Tennis

Mar 6, 2024, 04:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Russian and Belarusian tennis players will be allowed to enter the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris as neutrals, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) confirmed Wednesday. The ITF said players from Russia and Belarus would be allowed to enter in “an individual and neutral capacity” if

Associated Press Mar 5, 2024, 10:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep was cleared for an immediate return to tennis on Tuesday after sports’ highest court accepted she was not entirely at fault for her positive doping test. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said its judges

Mar 5, 2024, 10:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Hopman Cup has been canceled because of its proximity to the Paris Olympics and the event will return in 2025, the International Tennis Federation said Tuesday. The mixed team event was due to take place again in Nice, France, after its successful return last

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Mar 5, 2024, 10:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic makes his return after a five-year absence. Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams kick off their latest comeback bids. The game’s biggest names look to collect their latest hardware. The 2024 BNP Paribas Open — better known as Indian Wells — is

ESPN News Services Mar 5, 2024, 12:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Andrey Rublev has called on the ATP Tour to change the rule that led to him being defaulted at the Dubai Tennis Championships last week. Rublev was defaulted by the chair umpire after a Russian-speaking official said he had used an obscenity while

ESPN News Services Mar 4, 2024, 06:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Andrey Rublev will retain the ranking points and prize money earned at the Dubai Tennis Championships, despite getting defaulted from the tournament for unsportsmanlike conduct, after an appeal to the ATP. Rublev was defaulted by the chair umpire after a Russian-speaking official appeared

Associated Press Mar 4, 2024, 12:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Unseeded Katie Boulter of England capped a run of upsets to win the San Diego Open singles title with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 victory over sixth-seeded Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine on Sunday. A 10-year tour veteran, the 27-year-old Boulter won her

Associated Press Mar 3, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — There has been plenty of mystery around Rafael Nadal and his health because he has played just 12 official matches since the 2022 US Open. The 22-time Grand Slam winner played an unofficial event Sunday, losing to fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz

Associated Press Mar 3, 2024, 12:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ACAPULCO, Mexico — Alex De Minaur defeated Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to become the first player to win back-to back titles in the Mexican Open since 2012. The third-seeded De Minaur won his eighth ATP title to become the fourth player to

Associated Press Mar 3, 2024, 12:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Sixth-seeded Marta Kostyuk fought off an early deficit on Saturday to beat top seed Jessica Pegula 7-6(4), 6-1 and reach the final of the San Diego Open. With the surprise comeback, Kostyuk, of Ukraine, moved into Sunday’s final where she will

ESPN News Services Mar 2, 2024, 12:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ugo Humbert stayed undefeated in ATP Tour finals by beating Alexander Bublik 6-4, 6-3 to win the Dubai Championships on Saturday. The French player, who upset defending champion Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals, improved to 6-0 in finals. Humbert is the third player

Associated Press Mar 2, 2024, 12:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Top-seeded Jessica Pegula beat Anna Blinkova 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the San Diego Open. Pegula, ranked No. 5 in the world, will face Marta Kostyuk on Saturday. Kostyuk dropped the opening set to Anastasia

Associated Press Mar 2, 2024, 01:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ACAPULCO, Mexico — Defending champion Alex de Minaur advanced to the final of the Mexican Open when Jack Draper retired in the third set Friday. The third-seeded Australian won the first set 6-3, dropped the second 6-2 and was leading 4-0 in the third

ESPN News Services Mar 1, 2024, 12:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Andrey Rublev was defaulted from his semifinal at the Dubai Championships on Friday for yelling in the face of a line judge, allowing Alexander Bublik to advance to the final. The second-seeded Rublev erupted after Bublik won a point to take a 6-5

Associated Press Mar 1, 2024, 09:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PRAGUE — The head of the Czech tennis federation has been detained as part of a fraud investigation into misuse of state funds that saw its headquarters raided by police this week. The federation on Friday appointed sport director Jan Stoces as interim head

Associated Press Mar 1, 2024, 12:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Emma Navarro beat Katerina Siniakova 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 Thursday night, her 14th win of the year, to advance to the quarterfinals of the Cymbiotika San Diego Open. It marked the No. 3 seed’s second win over the Czech in a matter

Associated Press Feb 29, 2024, 09:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ACAPULCO, Mexico — Defending champion Alex De Minaur battled past Stefanos Tsitsipas 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday to book a second straight spot in the semifinals of the Mexican Open. De Minaur, the ATP’s ninth-ranked player, struggled in the first set and lost it

Associated Press Feb 29, 2024, 12:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev stayed on course toward a potential rematch for the title at the Dubai Championships after the Russians won their quarterfinal matches Thursday. Medvedev, the defending champion and No. 1 seed, defeated eighth-seeded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-2, 6-3 to set