Tennis

Jan 13, 2024, 03:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE — Carlos Alcaraz would like nothing better than to take the title away from Novak Djokovic in the final of the Australian Open in two week’s time, he said on the eve of the start of the year’s first Grand Slam. Alcaraz, 20, said Djokovic’s

Jan 12, 2024, 09:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions French player Leny Mitjana has been suspended for 10 years over his involvement in match-fixing, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Friday. Mitjana, 29, with a career-high world ranking of 458 in 2018, denied all charges related to the fixing of matches in 2017

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jan 12, 2024, 06:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions IT WAS DEC. 1 when everything seemed to come together — again — for Naomi Osaka. She had been working tirelessly for the previous seven weeks with her team on and off the court at a private residence in Sherman Oaks, California, and

ESPN News Services Jan 12, 2024, 02:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ADELAIDE, Australia — Jiri Lehecka defeated third-seeded Sebastian Korda 6-2, 6-1 on Friday to advance to the Adelaide International final. The Czech player, who has dropped only one set in the tournament, will face either Alexander Bublik or Jack Draper in Saturday’s final

Associated Press Jan 11, 2024, 05:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — The BNP Paribas Open is increasing its total prize money by over $1.4 million to $19 million for the two-week combined men’s and women’s tournament in the Southern California desert. Over $1 million in additional prize money will be added

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jan 11, 2024, 09:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It might be cold or even snowing where you live, but it’s summertime in the Southern Hemisphere and that means just one thing: It’s time to get ready for long nights and overcaffeinated mornings because the 2024 Australian Open is upon us. And

Associated Press Jan 10, 2024, 10:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek will face 2020 champion Sofia Kenin in the first round and potentially 2016 winner Angelique Kerber or Danielle Collins in the second in a tough start to her bid for a first Australian Open title. Defending champion Novak

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ESPN News Services Jan 10, 2024, 12:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Second-seeded Jessica Pegula secured a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over fellow American Bernarda Pera on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Adelaide International. Pera earned a spot in the main draw as a so-called lucky loser from qualifying and then upset

Associated Press Jan 10, 2024, 03:45 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Playing true to their rankings, defending champion Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek will be the top seeds at the Australian Open in the first Grand Slam tournament of the year which begins Sunday at Melbourne Park. The men’s seedings mirror the ATP

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jan 9, 2024, 10:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After several players voiced their concerns in 2023, the WTA and ATP announced new rules Tuesday to reduce the number of late-night matches at tour events. Citing an increase in the average match length, the organizations said matches finishing after midnight had “risen

Associated Press Jan 8, 2024, 10:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Two-time champion Roberto Bautista Agut was knocked out of the ASB Classic in the first round Tuesday, beaten 6-4, 6-3 by fellow Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena. Bautista Agut won the Auckland title in 2016, beating John Isner and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Associated Press Jan 9, 2024, 03:13 AM ET ADELAIDE, Australia — Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova withdrew from the Adelaide International on Tuesday citing a right hip injury, five days before the Australian Open starts in Melbourne. The No. 7-ranked Vondrousova pulled out of the tournament hours before her scheduled first-round match against Russian qualifier Aliaksandra

Associated Press Jan 8, 2024, 03:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ADELAIDE, Australia — Former French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova and Beatriz Haddad Maia lost their first-round matches Monday at the Adelaide International. Qualifier Anna Kalinskaya beat 2021 Roland Garros winner and No. 4-seeded Krejcikova 7-5, 3-6, 7-5. Kalinskaya had three match points on Krejcikova’s

Associated Press Jan 8, 2024, 12:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Christopher Eubanks struggled with a muscle injury before being eliminated from the ATP Auckland Classic in the first round on Monday. The fifth-seeded Eubanks needed court-side treatment for a glute muscle injury and went down 7-6 (5), 6-2 to Botic

Associated Press Jan 7, 2024, 05:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — Elena Rybakina claimed her sixth career title with a 6-0, 6-3 rout of top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka to win the Brisbane International in a perfect tune-up for the first major of 2024. In the men’s event, Grigor Dimitrov defeated top-seeded Holger Rune

Associated Press Jan 7, 2024, 09:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SYDNEY — Reigning Olympic champion Alexander Zverev saved two match points in a remarkable comeback to win his singles tie in an epic three-setter and then helped clinch the United Cup final for Germany in the deciding mixed doubles match Sunday. The sixth-ranked Zverev

Associated Press Jan 7, 2024, 05:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Australian Open with an injury after playing just one tournament in his comeback from 12 months on the sidelines. Nadal said he had concerns over his surgically repaired hip after needing a medical timeout in