Tennis

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Nov 26, 2024, 12:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 tennis season is officially over, and what a year it was on and off the court. With the emergence of a new group of dominant superstars, the swan songs of others and countless memorable moments and matches, it was truly a

Associated Press Nov 24, 2024, 04:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WACO, Texas — Georgia’s Dasha Vidmanova and Columbia’s Michael Zheng won NCAA singles tennis titles Sunday. Vidmanova, a 21-year-old senior from the Czech Republic, beat DJ Bennett of Auburn 6-3, 6-3 for the Bulldogs’ first women’s singles championship since 2010. Zheng, a 20-year-old junior

Associated Press Nov 24, 2024, 01:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Jannik Sinner clinched Italy’s second consecutive Davis Cup title and capped his breakthrough season at the top of tennis by beating Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (2), 6-2 on Sunday for a 2-0 win over the Netherlands in the final of the team

Associated Press Nov 24, 2024, 10:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal‘s relatively low-key retirement ceremony at the Davis Cup was defended by the head of the International Tennis Federation on Sunday as being dictated by the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s wishes. “Rafa is an amazing player and has a legacy

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Nov 23, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic announced that he has hired longtime rival Andy Murray to be his new coach ahead of the 2025 season. The two shared the news in a statement and video on social media Saturday, explaining Murray, who retired from his competitive career

Associated Press Nov 23, 2024, 12:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini won singles matches Saturday in front of a supportive crowd to lift defending champion Italy past Australia 2-0 and back into the Davis Cup final. Sinner extended his tour-level winning streak to 24 sets in

Associated Press Nov 22, 2024, 02:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — The last man to face — and beat — Rafael Nadal in professional tennis, 80th-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp, converted his 10th match point Friday to close out a 6-4, 6-7 (12), 6-3 victory over Daniel Altmaier and help the Netherlands

Associated Press Nov 21, 2024, 05:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — No. 1-ranked Jannik Sinner won matches in singles and doubles to lead defending champion Italy to a 2-1 comeback victory over Argentina on Thursday, earning a return trip to the Davis Cup semifinals. On Saturday, Italy will face Australia in a

Associated Press Nov 21, 2024, 12:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MÁLAGA, Spain — U.S. Davis Cup captain Bob Bryan knows all about winning at doubles — 16 Grand Slam titles and a recent selection to the International Tennis Hall of Fame make that obvious — yet his decision to make a last-second change to

Associated Press Nov 20, 2024, 02:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MÁLAGA, Spain — Two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini capped a breakthrough season by leading Italy to its first Billie Jean King Cup title since 2013 on Wednesday, defeating Rebecca Sramkova 6-2, 6-1 to seal a 2-0 victory over Slovakia in the final of

Associated Press Nov 20, 2024, 11:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Germany kept alive its hopes of winning the Davis Cup for the first time in more than three decades by beating Canada in Wednesday’s quarterfinal. Jan-Lennard Struff rallied to defeat Denis Shapovalov 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5) and clinch the victory in

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterNov 20, 2024, 04:59 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Carlos Alcaraz has said Rafael Nadal’s legacy in tennis is “eternal” and

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterNov 19, 2024, 06:19 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions MÁLAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal‘s incredible tennis career came to an end after Spain lost

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterNov 19, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions MÁLAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal said he would only let his emotions break through at

Open Extended Reactions The King of Clay might have made his final farewell as a pro. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Rafael Nadal played in what could be his last match Tuesday, falling 6-4, 6-4 to Botic van de Zandschulp in the first singles competition of the Davis Cup and potentially capping a career that includes

Nov 19, 2024, 07:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Great Britain were knocked out of the Bille Jean King Cup at the semifinal stage on Tuesday as Slovakia came from behind to win the best-of-three contest 2-1 in Malaga, Spain. Anne Keothavong’s team were aiming to become the first British team to win the tournament

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterNov 19, 2024, 10:15 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal will lead Spain’s Davis Cup charge after he was picked

Nov 18, 2024, 08:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Italian Olympic gold medalists Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini beat Katarzyna Kawa and Iga Swiatek to secure a hard-fought, thrilling 2-1 victory over Poland on Monday and send Italy into the Billie Jean King Cup final for the second consecutive year. Lucia Bronzetti