Maand: juni 2022

6:12 AM ET Serena Williams‘ comeback tournament at Eastbourne is over after her doubles partner Ons Jabeur withdrew with a knee injury. The duo were set to face Magda Linette and Aleksandra Krunic in the semifinals but those two have now advanced to the final following Jabeur’s withdrawal. 1 Related The tournament was Williams’ first

5:00 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The US Open will double the size of its men’s and women’s wheelchair singles and doubles tournaments, and add a junior championship at this year’s tournament. The expansion announced Wednesday means there will be 16 men and 16 women in the singles draws, along with eight men’s

4:21 PM ET Associated Press EASTBOURNE, England — Serena Williams might yet win a title in her comeback event. The American star moved into the semifinals of the women’s doubles at Eastbourne by partnering with Ons Jabeur in a 6-2, 6-4 win over Shuko Aoyama and Hao-Ching Chan on Wednesday. And, ahead of playing in

3:54 PM ET Associated Press Angelique Kerber and Simona Halep booked their places in the quarterfinals of the Bad Homburg Open on Wednesday while Sabine Lisicki continued her winning comeback. Defending champion Kerber, seeded third, beat Lucia Bronzetti 6-2, 6-3 to set up a meeting with Alizé Cornet, who won 7-6 (4), 6-4 against Tatjana

3:36 PM ET Australian Nick Kyrgios slammed the ATP Tour’s decision to trial off-court coaching and said Wednesday that the beauty of the sport where players had to figure things out on their own was being taken away. The ATP will trial off-court coaching in the second half of the year, with players set to

10:44 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Vancouver and Berlin will be upcoming hosts for the Laver Cup men’s tennis team event. The competition is played in a Europe vs. World format and does not award ATP ranking points. It will be at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena on Sept. 22-24, 2023, and at Berlin’s Mercedes-Benz Arena

11:26 AM ET Associated Press PALMA, Spain — Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the Mallorca Championships on Wednesday because of an abdominal injury, saying he didn’t want to aggravate the problem ahead of Wimbledon. The 45th-ranked Australian made the announcement before his round-of-16 match against Roberto Bautista Agut. “I have been playing a lot of great

6:41 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com The ATP announced on Tuesday it will allow off-court coaching during the second half of the season on a trial basis. Starting with events held after the conclusion of Wimbledon in July, coaches will be allowed to sit in designated seats and provide verbal and non-verbal coaching (hand signals) during

5:07 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com The Eastbourne capacity crowd was on its feet as Serena Williams made her entrance from the tunnel to Centre Court with “What a Feeling” from “Flashdance” blaring over the sound system. She gave a wry smile and a wave as all eyes were locked on her every move. By the

4:18 PM ET Associated Press EASTBOURNE, England — As “What A Feeling” boomed around Devonshire Park, Serena Williams strode onto center court at Eastbourne to a standing ovation for her first competitive tennis match in nearly a year. Around 90 minutes later, fans were on their feet again, celebrating a comeback win for the 23-time

2:00 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Four-time major champion Naomi Osaka announced the launch of her new media company on Tuesday. Called Hana Kuma, which translates to “flower bear” in Japanese, the company is a partnership with LeBron James‘ SpringHill Company and will produce documentaries as well as scripted and unscripted series. “What excites me is

11:15 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Retired tennis player David Ferrer was appointed tournament director of the Davis Cup Finals on Tuesday. The 40-year-old, a three-time Davis Cup champion with Spain who reached a career-best singles ranking of No. 3, replaces Albert Costa, who had held the position since 2019. “The Davis Cup is

9:16 AM ET Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England — This time, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will be on opposite sides of the draw. The seedings for Wimbledon were announced Tuesday, with Djokovic and Nadal being Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, in the men’s draw because of the absence of Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev. The

1:10 PM ET Associated Press EASTBOURNE, England — Serena Williams skipped her scheduled practice session at Eastbourne with late notice on Monday as the 23-time Grand Slam champion prepares to make her return to competition after a year away. Williams trained at a nearby club over the weekend and was expected to have an on-site

3:55 AM ET South Africa’s Kgothatso Montjane narrowly missed out on Roland Garros wheelchair doubles glory with Yui Kamiji, but will be back with former doubles partner Lucy Shuker for Wimbledon. Montjane and Japan’s Kamiji lost the French Open women’s final 7-6, 1-6, [10-8] to Dutch duo Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot. They

6:26 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — A women’s doubles player who was born in Moscow will be able to get around the ban on Russians at Wimbledon this year because she now represents the country of Georgia. Natela Dzalamidze, a 29-year-old who is currently 44th in the doubles rankings, is listed as being from

11:32 AM ET Associated Press HALLE, Germany — Hubert Hurkacz upset top-ranked Daniil Medvedev on Sunday to win the Halle Open and underline his credentials as a contender for Wimbledon for two years running. The big-serving Polish player needed just 64 minutes to beat Medvedev 6-1, 6-4 and win his first grass-court title — an

12:23 PM ET Associated Press Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil secured back-to-back WTA titles after Chinese opponent Shuai Zhang retired with an injury trailing 5-4 in the first set of the Birmingham Classic final on Sunday. Haddad Maia hadn’t won a senior title before arriving in England to play the Nottingham Open last week. Now

12:03 PM ET Italian Matteo Berrettini retained his title at the Queen’s Club Championships with a 7-5, 6-4 defeat of Serbia’s Filip Krajinovic on Sunday, as the world No. 10 gave himself the perfect launch pad into Wimbledon. Berrettini had too much firepower for unseeded Krajinovic, who has now lost all five of his Tour-level

11:53 AM ET Associated Press BERLIN — Ons Jabeur won the Berlin Open on Sunday. In the moment, it didn’t matter to her at all. Jabeur was leading 6-3, 2-1 when Belinda Bencic signaled she couldn’t continue in the final after hurting her left ankle in a fall in the first set. Jabeur gave Bencic