Tennis

Associated Press Jun 14, 2024, 11:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — A tournament record 675,080 spectators attended the French Open and more than 7 million people saw the men’s final on television, the French Tennis Federation said Friday. The number of fans attending was up 6.6% over last year. The peak audience on

Associated Press Jun 14, 2024, 08:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ROME — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner will compete in both singles and doubles at the Paris Olympics, the Italian tennis federation said Friday. This will be the first Summer Games for 22-year-old Sinner, who reached the top spot in the men’s rankings this week following

Jun 13, 2024, 09:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Wimbledon has revealed plans to honour Andy Murray should this year’s tournament turn out to be a farewell to the two-time former champion. This year’s tournament could be the last for 37-year-old former world No.1 Murray, whose 2013 title made him the first British Wimbledon men’s

Jun 13, 2024, 09:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rafael Nadal will skip Wimbledon in July in order to prepare for the Olympic Games in Paris which will be played on the clay courts at Roland Garros, the Spaniard posted on social media on Thursday. Nadal, a record 14-time winner of the French Open, has

Jun 13, 2024, 08:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Emma Raducanu celebrates win at the 2024 Nottingham Open advancing her into the quarterfinals Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images for LTA Emma Raducanu won her round-of-16 match against Daria Snigur in the 2024 Nottingham Open in straight sets, securing a place in the competition’s quarterfinals. The 21-year-old

Jun 12, 2024, 07:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rafael Nadal has been chosen to the Spanish team for the Paris Olympics, where he will also partner with French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz in doubles. Nadal, who has been limited the past two years by a number of injuries, has said the Games were his

Jun 12, 2024, 02:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray will fall outside of the world’s top 100 players when the rankings are next updated. Marijan Murat/picture alliance via Getty Images Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray has said he may not play at this summer Olympic Games in Paris, saying his body “doesn’t feel

Jun 11, 2024, 09:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Dan Evans looks to reclaim is Nottingham Open title after wining in 2019 and 2022. Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images for LTA Dan Evans won his opening match at the Nottingham Open against Switzerland’s Dominic Stricker. The deciding set was played on Tuesday after the match was

Associated Press Jun 11, 2024, 01:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions STUTTGART, Germany — Marcos Giron earned his first win against a current or former No. 1 when he beat Andy Murray 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the grass-court Stuttgart Open on Tuesday. The 54th-ranked Giron hit seven aces, saved the three break

Associated Press Jun 11, 2024, 10:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Warner Bros. Discovery and the French Tennis Federation made official Tuesday what had been revealed over the weekend — the French Open will air on TNT Sports in the United States beginning next year. Sportscaster Noah Eagle announced at the end of NBC’s coverage

Associated Press Jun 10, 2024, 07:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Jannik Sinner made his debut at No. 1 in the ATP rankings Monday, moving up one spot to replace the injured Novak Djokovic there. The 22-year-old Sinner is the first player from Italy to reach No. 1 since the computerized rankings began

Associated Press Jun 9, 2024, 01:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Carlos Alcaraz came back to defeat Alexander Zverev 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday and win the French Open for his third Grand Slam title. Alcaraz is a 21-year-old from Spain who grew up watching countryman Rafael Nadal win trophy after

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jun 9, 2024, 07:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The year’s second major concluded over the weekend with Iga Swiatek taking home her fourth French Open title and Carlos Alcaraz winning his first. It was another impressive run for the 23-year-old Swiatek, who faced match point in her second-round clash against Naomi

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 9, 2024, 04:42 PM 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 PARIS — There was never any danger of “Marcha Real” going back into hibernation here

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 9, 2024, 08:03 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 Carlos Alcaraz has won two tennis Grand Slam tournaments. Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images) PARIS —

Associated Press Jun 9, 2024, 08:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — The sight of empty seats in the French Open’s main stadium, particularly for the singles semifinals, was disappointing, tournament director Amelie Mauresmo said Sunday. “We’re not satisfied,” Mauresmo said, adding that she has “a number of ideas” to help avoid it in

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jun 8, 2024, 11:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions IGA SWIATEK COULDN’T stop crying. As she lay on a yoga mat on the floor, still in her clothing from the match, she covered her face as much as she could with her hand and her hat, but she couldn’t control the tears

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 8, 2024, 08:43 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 PARIS — Carlos Alcaraz will be looking to establish himself as the new king of