Nov 3, 2020 Associated Press PARIS — Ugo Humbert upset second-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas following a hard-fought contest of more than three hours to reach the third round at the Paris Masters on Tuesday. The 34th-ranked Frenchman won 7-6 (4), 6-7 (6), 7-6 (3) for one of the biggest wins of his young career. Humbert was
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8:38 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Taylor Townsend watched in admiration as the march of moms dominated the conversation at the US Open in September. With nine mothers in the singles draw — and three advancing to the quarterfinals — tennis fans were inspired by their talent, grit and ability to multitask during the COVID-19 pandemic.
7:00 AM ET A LIFETIME AGO back in January, after LSU defeated Clemson 42-25 in college football’s national title game, famous LSU alum and current Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. stuffed wads of cash into the hands of several LSU players during the on-field celebration, $2,000 in all. At the time, LSU was
Oct 16, 2020 Associated Press The NCAA is stripping Massachusetts of victories in men’s basketball and women’s tennis for overpaying 12 athletes about $9,100 in financial aid over three years, prompting criticism of the penalty from the Atlantic 10 Conference commissioner. The NCAA announced Friday the Committee on Infractions had imposed a two-year probation on
9:33 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — Fifteen-seeded Borna Coric advanced to the second round of the Paris Masters by beating qualifier Marton Fucsovics 7-6 (5), 6-1 on Monday. The Croatian won 35 of his 48 first-service points at the indoor tournament and will next face Jordan Thompson of Australia. “It was not an easy
10:05 AM ET Associated Press VIENNA — Andrey Rublev won his fifth ATP title of the season Sunday, beating unheralded Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 6-4 at the Erste Bank Open. The eighth-ranked Russian has won three of his last four tournaments, improving to 7-2 in career finals, and Sunday’s win earned him a berth for the
10:23 AM ET Australian fourth seed John Millman beat Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 7-5, 6-1 in the final of the Astana Open to claim his maiden ATP Tour title on Sunday. Millman had previously lost two finals in his career but cruised to the title after a tough opening set, breaking Mannarino three times in the
11:48 AM ET Associated Press VIENNA — Andrey Rublev advanced to his fifth final of the season Saturday after Kevin Anderson pulled out in the second set of their semifinal at the Erste Bank Open. The fifth-seeded Rublev led 6-4, 4-1 when Anderson quit the match with a right thigh issue. In Sunday’s final, Rublev
10:05 AM ET Associated Press Wimbledon champion Simona Halep has tested positive for COVID-19 and says she has “mild symptoms.” The 29-year-old Romanian player said on Twitter that she is self-isolating at home. “I wanted to let you know that I tested positive for COVID-19,” Halep said in her post. “I am self-isolating at home
3:28 PM ET Associated Press VIENNA — Novak Djokovic lost for only the third time this year after a listless effort in the Erste Bank Open quarterfinals and walked away happy on Friday. The top-ranked Djokovic lost his first meeting with 42nd-ranked Lorenzo Sonego of Italy 6-2, 6-1. Djokovic lacked power in his groundstrokes and
10:18 AM ET Associated Press BERLIN –_ Alexander Zverev denied accusations of domestic abuse on Friday, saying they are “simply not true.” The 23-year-old German tennis player was responding to an interview former girlfriend Olga Sharypova gave to Russian sports website Championat on Thursday. Sharypova, a former Russian tennis player, said Zverev attempted to strangle
6:53 PM ET Associated Press VIENNA — Grigor Dimitrov outlasted third-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3 Thursday to complete the quarterfinal lineup at the Erste Bank Open. Dimitrov held serve throughout but lost the opening set despite leading 5-0 in the tiebreaker. “It’s never easy to come out of a situation like that,” Dimitrov
2:11 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — A 21-year-old Californian who once earned a US Open berth by winning the U.S. Tennis Association’s national girls’ championship was given a four-year doping ban after testing positive at a tournament. Ashley Kratzer‘s punishment was announced by the International Tennis Federation on Thursday. Kratzer was provisionally suspended in
8:24 AM ET Associated Press The Paris Masters tennis tournament will be held without fans next week as France enters a second lockdown phase amid the coronavirus pandemic. French President Emmanuel Macron has said the national lockdown will begin at midnight and will last until at least Dec. 1. The indoor tournament at the Bercy
8:23 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. — Two-time Grand Slam title winner Lleyton Hewitt led the fan voting for the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021 and will get a bonus of 3% added to his tally from the official voting group. The Hall announced the results of four weeks of fan
4:18 PM ET Associated Press VIENNA — Novak Djokovic saved four set points in a 7-6 (11), 6-3 win over Borna Coric on Wednesday to reach the Erste Bank Open quarterfinals and move one step closer to sealing the year-end No. 1 ranking. Djokovic can lock up the top position by winning the title on
4:22 PM ET Associated Press VIENNA — Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem overcame first-set slumps in their opening-round matches Tuesday before advancing at the Erste Bank Open. Top-seeded Djokovic lost four straight games and had to save a set point before beating Filip Krajinovic 7-6 (6), 6-3 in an all-Serbian match, and No. 2 Thiem
2:06 PM ET Associated Press AMSTERDAM — Top 10 tennis player Kiki Bertens will miss the start of next season, including the Australian Open, after having surgery on her left Achilles tendon. The 28-year-old from the Netherlands announced the news on Instagram on Tuesday, posting a picture of herself in a hospital bed with her