Tennis

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Aug 16, 2023, 12:45 PM ET Venus Williams will be playing in her 24th US Open when the tournament gets underway later this month after receiving a wild card from the United States Tennis Association on Wednesday. The 43-year-old Williams returned to competition earlier this summer after being sidelined for six months

Associated Press Aug 15, 2023, 11:08 PM ET MASON, Ohio — Novak Djokovic fell in his first match in the United States since 2021, losing in doubles Tuesday in the Western & Southern Open. Djokovic and Nikola Cacic lost 6-4, 6-2 to Jamie Murray and Michael Venus in the Serbian star’s return to the country

Associated Press Aug 15, 2023, 07:19 PM ET NEW YORK — Reilly Opelka of the United States and Shuai Zhang of China have pulled out of the US Open. The U.S. Tennis Association announced the withdrawals Tuesday and said Juan Manuel Cerundolo of Argentina and Caroline Dolehide of the U.S. will move into the vacated

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Aug 15, 2023, 10:06 AM ET For much of the 2023 season, the talk in women’s tennis has centered around the emergence of the “Big Three” — Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina — and their collective dominance. But, all year long, Jessica Pegula has been ranked in the top five,

Associated Press Aug 14, 2023, 07:40 PM ET MASON, Ohio — Venus Williams beat a top-20 player for the first time in four years, rallying from big deficits in both sets to knock off 16th-ranked Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 7-5 in the first round of the Western & Southern Open on Monday. The 43-year-old Williams, a

ESPN News Services Aug 15, 2023, 12:59 AM ET Andy Murray pulled out of the Cincinnati Open late on Monday with an abdominal strain. The 36-year-old continues to recover from the injury as he prepares to compete in the U.S. Open that begins later this month in New York. Cincinnati is among some of the

Associated Press Aug 14, 2023, 04:11 PM ET MADRID — The budding rivalry between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic is set to be renewed in the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals next month. Alcaraz and Djokovic were included in the teams announced Monday by Spain and Serbia, respectively, for the competition that will

ESPN News Services Aug 14, 2023, 02:48 AM ET Elena Rybakina said she felt “destroyed” by the National Bank Open schedule and took aim at the WTA’s “weak” leadership after her quarterfinal match ended at 3 a.m. Saturday and her semifinal was postponed to Sunday because of rain. Rybakina, the No. 3 seed for the

Associated Press Aug 13, 2023, 10:20 PM ET MASON, Ohio — Ben Shelton beat Wimbledon quarterfinalist Christopher Eubanks 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday in the first round of the Western & Southern Open, with the tournament’s future in Cincinnati in doubt. Also in the first round, Adrian Mannarino eliminated fellow Frenchman Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-3,

Associated Press Aug 13, 2023, 04:25 PM ET MONTREAL — Liudmila Samsonova beat Elena Rybakina 1-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday to reach the final of the rain-delayed National Bank Open. The 15th-seeded Samsonova was set to play two matches in one day; the final against Jessica Pegula was scheduled for Sunday night. Pegula beat top-ranked

Associated Press Aug 12, 2023, 10:24 PM ET TORONTO — Alex de Minaur of Australia beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain 6-1, 6-3 on Saturday in the National Bank Open semifinals. “I just told myself that no matter what, I was going to compete every point,” de Minaur said. “Stay positive and not get frustrated

Aug 12, 2023, 04:16 PM ET Jessica Pegula beat world No. 1 Iga Swiatek 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-4 on Saturday to reach the Canadian Open final in Montreal. Pegula, who is ranked third, will face either Elena Rybakina or Liudmila Samsonova in Sunday’s title match. Pegula, making her third straight Canadian Open semifinal appearance, broke

Associated Press Aug 11, 2023, 10:11 PM ET TORONTO — American Tommy Paul ended top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz‘s winning streak at 14 matches, beating the 20-year-old Spanish star 6-3 4-6 6-3 on Friday night to reach the National Bank Open semifinals. Alcaraz had the shot of the match with a between-the-leg winner in the second set,

Associated Press Aug 11, 2023, 07:33 PM ET MONTREAL — Jessica Pegula beat doubles partner Coco Gauff 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 in an all-American match Friday to advance to the National Bank Open semifinals for the third straight year. Tied 5-5 in the third set, the sixth-seeded Gauff double-faulted for a ninth time while defending a

Associated Press Aug 10, 2023, 09:59 PM ET MONTREAL — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek of Poland beat 14th-seeded Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 on Thursday night in the National Bank Open in a match interrupted by rain for more than six hours. Coming off her fourth victory of the year last week

Associated Press Aug 10, 2023, 10:23 PM ET TORONTO — Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz of Spain rallied to beat 15th-seeded Hubert Hurkacz of Poland 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3) on Thursday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open. Preparing for his U.S. Open title defense, the 20-year-old Wimbledon champion ran his match

Associated Press Aug 10, 2023, 03:49 PM ET Nick Kyrgios pulled out of the US Open on Thursday, meaning he will have missed all four Grand Slam tournaments the year after reaching his first major final. Kyrgios has played in just one official singles match all season — a loss in Stuttgart, Germany, in June.

Associated Press Aug 9, 2023, 07:09 PM ET MONTREAL — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek overcame a first-set scare to beat Karolina Pliskova 7-6 (6), 6-2 on Wednesday in the second round of the National Bank Open. “Well, for sure it’s nice to have some challenges and overcome them,” said Swiatek, coming off a victory last week