1:13 PM ET Romania’s Sorana Cirstea has said brands value players’ looks above their performance while drawing up contracts, saying that Adidas told her “it’s better to look good and be in top 20 than to not look that good and be No. 1.” Cirstea, who is ranked No. 38 in the women’s singles, made
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11:47 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — Rafael Nadal is a different man. He’s losing sleep over his newborn baby and not so much the No. 1 ranking. Even with all of his absences, Nadal has a shot at finishing the season as the world No. 1. He has racked up 5,820 points, trailing only
9:22 AM ET Andy Murray says he needs to “work harder” and “take responsibility” after suffering a late collapse in the first round of the Paris Masters on Monday. After serving for the match against retiring 37-year-old Gilles Simon, the British No. 4 crashed out 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in two hours and 50 minutes in
12:31 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com An Instagram post by Venus Williams reflecting on the 28th anniversary of her professional tennis debut raised speculation that her legendary career could be nearing an end. “On this day 28 years ago I made my debut to professional tennis,” Williams wrote in the caption alongside two photos of her
8:59 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Maria Sakkari emerged to take a pair of tiebreakers and edge Jessica Pegula across more than two hours of big-hitting baseline action in front of a sparse crowd Monday as round-robin singles play began at the season-ending WTA Finals. Playing with her grandmother in the stands,