Tennis

Nov 21, 2023, 06:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON, Nov 21 — Representatives for the All England Tennis Club, which hosts Wimbledon, said they were disappointed after the London Borough of Wandsworth on Tuesday refused planning permission for a massive expansion. The plans, including 39 new grass courts and an 8,000-seater showcourt on the

Associated Press Nov 21, 2023, 05:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Finland upset defending champion Canada to reach the semifinals of the Davis Cup for the first time on Tuesday. Otto Virtanen and Harri Heliovaara defeated Alexis Galarneau and Vasek Pospisil 7-5, 6-3 in the decisive doubles match to give the 14th-ranked

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Nov 20, 2023, 09:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The WTA and ATP seasons are officially over, and what a year it was on and off the court. With record-setting moments (hello, Novak Djokovic!), maiden major victories and new stars cementing themselves at the top of the game, 2023 was one to

Associated Press Nov 19, 2023, 02:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TURIN, Italy — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic won a record-breaking seventh ATP Finals title with a straight-sets victory over home favorite Jannik Sinner on Sunday. Djokovic took 1 hour, 43 minutes to win 6-3, 6-3 as the Serbian continues to break records at the age

Associated Press Nov 18, 2023, 05:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TURIN, Italy — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will bid for a record-breaking seventh ATP Finals title when he takes on home favorite Jannik Sinner in Sunday’s final after both won their semifinal matches. Djokovic took less than 90 minutes to beat Carlos Alcaraz 6-3, 6-2

Nov 18, 2023, 08:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former world No. 1 Andy Murray has withdrawn from Britain’s Davis Cup squad ahead of the finals next week due to a shoulder injury, he said on Saturday, effectively ending his season. Murray guided Britain to the finals after missing his grandmother’s funeral to help his

ESPN News Services Nov 17, 2023, 10:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlos Alcaraz set up a semifinal match against top-ranked Novak Djokovic at the ATP Finals after beating Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-4 on Friday. The second-ranked Alcaraz, who beat Djokovic in the Wimbledon final, is making his debut at the season-ending event for the

Associated Press Nov 16, 2023, 07:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Serena Williams and Ruby Bridges will be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame next year, the hall announced Thursday, adding the tennis great and civil rights icon to a previously announced list of women to be honored during Women’s History Month in

Associated Press Nov 16, 2023, 11:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TURIN, Italy — Jannik Sinner is setting new standards match after match at the ATP Finals. The home crowd favorite from Italy registered a first career win over Holger Rune, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 on Thursday, two days after beating Novak Djokovic for the first

Associated Press Nov 16, 2023, 12:23 PM ET LONDON — Five low-ranked tennis players — four from Mexico and one from Guatemala — were suspended for corruption linked to a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Thursday. The players are connected to the criminal case of Grigor Sargsyan, the leader of

Nov 16, 2023, 07:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rafael Nadal said he is making “good progress” as he returns from a long injury lay off and is hopeful of a return to tennis in 2024. Having not played since the Australian Open in January, the 22-time Grand Slam champion started training a few weeks

Nov 15, 2023, 10:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nick Kyrgios concedes “the stars have to align a little bit” for the him to make a successful comeback after more than a year out of professional tennis. While the 2022 Wimbledon finalist maintains he’s hungry for a return, Kyrgios is now unranked after being sidelined

Nov 15, 2023, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TURIN — India’s Rohan Bopanna made history at the ATP Finals when at 43 he became the oldest player ever to win a match at the year-ender, teaming up with Matthew Ebden to beat Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler 6-4 6-4 in a round-robin match Wednesday.

Associated Press Nov 14, 2023, 07:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TURIN, Italy — Cheered on by a raucous home crowd, Jannik Sinner recorded his first win over top-ranked Novak Djokovic at the ATP Finals. Sinner, 22, triumphed 7-5, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (2) in a match spanning more than three hours on Tuesday night and

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Nov 14, 2023, 09:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions For the first time in the event’s history, Canada is the Billie Jean King Cup champion. Led by the red-hot Leylah Fernandez and the previously unheralded 18-year-old Marina Stakusic, the Canadians claimed the title on Sunday with a 2-0 victory over Italy. Fernandez,

Associated Press Nov 14, 2023, 10:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TURIN, Italy — Stefanos Tsitsipas retired with an injury after just three games of his second match at the ATP Finals on Tuesday, handing Holger Rune the victory. Tsitsipas, the 2019 champion, was trailing 2-1 in the opening set when he had a lengthy

Associated Press Nov 13, 2023, 12:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TURIN, Italy — Considering all that he has accomplished over the past two years — winning two Grand Slam titles and finishing last season as No. 1 — Carlos Alcaraz no doubt belongs among the world’s elite. Still, this couldn’t have been the debut

Nov 13, 2023, 02:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has pulled out of a December exhibition match at the Macau Tennis Masters as she continues to recover from wrist and ankle surgery, her management company IMG said on Monday. Raducanu was poised to return to action after her May