Tennis

Associated Press Dec 4, 2023, 01:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Rafael Nadal has lower expectations for when he returns to the tour in January after a year out. Nadal announced Friday that he will play at the Brisbane International in Australia in January. The 37-year-old Spaniard has not appeared on tour since

Associated Press Dec 4, 2023, 10:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic earned the year-end No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for the eighth time Monday, adding to a record he already held. Djokovic won three of the four Grand Slam tournaments — the Australian Open in January, French Open in June and

Associated Press Dec 2, 2023, 03:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Hamad Medjedovic squandered two match points before he finally upset the top-seeded Arthur Fils and won the Next Gen Finals championship match on Saturday. It was the first five-set final in six editions of the tournament. Medjedovic missed the chance

Associated Press Dec 1, 2023, 04:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — The Next Gen Finals championship match will feature one of the players being relied on to revive French tennis against the player that Serbia hopes can keep its flag at the top of the sport after Novak Djokovic. Top-seeded Arthur

Dec 1, 2023, 07:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former tennis world No. 1 Rafael Nadal will return at the Brisbane International warm up event for the Australian Open in January, the Spaniard said on Friday. The 22-time Grand Slam champion has not played a competitive match since bowing out in the second round of

Associated Press Nov 30, 2023, 06:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Arthur Fils and Hamad Medjedovic maintained their perfect starts to the Next Gen Finals on Thursday to reach the semifinals. The top-seeded Fils beat Dominic Stricker 4-2, 3-4 (3), 4-2, 4-3 (5) to make it three straight wins in the

Associated Press Nov 29, 2023, 05:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Arthur Fils and Hamad Medjedovic maintained their winning starts in the round-robin stage of the Next Gen Finals on Wednesday. The top-seeded, 19-year-old French player Fils defeated Italian player Flavio Cobolli 4-1, 4-2, 4-2, and Medjedovic defeated Fils’ compatriot Luca

Associated Press Nov 28, 2023, 06:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Arthur Fils and Luca Van Assche both started their pushes for the Next Gen Finals title with wins in the round-robin stage as the tournament opened Tuesday at its new home in Saudi Arabia. The top-seeded, 19-year-old French player Fils

Nov 28, 2023, 01:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The WTA said that while it does not support an exhibition event being held in Russia this weekend, players who take part in it will not be sanctioned. The men’s ATP Tour said it also would not penalize its players for taking part in the second

Nov 26, 2023, 02:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Italy won the Davis Cup title for the second time by beating Australia 2-0 in Sunday’s final. After Matteo Arnaldi outlasted Alexei Popyrin in the first singles clash, Italy No. 1 Jannik Sinner sealed the title with an easy 6-3, 6-0 win over

Associated Press Nov 25, 2023, 12:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Jannik Sinner saved three match points before ending Novak Djokovic‘s streak of 21 straight wins in Davis Cup singles matches, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5, to pull Italy level at 1-1 with Serbia in their semifinal showdown Saturday. Sinner’s win avenged his loss

Associated Press Nov 24, 2023, 12:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Alex de Miñaur and Alexei Popyrin put Australia back into the Davis Cup final for a second straight year after winning their singles matches in a 2-0 victory over Finland on Friday. Popyrin gave Australia a 1-0 lead in the semifinal

Associated Press Nov 24, 2023, 12:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Alexei Popyrin gave Australia a 1-0 lead in their Davis Cup semifinal match against Finland after beating Otto Virtanen 7-6 (5), 6-2 on Friday. Alex de Miñaur has the chance to put Australia through to the final by winning the second

Associated Press Nov 23, 2023, 12:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Novak Djokovic became the outright most successful Serbian player in the history of the Davis Cup as he took his nation to the semifinals for the second time in three years with his 21st straight singles victory on Thursday. The top-ranked

Associated Press Nov 23, 2023, 12:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Jannik Sinner kept Italy alive by winning his singles match and then successfully teamed up with Lorenzo Sonego in the doubles against the Netherlands to send his nation into the semifinals of the Davis Cup on Thursday. Italy rallied to a

Nov 23, 2023, 10:28 AM ET Slovenian tennis umpire Marko Ducman has been suspended for 10 years for betting on matches and manipulating data, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Thursday. Ducman, who officiated at ITF, ATP and WTA tournaments, had been provisionally banned after admitting breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP). The bronze-level

Associated Press Nov 22, 2023, 06:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Australia came from behind to defeat the Czech Republic 2-1 and reach the semifinals of the Davis Cup on Wednesday. Max Purcell and Matthew Ebden defeated Adam Pavlasek and Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 7-5 in the decisive doubles match to set up

Associated Press Nov 22, 2023, 05:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Novak Djokovic, who won three Grand Slams this year, will lead Serbia against Britain in the last quarterfinal of the Davis Cup Finals on Thursday. “It’s the last week of the season so one final push is necessary from each one