9:21 AM ET Associated Press ROME — Once is enough when it comes to beating Rafael Nadal on a clay court. Throughout his career, Nadal has never lost consecutive matches on his favorite surface and the Spaniard extended that perfect record on Wednesday by beating John Isner 6-3, 6-1 to reach the third round of
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4:43 PM ET ESPN News Services ROME — In a women’s matchup at the Italian Open of two US Open champions, Bianca Andreescu advanced Tuesday when Emma Raducanu retired due to a lower back injury with Andreescu ahead 6-2, 2-1. “Definitely disappointed with how today went. But I guess I wanted to give it a
2:02 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Veteran French players Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gilles Simon have been handed wild cards to play in the main draw at the French Open, organizers said Tuesday. A former Australian Open runner-up, Tsonga announced earlier this season that he will retire after the clay-court Grand Slam event. Play begins
1:15 PM ET Associated Press ROME — Denis Shapovalov overcame a point penalty and a hostile crowd to beat local hope Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the Italian Open on Monday. Late in the second set, Shapovalov was given a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct after hopping over the
2:20 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Katie Volynets, a 20-year-old Californian, and Michael Mmoh, a 24-year-old who was born in Saudi Arabia and is now based in Florida, earned the U.S. Tennis Association’s wild-card entries for the main draw of the French Open. Play begins at Roland Garros on May 22. Volynets and
7:49 AM ET Associated Press ROME — Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Italian Open on Monday with a left Achilles injury. Osaka injured herself in her first-round win over Anastasia Potapova at the Madrid Open 10 days ago and she said she “hasn’t healed yet.” “I need to be careful, especially in advance of Roland
6:37 AM ET Associated Press ROME — Fresh off his victory at the Madrid Open, Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Italian Open on Monday because of a right ankle injury. The Spanish teen beat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic back-to-back in Madrid, then defeated Alexander Zverev in Sunday’s final for his tour-leading fourth title of
7:25 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Alexander Zverev criticized the ATP Tour for its scheduling of late-night matches and said he was at a disadvantage in Sunday’s final against Carlos Alcaraz at the Madrid Open. The third-ranked Zverev was overpowered by the 19-year-old Spaniard in straight sets. Zverev conceded that he probably would have
2:15 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Carlos Alcaraz capped another impressive week with a straight-set victory over Alexander Zverev on Sunday to win the Madrid Open and become the second-youngest player to win two Masters 1000 titles. After victories over his idol Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals and top-ranked Novak Djokovic in the semifinals,
8:30 AM ET Associated Press MADRID — Novak Djokovic is optimistic about his game going into the French Open despite going another week without a title. The top-ranked Djokovic has yet to win a trophy this season while trying to regain his best form after not being allowed to play in the Australian Open because
5:15 PM ET ESPN News Services Ons Jabeur of Tunisia won the biggest title of her career by defeating American Jessica Pegula in three sets in the Madrid Open final Saturday. Jabeur, the first Arab woman in the top 10, won 7-5, 0-6, 6-3 for her second career title. She was playing in her sixth
2:49 PM ET ESPN News Services MADRID — After beating Rafael Nadal on Friday, Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz did it again with an upset of world No. 1 Novak Djokovic at the Madrid Open tennis tournament Saturday. After defeating Nadal, his idol, in the quarterfinals, the 19-year-old Alcaraz rallied to beat Djokovic 6-7 (5), 7-5,
10:25 AM ET Associated Press MADRID — Novak Djokovic eased to a 6-3, 6-4 win over Hubert Hurkacz on Friday as he advanced to the semifinals of the Madrid Open where he faces a tough Spanish test. Djokovic, a three-time champion in Madrid, had little trouble on the outdoor clay against Hurkacz, whose poor hitting
10:01 AM ET Associated Press GENEVA — US Open champion Daniil Medvedev will return from hernia surgery to play at the Geneva Open after getting a wild card from tournament organizers Friday. The second-ranked Russian will use the clay-court event, which runs from May 14-21, to prepare for the French Open. The tournament at Roland
2:22 PM ET Associated Press Eighth-seeded Ons Jabeur comfortably defeated qualifier Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2, 6-3 in just over an hour Thursday to advance to the final of the Madrid Open. The 10th-ranked Jabeur, the only top-10 player left in the women’s draw, had lost five of her six matches against Alexandrova from 2016 to 2018.
5:59 AM ET Andy Murray has withdrawn ahead of his match against Novak Djokovic in the round-of-16 at the Madrid Open on Thursday, citing an illness. Three-times major winner Murray was set to face Djokovic for the 37th time in a highly anticipated clash on clay at the ATP Masters 1000 event in the Spanish
2:07 PM ET ESPN News Services MADRID — Eighth-seeded Ons Jabeur reached her second WTA 1000 semifinal on Wednesday by defeating two-time Madrid Open champion Simona Halep 6-3, 6-2. “It’s never easy to play Simona,” said Jabeur, who lost to Halep in Dubai earlier this year. “Really happy with the fact that I took my
9:37 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — Total French Open prize money will be about 7% higher this year than it was for the last pre-pandemic tournament in 2019 — with an increase of 35% for players who lose in the first round of singles — but the singles champions will each receive slightly less