Tennis

Associated Press Feb 3, 2025, 11:12 AM ET The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has reduced the suspension of Swedish tennis player Dragoș Mădăraș from four years and six months to two years. Mădăraș had been suspended under the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program for breaching rules. Mădăraș reached a career-high world ranking of 191 in

Associated Press Feb 3, 2025, 10:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — The ATP Tour will return to Estoril, Portugal, in 2026 but won’t be making a stop in Metz, France. Those were the major changes in the ATP Tour schedule released Monday. Estoril had been a regular part of the ATP circuit but

ESPN News Services Feb 3, 2025, 01:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlos Alcaraz said he has no doubt that top-ranked Jannik Sinner is the best player in the world currently as the two young players continue to lay the foundations for an epic rivalry. Alcaraz, the 21-year-old world No. 3, won the French Open

ESPN News Services Feb 3, 2025, 12:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Abu Dhabi Open has apologized to Daria Kasatkina for an administrative mistake that listed her as a player from Spain at the tournament’s draw ceremony on Sunday. The mistake sparked speculation that the Russian Kasatkina, ranked No. 11 in the world, had

Associated Press Feb 2, 2025, 04:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HASSELT, Belgium — Belgium advanced to the second round of Davis Cup qualifying in bizarre fashion Sunday after Chile tennis player Cristian Garin was accidentally knocked over by his opponent. Belgium’s Zizou Bergs was celebrating winning a game in the third set that left

Feb 1, 2025, 08:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Japan fought back from 2-1 down to beat Britain 3-2 in their Davis Cup qualifier on Saturday to advance to the second round, while the United States sealed a 4-0 victory over Taiwan. With the score tied at 1-1 after Friday’s singles rubbers, Britain’s Joe Salisbury

Maria Lawson Close Maria Lawson is a reporter in the ESPN investigative and enterprise unit. She is an ESPN-American University investigative fellow from Frisco, Texas. Jan 31, 2025, 06:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Hall of Fame tennis player Pam Shriver said Friday that her major trophies were returned earlier this week to the Marina

ESPN News Services Jan 31, 2025, 05:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Alex Michelsen gave the United States a 2-0 lead over Taiwan in his Davis Cup debut Friday, while Jacob Fearnley also impressed in his first appearance in the competition to pull Britain level with Japan. Another player making his Davis Cup debut, Marcos

Associated Press Jan 31, 2025, 11:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Six more current or former tennis players linked to a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium were given suspensions of varying lengths — one was barred for 15 years — and fined, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Friday. That brings the total to

Associated Press Jan 29, 2025, 03:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The US Open is expanding to 15 days this year, shifting to a Sunday start for the first time in the Open era that began in 1968. Fans who subscribed for ticket information from the USTA were informed of the change for the season’s

D’Arcy Maine Jan 29, 2025, 09:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Professional Tennis Players Association is launching the Athlete Counsel & Equity Program, a pro-bono legal initiative to help players in anti-doping and anti-corruption cases. Partnering with two law firms, King & Spalding LLP and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, the program that was

Jan 29, 2025, 09:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Newly crowned Australian Open champion Madison Keys would have expected to receive invitations to more tournaments in the coming months, but the ATX Open in Austin was forced to drop the American after she climbed into the top 10 in the rankings. Keys beat the top

ESPN News Services Jan 29, 2025, 12:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic withdrew from Serbia’s Davis Cup first-round qualifier due to injury, the country’s tennis federation said Tuesday. Djokovic, the world’s No. 6 player who was set to represent Serbia in its meeting with Denmark in Copenhagen beginning Friday through Monday, retired due

Jan 28, 2025, 04:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Harriet Dart was beaten in straight-sets in the opening round of the Singapore Open. Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images British No. 4 Harriet Dart has been knocked out in the opening round of the Singapore Open after a straight-set defeat to Switzerland’s Jil Teichmann. The pair have

Jan 27, 2025, 06:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Emma Raducanu succumbed to a damaging 5-7, 7-5, 7-5 defeat to world No. 101 Cristina Bucșa in the first round of the Singapore Open on Monday. The Brit was again plagued by issues with her service game as she made seven double faults and won just

D’Arcy Maine Jan 26, 2025, 03:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The first major of the 2025 season came to a close over the weekend as Madison Keys and Jannik Sinner claimed the singles trophies at the Australian Open. In her 46th Slam appearance — and last before turning 30 next month — Keys won

Jake MichaelsJan 26, 2025, 11:04 AM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer. He has been with ESPN since 2013, covering everything from AFL to Formula One, basketball to boxing, and tennis, both in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — There was an air of confidence surrounding Jannik

Associated Press Jan 26, 2025, 02:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Taylor Townsend of the United States returned to the court on which her career first took flight, teaming with Katerina Siniakova to beat Su-Wei Hsieh and Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-3 in the women’s doubles final Sunday at the Australian