Tennis

Associated Press Nov 24, 2024, 10:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal‘s relatively low-key retirement ceremony at the Davis Cup was defended by the head of the International Tennis Federation on Sunday as being dictated by the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s wishes. “Rafa is an amazing player and has a legacy

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Nov 23, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic announced that he has hired longtime rival Andy Murray to be his new coach ahead of the 2025 season. The two shared the news in a statement and video on social media Saturday, explaining Murray, who retired from his competitive career

Associated Press Nov 23, 2024, 12:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini won singles matches Saturday in front of a supportive crowd to lift defending champion Italy past Australia 2-0 and back into the Davis Cup final. Sinner extended his tour-level winning streak to 24 sets in

Associated Press Nov 22, 2024, 02:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — The last man to face — and beat — Rafael Nadal in professional tennis, 80th-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp, converted his 10th match point Friday to close out a 6-4, 6-7 (12), 6-3 victory over Daniel Altmaier and help the Netherlands

Associated Press Nov 21, 2024, 05:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — No. 1-ranked Jannik Sinner won matches in singles and doubles to lead defending champion Italy to a 2-1 comeback victory over Argentina on Thursday, earning a return trip to the Davis Cup semifinals. On Saturday, Italy will face Australia in a

Associated Press Nov 21, 2024, 12:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MÁLAGA, Spain — U.S. Davis Cup captain Bob Bryan knows all about winning at doubles — 16 Grand Slam titles and a recent selection to the International Tennis Hall of Fame make that obvious — yet his decision to make a last-second change to

Associated Press Nov 20, 2024, 02:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MÁLAGA, Spain — Two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini capped a breakthrough season by leading Italy to its first Billie Jean King Cup title since 2013 on Wednesday, defeating Rebecca Sramkova 6-2, 6-1 to seal a 2-0 victory over Slovakia in the final of

Associated Press Nov 20, 2024, 11:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Germany kept alive its hopes of winning the Davis Cup for the first time in more than three decades by beating Canada in Wednesday’s quarterfinal. Jan-Lennard Struff rallied to defeat Denis Shapovalov 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5) and clinch the victory in

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterNov 20, 2024, 04:59 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 MALAGA, Spain — Carlos Alcaraz has said Rafael Nadal’s legacy in tennis is “eternal” and

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterNov 19, 2024, 06:19 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 MÁLAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal‘s incredible tennis career came to an end after Spain lost

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterNov 19, 2024, 07:02 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 MÁLAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal said he would only let his emotions break through at

Open Extended Reactions The King of Clay might have made his final farewell as a pro. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Rafael Nadal played in what could be his last match Tuesday, falling 6-4, 6-4 to Botic van de Zandschulp in the first singles competition of the Davis Cup and potentially capping a career that includes

Nov 19, 2024, 07:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Great Britain were knocked out of the Bille Jean King Cup at the semifinal stage on Tuesday as Slovakia came from behind to win the best-of-three contest 2-1 in Malaga, Spain. Anne Keothavong’s team were aiming to become the first British team to win the tournament

Nov 19, 2024, 07:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Emma Raducanu beat Viktoria Hruncakova to give the British team the lead in the Billie Jean King Cup semifinals. Nathan Stirk/Getty Images for LTA Emma Raducanu put together one of her best performances of the year to beat Slovakia’s Viktoria Hruncakova in straight sets and put Britain

Nov 18, 2024, 08:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Italian Olympic gold medalists Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini beat Katarzyna Kawa and Iga Swiatek to secure a hard-fought, thrilling 2-1 victory over Poland on Monday and send Italy into the Billie Jean King Cup final for the second consecutive year. Lucia Bronzetti

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterNov 18, 2024, 05:10 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 MALAGA, Spain —Rafael Nadal said he is unsure what role he will play at the

Nov 17, 2024, 12:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Britain dispatched defending champions Canada 2-0 to advance to the Billie Jean King Cup semifinals on Sunday following straight sets singles wins from Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter. They will play Slovakia for a place in the final on Tuesday. Poland and Italy will face off

Associated Press Nov 17, 2024, 01:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TURIN, Italy — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner added another big title to his tremendous year, beating US Open runner-up Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday for the ATP Finals trophy before his home fans — and before a final verdict is reached in his doping