10:42 AM ET Taylor Fritz beat compatriot Frances Tiafoe 7-6(3), 7-6(2) in a tense final to win the Japan Open on Sunday and claim his third title of the year. The two 24-year-olds traded breaks in the opening set before the greater consistency of Fritz took him ahead in the tiebreak and he secured it
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4:00 PM ET Associated Press OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek became the first WTA Tour player since 2017 to achieve 60 wins in a calendar year when she reached yet another final on Saturday in the Czech Republic. It wasn’t easy at the Agel Open. Swiatek was second best to Ekaterina Alexandrova
12:31 PM ET Associated Press ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Novak Djokovic survived a second-set tiebreaker in the Astana Open semifinals and shortly after his opponent Daniil Medvedev retired with a leg injury on Saturday. Djokovic advanced at 4-6, 7-6 (6). He will play third-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday’s final. “I really hope that his injury is
4:14 AM ET Admitting it wasn’t “pretty,” Frances Tiafoe added a little more sparkle to a glittering season by reaching the Japan Open final with a 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 victory over South Korea’s Kwon Soon-woo in Tokyo on Saturday. Tiafoe, who reached his first Grand Slam semifinal at the US Open in September, flexed the
4:35 PM ET Associated Press OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Two Grand Slam champions fought for nearly two hours each to top American qualifiers and reach the Agel Open semifinals Friday. No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek got past former junior partner and rival Caty McNally 6-4, 6-4, and Barbora Krejcikova was the first of three Czechs in
12:12 PM ET Associated Press ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Novak Djokovic didn’t play as well in his Astana Open quarterfinal on Friday as he did in the first two rounds. “Still, it was enough,” Djokovic said after beating Karen Khachanov 6-4, 6-3. “I managed to produce some good tennis when it was the most needed.” Djokovic
8:58 AM ET Associated Press Taylor Fritz advanced to the Japan Open semifinals after Nick Kyrgios withdrew because of a left knee injury on Friday. Kyrgios’ knee injury also forced him to withdraw from the doubles semifinals, where he and partner Thanasi Kokkinakis were scheduled to play Mackenzie McDonald and Marcelo Melo. Fritz, who spent
4:42 PM ET Associated Press OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — American qualifier Alycia Parks is having quite the breakthrough tournament in Ostrava. The 21-year-old player earned her first win against an opponent ranked in the top 10 by beating fourth-seeded Maria Sakkari 5-7, 7-5, 7-5 at the Agel Open on Thursday to reach her first WTA
10:11 AM ET Associated Press Nick Kyrgios fought back from a set down before finding his touch as he beat Kamil Majchrzak of Poland 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 to enter the quarterfinals of the ATP Japan Open in Tokyo on Thursday. The Australian hit 22 aces to qualify for his ninth quarterfinal appearance this year. Miomir
5:25 PM ET Associated Press ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Novak Djokovic delivered a near-flawless performance to ease into the second round of the Astana Open with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Cristian Garin on Wednesday as he goes for a third straight tournament title. Djokovic dropped just six points on his serve and won the last
5:46 PM ET Associated Press OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek advanced to the quarterfinals of the Agel Open after Ajla Tomljanovic retired with an injury during the second set of their second-round match on Wednesday. The Polish US Open champion was leading 7-5, 2-2 when her Australian opponent retired due to a left
11:56 AM ET Associated Press Denis Shapovalov put up a near-perfect serving performance to beat Steve Johnson 6-3, 7-6 (3) at the Japan Open on Wednesday. The No. 7 seed Canadian conceded only one point on his first serve and had 11 aces. Shapovalov, who lost in the semifinals four years ago, will next take
5:31 PM ET Associated Press ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Carlos Alcaraz’s first match as the No. 1-ranked player ended with a straight-sets loss to David Goffin at the Astana Open on Tuesday. Alcaraz, 19, lost 7-5, 6-3 in his first tour match since winning the US Open and capturing the No. 1 ranking. “David was playing
4:58 PM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Fifth-seeded Daria Kasatkina defeated 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu 7-5, 6-4 Tuesday to advance to the second round of the Agel Open. Kasatkina was playing her first match since losing in the first round of the US Open
9:49 AM ET Associated Press Dan Evans and Nick Kyrgios progressed to the round of 16, while top-seeded Casper Ruud lost at the Japan Open on Tuesday. British No. 2 Evans defeated Moldova’s Radu Albot in three sets, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1, 6-4. 1 Related Ruud, who reached the final at both the French Open and
7:01 AM ET The International Tennis Federation (ITF) will work with the women’s body (WTA) to ensure players can play in WTA and ITF tournaments after Iga Swiatek opted to skip the Billie Jean King Cup, the world tennis governing body said on Tuesday. World No. 1 Swiatek said she had no choice but to
10:24 PM ET Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios is seeking to have his assault charge dismissed on mental health grounds, media reported on Tuesday. Kyrgios is facing a charge of common assault in relation to an incident in January 2021 which his barrister said involved a “domestic relationship”. Kyrgios’ lawyer, Michael Kukulies-Smith, requested an adjournment
3:24 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz and No. 2 Rafael Nadal are the first countrymen to top the ATP rankings in 22 years. And the two players from Spain are the first men from somewhere other than the United States to sit at 1-2 since the tour introduced computerized
Oct 3, 2022 Amanda Loudin Catherine Parenteau was pretty much born with a tennis racket in her hands. Beginning at age 4, the Canadian was a natural, working her way up the circuit until she eventually achieved a top-five ranking in the country. Recruited by the University of Arkansas to play Division I tennis, she
1:37 PM ET Associated Press Top-ranked Iga Swiatek will not play in the Billie Jean King Cup and complained Monday about that event being scheduled to start immediately after the WTA Finals. “I’m disappointed that [the] tennis governing bodies didn’t come to an agreement on something as basic as the calendar of tournaments, giving us