Tennis

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Nov 1, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Less than an hour after losing in the US Open final in September, Jessica Pegula walked into her news conference with a stoic expression on her face. She quickly sat in her seat, adjusted her ponytail and sighed before giving her initial thoughts

Associated Press Oct 31, 2024, 02:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Frenchman Ugo Humbert harnessed the energy of the home crowd and produced one of his best career performances in beating Carlos Alcaraz 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters on Thursday. A flurry of forehand and backhand winners

Kalan Hooks, ESPNOct 30, 2024, 05:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tennis star Coco Gauff was referenced in rapper Tyler, the Creator’s recently released album “CHROMAKOPIA.” Her name was dropped in the track titled, “Thought I Was Dead” featuring ScHoolboy Q and Santigold. Gauff picked up on the reference and posted her reaction to TikTok.

Oct 30, 2024, 04:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 6 Jessica Pegula has withdrawn from next month’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Spain and will be replaced on the American team by Ashlyn Krueger, the United States Tennis Association said on Wednesday. The USTA did not immediately respond to an email from

Associated Press Oct 30, 2024, 09:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Alexei Popyrin upset fourth-seeded Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (4) in the second round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday in a tense match with many ups and downs. The 25-year-old Australian player had lost his three previous matches against his Russian rival. Popyrin

Associated Press Oct 29, 2024, 12:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Sixth-seeded Andrey Rublev lost two tiebreakers and his temper as his hopes of qualifying for the ATP Finals took a hit on Tuesday at the Paris Masters. Facing Francisco Cerundolo in the second round at the indoor tournament, Rublev lost 7-6 (6),

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Oct 29, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions What a season it’s been for Zheng Qinwen. Entering last week’s 500-level Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, the 22-year-old had already won Olympic singles gold and the title in Palermo, and reached the final at the Australian Open and at the 1000-level event

Associated Press Oct 29, 2024, 07:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Top-seeded Jannik Sinner has pulled out of the Paris Masters, citing a virus. The Italian player, who is guaranteed to finish the year as No. 1, said in a message relayed by organizers that he is not able to play this week.

Oct 29, 2024, 08:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Nick Kyrgios hasn’t played competitive tennis in over a year. Patrick Smith/Getty Images Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has said he hopes to pull the curtain down on his tennis career “a little bit more gracefully” than Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray were able to. The Brit

Associated Press Oct 28, 2024, 08:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Stefanos Tsitsipas overcame an upset stomach to beat Roberto Carballes Baena 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the Paris Masters on Monday and stay in contention for a spot at the season-ending ATP finals. Tsitsipas has reached the Paris semifinals

Oct 28, 2024, 01:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz said on Monday the record prize money on offer at the Six Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia earlier this month was a motivation for playing in the tournament as the world No. 2 prepares for the Paris Masters. Italian rival Jannik Sinner dismissed

Associated Press Oct 27, 2024, 06:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TOKYO — Top-seeded Qinwen Zheng of China claimed the Toray Pan Pacific Open with a 7-6 (5), 6-3 win over American wild card Sofia Kenin in Sunday’s final to clinch her place in the WTA Finals next month. The No. 7-ranked Zheng, who won

Associated Press Oct 27, 2024, 01:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BASEL, Switzerland — Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard completed a perfect week on serve by upsetting American Ben Shelton to win the Swiss Indoors on Sunday. The French player, who is ranked No. 50, prevailed 6-4, 7-6 (4) against the sixth-seeded Shelton to become the lowest-ranked

Oct 27, 2024, 11:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jack Draper defeated Karen Khachanov in the final of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna on Sunday to reach a career-high world ranking of 15. Draper, the British No. 1, won in straight sets against his Russian-Armenian opponent. He led 4-0 in the second set but

Oct 27, 2024, 07:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Serbian Olga Danilovic powered past American qualifier Caroline Dolehide 6-3, 6-1 in the Guangzhou Open final Sunday to seal her first trophy of the season and second of her career. World No. 86 Danilovic, whose previous triumph came on clay in Moscow six years ago, grabbed

Associated Press Oct 26, 2024, 02:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BASEL, Switzerland — Ben Shelton beat his doubles partner Arthur Fils at the Swiss Indoors on Saturday and will face another Frenchman, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, in the final. No. 6-seeded Shelton defeated No. 7 Fils 6-3, 7-6 (9), recovering from 6-3 down in the

Associated Press Oct 26, 2024, 01:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TOKYO — Sofia Kenin has advanced to the final of the Pan Pacific Open with a 6-4, 6-4 win over ninth-seeded Katie Boulter on Saturday. Kenin, who won the Australian Open in 2020 and was a French Open finalist the same year, broke the

Associated Press Oct 25, 2024, 05:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions VIENNA — No. 3-ranked Alexander Zverev paid for not closing out Lorenzo Musetti and lost their Erste Bank Open quarterfinal on Friday. Zverev won the first set and had momentum in the second, where he led 3-0 in a tiebreaker. But the top seed