Tennis

2:26 PM ET Associated Press Casper Ruud remains on course to successfully defend his Swiss Open title after a dominant display saw off Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain in the semifinals in Gstaad on Saturday. The Norwegian top seed — who didn’t face a break point in the match — needed just 62 minutes to complete

9:13 AM ET Associated Press HAMBURG, Germany — American Bernarda Pera stunned top-seeded Anett Kontaveit 6-2, 6-4 to win the Hamburg European Open on Saturday for her second title in seven days. The 81st-ranked Pera, who won her first WTA title in Budapest last week, saved three of the four break points she faced and

11:38 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — The ATP is teaming up with You Can Play, a group working to increase LGBTQ+ inclusion in sports, after 75% of players who participated in a survey by the men’s tennis tour said they had heard other players use anti-gay slurs. The tour announced Friday that it is

10:39 AM ET Associated Press HAMBURG, Germany — American Bernarda Pera will play top-seeded Anett Kontaveit in the women’s final of the Hamburg European Open after both won their semifinal matches in straight sets Friday. The 27-year-old Pera, who claimed her first WTA title in Budapest last week, advanced with a 6-2, 6-4 win over

5:27 AM ET Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray will play together for the first time for Team Europe at the Laver Cup in London. Wimbledon champion Djokovic was named as the fourth member of the six-man Team Europe on Friday, with the 35-year-old Serb joining his long-time rivals at the fifth

4:55 PM ET Associated Press HAMBURG, Germany — Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz recovered from a slow start to beat Filip Krajinovic 7-6 (4), 6-3 and reach the quarterfinals of the Hamburg European Open on Thursday, while Francisco Cerundolo stunned Andrey Rublev 6-4, 6-2. Alcaraz saved four set points down 4-5 in the first set before surging

9:09 AM ET Former world No. 1 Venus Williams will make her singles comeback after nearly a year at the Citi Open, which begins next week in Washington, organizers said Thursday. The seven-time Grand Slam champion accepted a wild card for the July 30-Aug. 7 WTA 250 event a day after announcing she will also

8:30 AM ET The Shanghai Masters and three other men’s tournaments in China will not be held this year due to the country’s COVID-19 restrictions, the ATP Tour said on Thursday. China hosted the Winter Olympics under strict health protocols in February but almost every other international sporting event in the country this year has

6:11 PM ET Associated Press Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka is in need of a new coach. Wim Fissette, who began working with Osaka shortly before the start of the 2020 season, wrote on Instagram on Wednesday that he and Osaka are ending their partnership. “It has been a privilege to coach Naomi since

5:22 PM ET Associated Press LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. — World TeamTennis, the mixed-gender league co-founded nearly a half-century ago by Billie Jean King, will not have a season in 2022 but plans to return next year. WTT announced Wednesday that it is hoping to add new teams by 2023. The expansion fee is $1 million

9:45 AM ET A complete recap of the 2019 Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, including schedule, TV listings, results, news and analysis. Complete Australian Open coverage and schedule Men’s final: Djokovic wins third straight Slam Recep Sakar/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images In a breathtakingly mistake-free performance, No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic overwhelmed Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 6-3

4:13 PM ET Associated Press HAMBURG, Germany — Top-seeded players Carlos Alcaraz and Anett Kontaveit won their first-round matches at the Hamburg European Open on Tuesday, while Emil Ruusuvuori had an upset win over Diego Schwartzman. Alcaraz, 19, dropped the first set but recovered to win 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (3) against 259th-ranked German wild card

6:48 AM ET Naomi Osaka will play in her first tournament since the French Open at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic in August, after accepting a wildcard for the event in San Jose, California. The four-time Grand Slam winner did not play at Wimbledon, citing an Achilles injury and said that the Grand Slam having

7:08 PM ET Associated Press Russia’s highest-ranked women’s tennis player, Daria Kasatkina, said in a video interview released Monday that she is dating a woman. The French Open semifinalist’s comments come as the Russian parliament discusses tightening already stringent restrictions on public discussions of LGBTQ relationships. In the interview on YouTube with Russian blogger Vitya

6:56 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. — Fourth-seeded American Maxime Cressy rallied to win his first career ATP Tour title, beating No. 3 seed Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstani 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3) on Sunday in the Hall of Fame Open. After knocking out four-time Newport champ John Isner in the semifinals a day earlier,

3:20 PM ET United States’ Bernarda Pera defeated Serbia’s Aleksandra Krunic in straight sets by 6-3, 6-3 to win the Hungarian Grand Prix title on Sunday. Pera, who entered the main draw of the tournament as a qualifier, did not drop a set this week as she eased to her first WTA Tour singles title.

3:18 PM ET Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo defeated fellow country-men Sebastian Baez in straight sets by 7-6(4), 6-2, to clinch his maiden title at the Nordea Open on Sunday. Cerundolo, playing in just his second ATP Tour singles final, dropped serve in the opening game of the first set, but the 23-year-old recovered well as he

2:57 PM ET Croatia’s Petra Martic defeated Serbia’s Olga Danilovic 6-4, 6-2 to capture her second career WTA Tour singles title at Open Lausanne on Sunday. Martic reached the fourth round of the women’s singles at last week’s Wimbledon Championships and brought her superb form to Lausanne, Switzerland, where she dropped just a single set