Tennis

4:44 AM ET WTA Finals winner Caroline Garcia said she struggled with bulimia as she looked to “fill a void” when things were not going her way on court. The French player, who won top tier titles in Wuhan and Beijing in 2017, said the last couple of years had been marked by “tears and

12:18 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian Open officials say Reilly Opelka has withdrawn from the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year. Although no reason was given for the withdrawal on Wednesday, Opelka, a 25-year-old native of St. Joseph, Michigan, has been troubled by hip and ankle injuries over the last

9:55 AM ET The return of WTA tournaments to China in 2023 will hinge on a resolution to the Peng Shuai issue, with the governing body of the women’s game telling Reuters on Wednesday it had still not met the Chinese former doubles world number one personally. Peng had accused Chinese former Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli

2:59 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Frances Tiafoe beat Britain’s Daniel Evans 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday to move the United States into the United Cup mixed teams tournament semifinals. Tiafoe’s victory gave the Americans a 3-1 winning lead in the best-of-five Sydney City Final. The teams were scheduled to play a later mixed

7:16 AM ET Associated Press Novak Djokovic maintained his winning streak in singles matches in Australia, beating Constant Lestienne of France 6-3, 6-2 Tuesday in the first round of the Adelaide International. It was the top-seeded Djokovic’s 30th straight singles victory on Australian soil in a streak that dates to 2018. It was Djokovic’s first

2:07 AM ET Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu overcame wind and rain in a match which stretched over almost four hours to beat Linda Fruhvirtova 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 Tuesday in her first singles match of 2023 at the ASB Classic. The match twice was interrupted by rain and

12:39 AM ET Associated Press World No. 1 Novak Djokovic kept up his winning streak in singles matches in Australia, beating Constant Lestienne of France 6-3, 6-2 Tuesday in the first round of the Adelaide International. It was Djokovic’s 30th straight singles victory on Australian soil in a streak that goes back to 2018. Tuesday’s

11:29 PM ET ESPN News Services SYDNEY — Jessica Pegula and Frances Tiafoe secured a 4-0 Team USA sweep Tuesday in its mixed teams match against Germany at the United Cup. Pegula, No. 3 in the world, recorded the first win of her season with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Laura Siegemund on Day 6

10:04 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Tennis great Martina Navratilova said Monday that she has been diagnosed with throat cancer and breast cancer. In a statement released by her representative, the 18-time Grand Slam singles champion and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame said her prognosis is good and she will

12:45 AM ET ESPN News Services SYDNEY — Taylor Fritz and Madison Keys fueled a critical day for Team USA on Monday, posting victories over Germany at the United Cup mixed teams event, securing the Americans a berth in the tennis tournament’s quarterfinals. The competition vs. Germany continues Tuesday, when Jessica Pegula faces Laura Siegemund

12:12 PM ET Britain stormed into the knockout stage of the United Cup mixed team tournament on Sunday as Dan Evans came through a gruelling match against Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas with a 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 win that gave his team an unassailable 3-1 lead. Britain began the day with a 2-0 advantage in the tie

7:04 AM ET Wimbledon’s decision to ban Belarusian players from last year’s tournament “changed nothing,” world No. 5 Aryna Sabalenka said on Sunday, adding that she hoped to return to the grass-court Grand Slam in 2023, having missed its fans and atmosphere. Wimbledon organisers banned players from Russia and Belarus last year after Moscow’s invasion

1:54 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Casper Ruud has taken up in 2023 where he left off in 2022, beating Brazil’s Thiago Monteiro 6-3, 6-2 in the first men’s singles match of the New Year to boost Norway at the United Cup mixed teams championship in Brisbane. Ruud had a successful 2022, rising as

9:18 PM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Jiri Lehecka has scored a 6-4, 6-2 upset win over world No. 12 Alexander Zverev to give the Czech Republic a 1-0 lead over Germany at the United Cup on Saturday. The 21-year-old Lehecka, ranked No. 81, broke four times in the Group C match at Ken Rosewall

10:29 PM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — It wasn’t the way Frances Tiafoe would have preferred to clinch a match at the United Cup mixed teams tennis tournament. The United States defeated Czech Republic when Tiafoe’s opponent Tomas Machac retired due to a right ankle injury in the second set of their singles match Friday.

7:42 PM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — Former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem was given a wild card into the main draw of next month’s Australian Open after his successful return from a right wrist injury, it was announced. Tournament officials said Friday that Thiem, an Australian Open finalist in 2020, received a

6:16 AM ET Associated Press ADELAIDE, Australia — Novak Djokovic is reiterating that he bears no hard feelings on his return to Australia after his visa cancellation and subsequent deportation in January ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament. Djokovic was deported almost 12 months ago after arriving unvaccinated against COVID-19 at a time when

Dec 28, 2022 Associated Press SYDNEY — Taylor Fritz and Madison Keys gave the United States a 2-0 lead over Czech Republic at the new United Cup mixed teams tournament Thursday. Fritz broke Jiri Lehecka‘s serve in the ninth game of the second set and went on to beat the Czech player 6-3, 6-4. Keys