Tennis

Associated Press Aug 8, 2023, 06:52 PM ET TORONTO — Britain’s Andy Murray started his journey for a fourth National Bank Open title by defeating Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego in two sets, winning 7-6 (3), 6-0 on Tuesday. Murray, who secured titles in 2009, 2010 and 2015, saved two set points and clinched the first set

Associated Press Aug 8, 2023, 11:57 AM ET Total prize money and player compensation at this year’s U.S. Open tennis tournament will reach a record $65 million, the U.S. Tennis Association said Tuesday, noting that the number is boosted by increases in the amount of expenses covered. Last year’s total payout was about $60 million.

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Aug 8, 2023, 10:45 AM ET Entering last week’s Citi Open in Washington D.C., Coco Gauff had never won a title on American soil. Nor, for that matter, had she won a title at anything other than a 250-level event. And as her last match had been a devastating first-round defeat at

Associated Press Aug 7, 2023, 10:33 PM ET TORONTO — Canada’s Milos Raonic beat American Frances Tiafoe 6-7 (12), 7-6 (4), 6-3 in an epic first-round match Monday night at the National Bank Open. Editor’s Picks The ninth-seeded Tiafoe outlasted the Canadian in a 20-minute tiebreaker in the first set. But Raonic, who grew up

Associated Press Aug 7, 2023, 08:08 AM ET Japanese lucky loser Nao Hibino advanced Monday to the final of the rain-hit Prague Open, where she will face fourth-seeded Linda Nosková. Hibino beat Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-3 after their semifinal was interrupted three times Sunday by bad weather before it was suspended at

Associated Press Aug 6, 2023, 09:43 PM ET WASHINGTON — Dan Evans won his second ATP Tour title by beating Tallon Griekspoor 7-5, 6-3 in a rain-interrupted DC Open final on Sunday. Evans, a 33-year-old from Britain, saved four break points in the last game before ending the match with a service winner. He is

Associated Press Aug 6, 2023, 04:42 PM ET WASHINGTON — Coco Gauff claimed the last three games of each set to defeat Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-3 in the DC Open women’s final on Sunday for the fourth WTA Tour singles title of her career. Gauff, a 19-year-old from Florida, did not drop a set all

Associated Press Aug 6, 2023, 02:45 PM ET PRAGUE — Fourth-seeded Linda Nosková eased past Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch 6-1, 6-1 on Sunday to advance to the final of the rain-hit Prague Open. The 18-year-old Czech reached her second career final after Adelaide earlier this year. On Monday, Nosková will face either Japanese lucky loser Nao

Associated Press Aug 5, 2023, 05:04 PM ET WASHINGTON — Maria Sakkari let a huge lead disappear but recovered to take the last four games and beat top-seeded Jessica Pegula 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 in the DC Open semifinals Saturday. Sakkari, a 28-year-old from Greece who is ranked No. 9 and seeded No. 4 at the

Associated Press Aug 5, 2023, 01:07 PM ET PRAGUE — Rain has washed out the entire Saturday schedule of the Prague Open. Both semifinal games were rescheduled to take place on Sunday, along with the final. Fourth-seeded Linda Nosková of the Czech Republic will play qualifier Tamara Korpatsch of Germany, and Jaqueline Cristian of Romania

Associated Press Aug 4, 2023, 09:32 PM ET WASHINGTON — Taylor Fritz needed three sets and three hours to get past Andy Murray 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4 at the DC Open in a fourth-round match briefly interrupted by climate protesters on Friday — and then the tournament’s top-seeded man went back out on court at

Associated Press Aug 4, 2023, 02:57 PM ET WASHINGTON — Top-seeded Jessica Pegula reached the DC Open semifinals by coming back to edge Elina Svitolina 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 across more than two hours Friday. Pegula saved six break points in the third set: five at 3-2 and the last while serving out the victory in

Associated Press Aug 3, 2023, 05:26 PM ET WASHINGTON — Jessica Pegula rolled into the quarterfinals at the DC Open by beating fellow American Peyton Stearns in straight sets Thursday. The fourth-ranked women’s player in the world and tournament’s top seed shook off a slow start and overpowered Stearns on the way to a 6-3,

Associated Press Aug 3, 2023, 03:41 PM ET PRAGUE — Linda Noskova rallied from a set down to beat Ankita Raina 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 and advance to the quarterfinals of the Prague Open on Thursday. The fourth-seeded Nosková will next face Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, who defeated Xiyu Wang 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6) at the hard-court

Associated Press Aug 3, 2023, 11:14 AM ET The Billie Jean King Cup has a new part-owner: Billie Jean King herself. The International Tennis Federation and TWG Global, a holding company led by Los Angeles Dodgers principal owner Mark Walter, signed a partnership agreement Thursday for a joint venture to market and promote the women’s

Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 06:54 PM ET WASHINGTON — Andy Murray is moving on at the DC Open after beating American Brandon Nakashima in straight sets Wednesday. Cheered loudly and vociferously by the crowd at stadium court, the three-time Grand Slam champion and former top-ranked men’s player rallied to win the first-set tiebreak and

Aug 2, 2023, 02:06 PM ET Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu made her return to the practice court on Wednesday for the first time since she underwent wrist and ankle surgery in May. In a video posted to social media, the 20-year-old Briton could be seen training with compatriot Kyle Edmund. “August 2nd, the

Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 01:33 PM ET PRAGUE — Eighth-seeded Kateryna Baindl of Ukraine reached the quarterfinals of the Prague Open on Wednesday after Germany’s Jule Niemeier retired when trailing 5-0 in the first set of their second-round match. Baindl will face next Jaqueline Cristian of Romania, who eliminated Emiliana Arango of Colombia 6-4,