Tennis

Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 10:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Christopher Eubanks and Jordan Thompson rolled to straight-set victories to reach the round of 16 at the Dallas Open on Tuesday. Eubanks, the fifth-seeded American, and No. 6 seed Thompson of Australia were the highest seeds to play first-round matches in the

Feb 6, 2024, 12:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Six-time major winner Boris Becker said he has stepped down as coach of Denmark’s world No. 7 Holger Rune, effective immediately, due to “private and professional responsibilities.” Becker returned to the tennis circuit last October to coach Rune, who went on to compete in the eight-player

Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 09:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions GENEVA — Former top-ranked tennis player Simona Halep will go to sports’ highest court on Wednesday to challenge her four-year ban in a doping case. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Tuesday that Halep plans to attend in person when the appeal

Feb 6, 2024, 06:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions World number four Jessica Pegula has ended her five-year coaching partnership with David Witt who said the split had come as a complete surprise. American Pegula exited the Australian Open in the second round after losing to Frenchwoman Clara Burel and withdrew from the doubles event

Associated Press Feb 5, 2024, 11:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Max Purcell won a tiebreaker in the deciding set after letting two match points get away, beating Mitchell Krueger 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (3) in the first round of the Dallas Open on Monday night. The sixth-seeded Australian won six consecutive points in

Associated Press Feb 4, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ROSARIO, Argentina — Argentina reached the Davis Cup finals group stage by eliminating Kazakhstan 3-2 in the best-of-five-match qualifying round when Sebastian Baez erased two match points and came back to edge Dmitry Popko 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6) on Sunday. Belgium, the Czech Republic

Associated Press Feb 4, 2024, 01:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTPELLIER, France — Alexander Bublik again lost the first set before rallying to beat Borna Coric 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 and win the Open Sud de France on Sunday for his fourth career title. The second-seeded Kazakh dropped the first set in every match he

Associated Press Feb 4, 2024, 09:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HUA HIN, Thailand — Rising Russian star Diana Shnaider bounced back from a turbulent second set to upend defending champion Zhu Lin of China 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 for her first title at the WTA Thailand Open on Sunday. The No. 108-ranked NC State student

Associated Press Feb 3, 2024, 08:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HELSINGBORG, Sweden — Thiago Monteiro led Brazil its first spot in the Davis Cup finals group stage in September, beating Sweden’s Elias Ymer 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday for a 3-1 team victory. “I’m just happy to help the team,” Monteiro said. “Everyone had

Associated Press Feb 2, 2024, 08:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions VILNIUS, Lithuania — Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek secured a spot for the United States in the Davis Cup finals group round by winning the doubles match against Ukraine on Friday for an insurmountable 3-0 lead in the best-of-five-match qualifying series. Ram and Krajicek

Associated Press Feb 2, 2024, 01:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek clinched a spot for the United States in the Davis Cup Finals group round by winning the doubles match against Ukraine on Friday for an insurmountable 3-0 lead in the best-of-five-match qualifying series in Vilnius, Lithuania. Ram

Associated Press Feb 1, 2024, 05:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions VILNIUS, Lithuania — Chris Eubanks stepped in as a late replacement for an injured Taylor Fritz and joined Sebastian Korda in earning singles victories on Thursday to give the United States a 2-0 lead against Ukraine in Davis Cup qualifying. The No. 32-ranked Eubanks,

Associated Press Feb 1, 2024, 10:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions VILNIUS, Lithuania — Chris Eubanks is replacing an injured Taylor Fritz, who is the top-ranked American man, in the lineup for the United States against Ukraine in the Davis Cup on Thursday. The 32nd-ranked Eubanks, who reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon last year, was

Jan 30, 2024, 11:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Three-times Grand Slam champion Andy Murray hit back at suggestions he could “damage his legacy” if he continues his career after the 36-year-old Scot suffered a third straight first-round exit to start the season. Murray breathed new life into his career after having hip-resurfacing surgery in

Associated Press Jan 30, 2024, 06:58 PM ET WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States said Hall of Famers Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova relied on “outdated stereotypes and western-centric views of our culture” in urging the women’s tennis tour to avoid holding its season-ending tournament in the kingdom. “These champions have turned

Jan 30, 2024, 08:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Miami Open will feature an elite wheelchair event and “Major League Pickleball” this year, alongside the regularly scheduled Masters 1000 event, organizers said in a statement. Wheelchair tennis has been played at all four Grand Slams since 2007 but this will be the first time

Jan 29, 2024, 08:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rafael Nadal‘s racket from his 2007 French Open final victory over Roger Federer was sold for more than $118,000 at an auction Monday, ranking among the highest-priced such memorabilia. Nadal beat Federer 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2007 final in Paris to win his third

Associated Press Jan 29, 2024, 10:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MARSEILLE, France — Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner has pulled out of next week’s Open 13 Provence in Marseille, organizers said Monday. The 22-year-old Italian player won his first Grand Slam title on Sunday when he defeated Daniil Medvedev in five sets, rallying from