Tennis

Associated Press Jun 25, 2023, 03:51 PM ET GAIBA, Italy — American teenager Ashlyn Krueger won her first WTA title after rallying to beat top-seeded Tatjana Maria in the final of the Veneto Open on Sunday. The 19-year-old Krueger prevailed 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 over the more experienced German. The 35-year-old Maria was on the brink

Jun 25, 2023, 10:45 AM ET LONDON — Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz defeated Alex De Minaur 6-4, 6-4 to claim the Queen’s Club title on Sunday and return to the world’s No. 1 ranking. In baking temperatures, the 20-year-old had too much firepower for his wily Australian opponent as he claimed his first grass-court title in

Associated Press Jun 24, 2023, 12:19 PM ET HALLE, Germany — Alexander Bublik will play Andrey Rublev in the final of the Halle Open after straight-sets semifinal wins on Saturday. Bublik defeated Germany’s Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-5 and Rublev beat Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3, 6-4 on grass. The 48th-ranked Bublik hit 14 aces and

Associated Press Jun 24, 2023, 03:01 PM ET GAIBA, Italy — Ashlyn Krueger won the showdown of American teenagers at the Veneto Open on Saturday to set up a final against top-seeded Tatjana Maria of Germany. The 19-year-old Krueger rallied to beat 18-year-old Robin Montgomery 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2 after 2 hours, 20 minutes. Krueger

Jun 24, 2023, 12:27 PM ET Croatia’s Donna Vekic had to play twice on Saturday but did not drop a set as she cruised into the German Open final with a 6-4, 7-6 (8) victory over world No. 8 Maria Sakkari of Greece. Vekic, 26, had first beaten lucky loser Elina Avanesyan in straight sets

Jun 24, 2023, 06:23 AM ET Stefanos Tsitsipas says comments he made about Nick Kyrgios at last year’s Wimbledon have been “misinterpreted” after his remarks were featured on Netflix documentary “Break Point” and perceived as racist on social media. Tsitsipas, 24, was knocked out by Kyrgios in a bad-tempered third-round clash at the grass-court Grand

Associated Press Jun 23, 2023, 05:48 PM ET GAIBA, Italy — American teenagers Robin Montgomery and Ashlyn Krueger will face each other in the semifinals of the Veneto Open nearly two years after they won the girls’ doubles title at the US Open. The 18-year-old Montgomery beat third-seeded Ysaline Bonaventure 6-4, 6-2 and the 19-year-old

Associated Press Jun 23, 2023, 12:52 PM ET BERLIN — All four quarterfinals at the Berlin Open were postponed because heavy rain washed out the entire Friday schedule. The day’s matches, including fourth-ranked Caroline Garcia against former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, were repeatedly delayed before organizers said Friday evening that no play would be possible.

Associated Press Jun 23, 2023, 08:20 AM ET HALLE, Germany — Jannik Sinner‘s preparations for Wimbledon were disrupted Friday when the Italian player retired from his match against Alexander Bublik in the Halle Open quarterfinals with an adductor muscle injury. Organizers said Sinner, ranked ninth in the world, strained his adductor while sliding to reach

Associated Press Jun 22, 2023, 05:28 PM ET HALLE, Germany — Andrey Rublev and Jannik Sinner reached the quarterfinals of the Halle Open on Thursday as defending champion Hubert Hurkacz was eliminated after a dramatic final-set tiebreaker. Rublev won his second-round match against German wild card Yannick Hanfmann 7-6 (6), 6-3 after turning around a

Associated Press Jun 22, 2023, 12:49 PM ET LONDON — So much for Carlos Alcaraz being a novice on the grass. The new big thing in men’s tennis looked quite at home on the lush green surface at the Queen’s Club Championships in beating Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-3 to reach the

Associated Press Jun 21, 2023, 02:30 PM ET GAIBA, Italy — Yanina Wickmayer will face top-seeded Tatjana Maria in the quarterfinals of the Veneto Open after rallying to beat former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 on Wednesday. Kenin appeared headed for victory when she raced to a 4-2 advantage in the third

Associated Press Jun 21, 2023, 02:09 PM ET BIRMINGHAM, England — A finalist at the Birmingham Classic last year, Zhang Shuai of China was eliminated in the first round of the grass-court tournament Wednesday as one of four seeded players to go out. The seventh-seeded Zhang was beaten 6-4, 6-3 by 150th-ranked Emina Bektas of

Associated Press Jun 21, 2023, 01:26 PM ET HALLE, Germany — Daniil Medvedev continued building momentum after recent setbacks as he moved into the quarterfinals of the Halle Open on Wednesday, beating Laslo Djere 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3 at the grass-court tournament. Medvedev could have wrapped up the second-round match in straight sets when he

ESPN News Services Jun 21, 2023, 06:21 AM ET Venus Williams is set to make her 24th appearance in the singles draw at Wimbledon after the 43-year-old American was given a wild-card entry Wednesday. Williams is a five-time Wimbledon singles champion and was a finalist at the grass-court major in 2017, two decades after her

Associated Press Jun 20, 2023, 04:47 PM ET BIRMINGHAM, England — Britain’s Katie Boulter couldn’t bring along her title-winning form to the Birmingham Classic. Two days after winning her first WTA title at the Nottingham Open, Boulter lost in the first round of another grass-court event on home soil, falling 7-5, 7-5 to Lin Zhu

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jun 20, 2023, 09:40 AM ET It’s been a good nine months for Frances Tiafoe. Since reaching his first Grand Slam semifinal at the US Open in September, the 25-year-old made a finals appearance at the Japan Open, led the American squad to a United Cup victory, reached the semifinals at Indian

Associated Press Jun 19, 2023, 08:04 PM ET NEW YORK — Martina Navratilova says she is clear of cancer. The tennis Hall of Famer announced the news Monday on Twitter after what she said was a full day of tests at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Editor’s Picks 2 Related “I got the all clear!