three-time Grand Slam winner started her streak with

Associated Press Sep 29, 2024, 03:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BEIJING — Carlos Alcaraz cruised past Tallon Griekspoor 6-1, 6-2 at the China Open for his 200th tour-level victory on Sunday. The victory sent Alcaraz to the quarterfinals, and made him the third player born in this century to achieve the 200-win feat along

Sep 29, 2024, 04:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jack Draper was forced off through injury in the quarterfinal in Tokyo on Sunday. Photo by YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images British No.1 Jack Draper retired due to injury in his Japan Open quarterfinal against France’s Ugo Humbert on Sunday. The 22-year-old, who made a dream run

Associated Press Sep 28, 2024, 08:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BEIJING — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner rallied to beat Roman Safiullin 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the second round of the China Open on Saturday and learned afterward that his steroid case is far from over. While Sinner was on court in Beijing, the World Anti-Doping

ESPN News Services Sep 28, 2024, 04:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jannik Sinner defeated Jack Draper in the U.S Open final earlier this month. Julia Nikhinson/AP The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against an independent tribunal’s decision in August to clear world No.1 Jannik Sinner of

Sep 27, 2024, 12:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Britain’s All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) was granted planning permission on Friday by the Greater London Authority for a huge expansion project for the Wimbledon Championships. Plans to transform the adjacent golf course and park with 38 new courts had proved controversial but the AELTC

Sep 27, 2024, 01:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Billie Jean King has been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the United States Tennis Association said on Friday, becoming the first individual woman athlete to receive the honor. President Joe Biden signed the legislation into law on Thursday, recognizing King’s groundbreaking contributions both on and off

Associated Press Sep 27, 2024, 07:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BEIJING — No. 3-ranked Carlos Alcaraz withstood a heavy barrage from big-serving Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard to win 6-4, 6-4 in the China Open first round on Friday. Second-seeded Alcaraz took both of his break point opportunities, despite the No. 51-ranked Frenchman regularly sending down

Sep 27, 2024, 07:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Former world No. 4 Caroline Garcia said she has been suffering with anxiety and panic attacks and will not play again this season as she looks to mentally and physically reset ahead of 2025. The 30-year-old Frenchwoman, who won the WTA Finals in 2022

Associated Press Sep 26, 2024, 07:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BEIJING — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner overcame a scare from Nicolas Jarry to begin his defense of the China Open title with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 first-round victory on Thursday. The Italian extended his winning streak to 12 after titles at Cincinnati and the US

Associated Press Sep 25, 2024, 06:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BEIJING — Former top-ranked Naomi Osaka started the China Open with a routine 6-3, 6-2 victory over Lucia Bronzetti on Wednesday. The four-time Grand Slam champion was the headline act on the opening day and showed her class in closing out the first-round match