4:45 PM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem‘s lengthy recovery from a right wrist injury has forced him to miss the ATP Cup and another tournament in Sydney ahead of next month’s Australian Open. Thiem was expected to play in Dubai this week but withdrew after catching a cold and
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4:19 PM ET Emma Raducanu has won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, rounding off an incredible year where she became the first British women in 44 years to win a Grand Slam singles title at the U.S. Open. Raducanu, then aged 18, was the first qualifier in the Open era to win
8:08 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Jennifer Brady has become the latest withdrawal from next month’s Australian Open and two warm-up tennis tournaments because of injury. Australian Open officials on Sunday confirmed the 2021 finalist would miss the 2022 tournament because of a left foot injury, and said in a tweet: “wishing you
3:43 PM ET Russia’s Andrey Rublev beat a resilient Andy Murray in 6-4, 7-6(7-2) straight sets to claim the Mubadala Tennis Championship title in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Saturday. Murray could not overcome Rublev in the exhibition event following a strong week on route in the Middle East that saw him beat compatriot
1:41 PM ET Andy Murray defeated Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-5 on Friday to reach the final of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship. The match was Nadal’s first since he prematurely ended his season in August with a foot injury. It was also the first time the two players had met on a court since May
7:31 AM ET It is a quiet scene, not germane to the plot or destiny of any of the characters, but it is one of the most powerful in the new film “King Richard,” Will Smith’s biopic of Richard Williams. Richard and his wife, Oracene Price, (played by Aunjanue Ellis) watch on a small television
8:13 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Karolina Pliskova has withdrawn from next month’s Australian Open and two warm-up tournaments because of a right hand injury sustained in training. Australian Open officials on Thursday confirmed the world fourth-ranked player’s withdrawal, and said in a tweet: “wishing you a speedy recovery.” Pliskova had earlier said
1:14 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Six Moroccan men’s tennis players, including four who played in the Davis Cup, have been banned in a match-fixing investigation, the International Tennis Integrity Unit said Tuesday. A hearing found the six players “were guilty of multiple offenses and a variety of match-fixing charges, including fixing elements of
9:22 AM ET U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss this week’s Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition event in Abu Dhabi, it was announced on Monday. Raducanu is in the midst of preseason as she prepares for her first full season on the WTA Tour. She will also compete
12:31 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Manuel “Manolo” Santana, who reached No. 1 in the tennis rankings and was the first man from Spain to win a Grand Slam title, has died. He was 83. The Madrid Open announced the death of its honorary president on Saturday. No cause of death was given. Santana
7:07 AM ET Associated Press Two-time major champion Amelie Mauresmo was appointed as tournament director of the French Open on Thursday, replacing Guy Forget and becoming the first woman to hold the position. Forget, whose contract was to expire at the end of the year, resigned this week, citing communication issues with new French tennis
2:19 PM ET Associated Press WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Michael Dowse is resigning as CEO of the U.S. Tennis Association after about two years in the position, during which the coronavirus pandemic led to a zero-spectators U.S. Open in 2020 and an increase in participation in the sport. The USTA announced Wednesday that Dowse is
10:19 AM ET Associated Press DENVER — International Tennis Federation president David Haggerty, a member of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee board of directors, is among those echoing the IOC’s call for behind-the-scenes negotiations to ensure the well-being of tennis player Peng Shuai. Haggerty, who received an automatic spot on the USOPC board when
2:15 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Not long after Serena Williams‘ name was absent from the entry list for the Australian Open, she confirmed the obvious: the seven-time champion won’t play the 2022 edition of the season-opening major in January. The 40-year-old Williams hasn’t played since retiring from her first-round match at Wimbledon
9:06 PM ET Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland — After five weeks of concern about the safety of tennis player Peng Shuai in China, the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday it cannot give any certainties about her case. The IOC’s two video calls with the Grand Slam doubles champion are the only reported contacts Peng has
10:28 AM ET World No. 1 Ash Barty was named WTA Player of the Year for the second time, while U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu took the Newcomer of the Year title, the governing body of the women’s game said on Tuesday. Barty, who won the title in 2019, claimed a tour-leading five titles this
7:47 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — French Open director Guy Forget has resigned, the French Tennis Federation said on Tuesday. Forget’s contract was to expire at the end of the year. The FFT said his replacement at the helm of the clay-court Grand Slam tournament will be announced soon. Forget also stepped down as
11:56 PM ET Novak Djokovic has been named in the Serbian line-up for next January’s ATP Cup team event, raising firm hopes the world No. 1 will play in the Australian Open. Organisers have trumpeted that 18 of the world’s top 20 players will take part in the 16-nation tournament in Sydney from Jan. 1-9,