Tennis

6:51 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Brandon Nakashima took advantage of two double-faults by John Isner in an error-filled game to collect the match’s only service break and went on to reach the second round at the BNP Paribas Open with a 7-6 (7), 6-3 victory in the all-American contest Wednesday. Kansas

9:15 AM ET Associated Press The women’s professional tennis tour launched a commercial enterprise with CVC Capital Partners on Tuesday to increase revenues for the sport, with the investment manager contributing $150 million for a 20% stake in what will be known as WTA Ventures LLC. “Obviously, the ambition is to materially grow women’s professional

9:53 AM ET After a dry spell that lasted through virtually the entire 2010s, American men’s tennis has begun to make up for lost time. Last March, Taylor Fritz became the first U.S. man in 21 years to win at Indian Wells. Then Frances Tiafoe became the first U.S. man in 15 years to reach

12:55 AM ET Donna Vekic nearly quit tennis amid doubts over her fitness after undergoing knee surgery two years ago, but the Croatian has made a remarkable comeback and captured her first title since 2021 by winning in Monterrey on Sunday. Vekic went under the knife after the 2021 Australian Open and had said at

10:16 PM ET ESPN News Services Novak Djokovic has formally withdrawn from the draw for the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, tournament officials said Sunday, an indication that the world No. 1’s application for a COVID-19 vaccine waiver to enter the U.S. might have failed. Djokovic, who is from Serbia and unvaccinated against COVID-19,

Mar 5, 2023 ESPN News Services SANTIAGO, Chile — Home crowd favorite Nicolas Jarry beat Argentina’s Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-2 to clinch the Chile Open final on Sunday, his first title at the ATP level since 2019. The 27-year-old Chilean served a doping suspension in 2020 and his ranking tumbled. His

Mar 5, 2023 Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Marta Kostyuk won her first career WTA title at age 20 by beating Varvara Gracheva 6-3, 7-5 in the ATX Open final on Sunday, then dedicated the victory to her home country of Ukraine. The eighth-seeded Kostyuk and the unseeded Gracheva, a 22-year-old Russian, did not meet

1:24 AM ET Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — Alex de Minaur rallied to win the biggest title of his career, beating Tommy Paul 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 on Saturday night in the final of the Mexican Open. The 24-year-old Australian won his seventh career title and first at the ATP 500 level. He won his previous

10:27 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Marta Kostyuk and Varvara Gracheva each reached her first WTA final by beating an American at the ATX Open on Saturday. The eighth-seeded Kostyuk took five of the last six games to eliminate 2022 Australian Open runner-up Danielle Collins 6-4, 6-3 in the day’s first semifinal. Gracheva

9:13 PM ET Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile — Home-crowd favorite Nicolas Jarry and Argentina’s Tomas Martin Etcheverry have advanced to the final of the Chile Open on Saturday. Jarry beat Spain’s Jaume Munar 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1 to play his second professional final, the first since his doping suspension in in April 2020. Earlier, Etcheverry

12:18 PM ET Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Daniil Medvedev won this 18th tour-level title and third in a row by beating Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-2 in an all-Russian final at the Dubai Championships on Saturday. The former No. 1 extended his winning streak to 14 matches in a run that started on

1:14 AM ET Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — Tommy Paul defeated fellow American and longtime rival Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (2) in a three-hour marathon match Friday night and secured a spot in the Mexican Open final. The pair of 25-year-olds have squared off since their teenage years. The Americans faced each other

9:27 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Katie Volynets reached her first WTA semifinal by taking big leads in each set and holding off reigning NCAA singles champion Peyton Stearns to win 7-5, 6-3 in a matchup between a pair of 21-year-old Americans at the ATX Open on Friday. Volynets, a Californian who is

12:54 PM ET Associated Press Daniil Medvedev ended Novak Djokovic‘s 20-match winning streak by beating the world’s top-ranked player 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to reach the final at the Dubai Championships. Third-seeded Medvedev will face defending champion Andrey Rublev in an all-Russian final that could have political overtones after Rublev reiterated his call for peace.

12:24 AM ET Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — Taylor Fritz defeated fellow American Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday night to advance to the semifinal round of the Mexican Open. The fifth-ranked Fritz has a six-match winning streak against Tiafoe. He advanced to face another American, Tommy Paul, in one of the semifinals. It’ll be

8:44 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Fourth-seeded Danielle Collins needed barely more than an hour to overpower Caty McNally 6-1, 6-1 and reach the quarterfinals at the ATX Open on Thursday. Collins, an American who was the runner-up at the 2022 Australian Open, saved both break points she faced while claiming five of

1:56 PM ET Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic stayed unbeaten this season by defeating Hubert Hurkacz 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the semifinals at the Dubai Championships on Thursday. The five-time Dubai champion’s 20th straight victory sets up a possible last-four match against former No. 1 Daniil Medvedev, who was

11:47 PM ET Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — Fourth-ranked Casper Ruud lost to qualifier Taro Daniel 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (5) in a round-of-16 match at the Mexico Open on Wednesday. For Daniel, the victory was his first against a top-10 player and propelled him into the quarterfinals. The 30-year-old Daniel, ranked 125 in the ATP,