Maand: juli 2022

5:58 PM ET Associated Press UMAG, Croatia — Second-seeded Jannik Sinner rallied from a set down in the final of the Croatia Open on Sunday to beat top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-1 for his sixth career ATP title. The 10th-ranked Sinner was playing his first final of the year — and eighth overall

11:54 AM ET Associated Press WARSAW, Poland — Fifth-seeded Caroline Garcia defeated Ana Bogdan 6-4, 6-1 on Sunday to win the Poland Open for her ninth WTA title. It’s the second trophy of the year for Garcia, along with one at the grass-court Bad Homburg Open, which was her first title in three years. The

9:34 AM ET Associated Press Eighth-seeded Marie Bouzkova cruised past seventh-seeded Anastasia Potapova 6-0, 6-3 on Sunday to win the Prague Open for her first WTA title. The 24-year-old lifted the trophy after playing in her fourth WTA final, the second this year after she lost to American Sloane Stephens in Guadalajara, Mexico in February.

4:55 PM ET Associated Press UMAG, Croatia — Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz overcame a second-set scare on the way to defeating qualifier Giulio Zeppieri 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 to advance to his seventh career ATP final at the Croatia Open on Saturday. With the victory, the 19-year-old Spanish player is in his tour-leading sixth final of the

1:09 PM ET Associated Press Seventh-seeded Anastasia Potapova marched to her second WTA final of the season at the Prague Open after defeating Qiang Wang 6-3, 6-0 on Saturday. The Russian who eliminated top-seeded Anett Kontaveit in the quarterfinals seeks her second WTA title after she won Istanbul in April. In the final, Potapova will

12:08 PM ET Associated Press Third-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut cruised past wildcard Filip Misolic 6-2, 6-2 in the final of the Generali Open on Saturday to claim his 11th ATP title. Bautista Agut lifted his second trophy this year after Doha in his 21st career final. It was only his second on clay after Stuttgart

10:02 AM ET Novak Djokovic said he is preparing for the US Open as if he will be allowed to compete at the hard-court major despite his refusal to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Djokovic, who has three US Open titles, will not be able to participate at this year’s US Open due to current rules

8:57 AM ET Associated Press WARSAW, Poland — Fifth-seeded Caroline Garcia beat Jasmine Paolini 6-1, 6-2 at the Poland Open on Saturday to advance to her 12th career final, where she will face Ana Bogdan. Garcia will seek her ninth career WTA title and second this year after winning the grass-court Bad Homburg Open. The

6:53 PM ET Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan — Domenico Vicini reached another Davis Cup milestone Friday by playing his 100th match — just two days after the 50-year-old became the oldest player in tournament history to win a match. The San Marino player, who turns 51 in September, played a doubles match with 17-year-old Simone

5:14 PM ET Associated Press UMAG, Croatia — Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz raced past Facundo Bagnis 6-0, 6-4 at the Croatia Open on Friday to reach his seventh semifinal of the year. The 19-year-old Spaniard is defending the first ATP title he won in the coastal town of Umag last year. Fifth-ranked Alcaraz saved the only

2:04 PM ET Associated Press PRAGUE — Anastasia Potapova upset top-seeded tennis player Anett Kontaveit 6-1, 6-1 on Friday to reach her third straight WTA semifinal. The seventh-seeded Potapova beat Kontaveit for the first time after two losses, including last week’s semifinal match at Hamburg. Potapova also reached the last four at Lausanne. The Russian-born

2:33 PM ET Associated Press WARSAW, Poland — Fifth-seeded Caroline Garcia advanced Friday to the semifinals of the Poland Open after ending the clay-court winning streak of top-ranked Iga Swiatek at 18 matches. Garcia won 6-1, 1-6, 6-4, breaking Swiatek in the 10th game of the deciding set for her first win over the Pole.

1:03 AM ET Nick Kyrgios‘ day in court to face a common assault charge has been postponed by three weeks. The assault charge relates to an incident in January 2021 that was reported to ACT police in December. The Australian tennis sensation was initially required to face the ACT Magistrates Court on August 2, amid

6:25 PM ET Associated Press KITZBUHEL, Austria — Yannick Hanfmann stunned former world No. 3 Dominic Thiem 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to reach the semifinals at the Generali Open on Thursday. Thiem was trailing 5-4 in the third set when play was suspended because of rain, and the 2020 U.S. Open champion failed to hold his

5:35 PM ET Associated Press UMAG, Croatia — Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz eased past Norbert Gombos 6-2, 6-3 to start the defense of his first ATP title at the Croatia Open on Thursday. The 19-year-old Spaniard became the second-youngest player this century to break into the top five in the rankings, which were announced Monday. Only

3:33 PM ET Associated Press WARSAW, Poland — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek extended her clay-court winning streak to 18 matches by defeating Gabriela Lee 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals at the Poland Open on Thursday. The 21-year-old Pole has not lost on clay since the 2021 French Open quarterfinals. She improved to 48-4 this

6:20 PM ET Associated Press Dominic Thiem outlasted qualifier Sebastian Ofner 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Generali Open on Wednesday. The 2020 U.S. Open champion was a break down twice in the deciding set and saved two break points when he was serving for the match before prevailing over his

4:59 PM ET Associated Press WARSAW, Poland — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek eased past Magdalena Frech 6-1, 6-2 at the Poland Open on Wednesday in her first tournament since her third-round exit at Wimbledon that ended her 37-match winning streak. Swiatek’s homecoming victory extended her clay-court winning streak to 17 matches. The two-time French Open champion

6:28 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Dutch tennis coach Max Wenders has been banned from the sport for 12 years for match-fixing, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Wednesday. The ITIA said Wenders admitted to “multiple match-fixing charges” and also admitted to destroying evidence and failing to report a corrupt approach. One of the

5:53 PM ET Associated Press UMAG, Croatia — Eighth-seeded Lorenzo Musetti marked his first top 50 ranking by defeating Aljaz Bedene 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 in the opening round of the Croatia Open on Tuesday. The 20-year-old Italian jumped to No. 31 after upsetting top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-4 in the final of the