Tennis

Associated Press Oct 17, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — With an eye on the Davis Cup, Rafael Nadal said he was pleased with his performance despite losing 6-3, 6-3 to Carlos Alcaraz at the Six Kings Slam on Thursday. Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-7 (0), 6-4 in

Oct 17, 2024, 05:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 1 Iga Swiatek has added Belgian Wim Fissette, a former coach to top-ranked players like Naomi Osaka, Kim Clijsters and Victoria Azarenka to her team, the 23-year-old Pole said on Thursday. Earlier this month, the five-times Grand Slam champion had parted ways with her

Associated Press Oct 16, 2024, 08:34 AM ET NEW YORK — Serena Williams said she had a benign branchial cyst “the size of a small grapefruit” removed from her neck and “all is OK.” The retired tennis star, 43, posted Wednesday on social media that she found a lump on her neck in May, had

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Oct 15, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions On Saturday, Jannik Sinner clinched the year-end world No. 1 ranking with his semifinal victory over Tomas Machac at the Shanghai Masters, becoming the first Italian player in history to do so. And 24 hours later, he proved exactly why he deserves the

ESPN News Services Oct 13, 2024, 09:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WUHAN, China — Top seed Aryna Sabalenka shook off a second-set blip to win the Wuhan Open title for the third straight time after beating home favorite Qinwen Zheng 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 in the final Sunday. Sabalenka, 26, who knocked out 2023 US

Associated Press Oct 13, 2024, 06:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHANGHAI — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday. The Italian bettered the 24-time Grand Slam champion 7-6 (4), 6-3. Sinner hit eight aces and 22 winners to four and 12, respectively, for Djokovic. Sinner

ESPN News Services Oct 12, 2024, 09:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Top-ranked Jannik Sinner will chase his seventh ATP title of the year in the Shanghai Masters final after beating Tomas Machac 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday. Victory ensured Sinner will be the ATP year-end No. 1 and the first Italian player to achieve that

ESPN News Services Oct 12, 2024, 07:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka rallied from a slow start to beat an in-form Coco Gauff 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday, advancing to her third straight Wuhan final and preserving her perfect record at the tournament. Sabalenka will face seventh-ranked Zheng Qinwen in the final,

Oct 11, 2024, 08:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions American Sebastian Korda is recovering from right elbow surgery, he wrote on Instagram on Friday. Korda, ranked 19th in the world, hasn’t played since a straight-sets loss to Tomas Machac in the second round of the US Open in August. He did not say how long

Associated Press Oct 11, 2024, 10:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka served up a master class to beat Magdalena Frech of Poland 6-2, 6-2 and maintain her undefeated record at the Wuhan Open. The Belarussian fired 42 winners in 16 games, and wrapped up her latest victory in 1 hour, 23 minutes

Associated Press Oct 11, 2024, 10:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHANGHAI — Novak Djokovic and Taylor Fritz advanced to a semifinal matchup at the Shanghai Masters on Friday. Four-time champion Djokovic fought back from a set down to beat Czech player Jakub Mensik 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-4 in the quarterfinals. Mensik, ranked 65th, won

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterOct 10, 2024, 12:36 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions After an on-and-off season and an attempt to find an exit on his own terms, Rafael Nadal announced on Thursday that he would be retiring after one last Davis Cup go-round in November.

Oct 10, 2024, 11:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Emma Raducanu has suffered another injury. WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu has been forced to withdraw from two more tournaments in China because of an ongoing foot injury. Raducanu, 21, pulled out midway through her Korea Open quarterfinal clash with Daria

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 10, 2024, 05:41 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Tennis great Rafael Nadal has announced he is retiring from the sport at the end

Oct 10, 2024, 10:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rafael Nadal, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, has announced his retirement. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The 38-year-old legend, who won 22 Grand Slam titles over the course of his 23-year career, posted a video on his social media accounts saying his final

ESPN News Services Oct 9, 2024, 12:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Stefanos Tsitsipas became the latest player to lose his cool at the Shanghai Masters, accusing a chair umpire of having “no clue about tennis” and insisting on needing to “talk to a supervisor” during a lengthy rant Wednesday. Tsitsipas called out umpire Fergus

Associated Press Oct 9, 2024, 11:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHANGHAI — Jannik Sinner avenged his defeat to Ben Shelton in the fourth round of last year’s Shanghai Masters with a 6-4, 7-6 (1) victory to spoil the 22-year-old American’s birthday on Wednesday. Like last year, the duel again featured some incredible shot-making and

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 9, 2024, 06:17 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Line judges will be scrapped at next year’s Wimbledon championships and replaced by artificial intelligence-powered