4:09 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Ons Jabeur, the WTA’s No. 2-ranked player in the world and a finalist at last year’s Wimbledon and US Open, was one of eight announced as members of the inaugural player executive committee for the Professional Tennis Players Association on Tuesday. Jabeur joins co-founders Novak Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil on
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4:47 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Former semi-finalist Fernando Verdasco’s hopes of reaching an 18th Australian Open main draw remain alive after he fought his way into the second round of qualifying. The former world No.7, who lost a five-set Open semi to eventual champion Rafael Nadal in 2009, fought back from a set down
2:15 AM ET HOBART, Australia — Former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin has made a bright start at the Hobart International, beating higher-ranked Lin Zhu in straight sets. Kenin, who sits at world No.143 three years after her Melbourne Park triumph, was too strong in a 6-2 6-2 first-round win over her 85-ranked opponent on
11:29 PM ET ADELAIDE, Australia — Forced to qualify for the Adelaide International 2, French Open semifinalist Amanda Anisimova is now into the second round after dispatching Liudmila Samsonova. The American, a quarter-finalist at Wimbledon last year and former French Open semi-finalist, benefited from Samsonova’s service wobbles in a 7-5, 6-3 win on Tuesday. The
12:18 AM ET Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Belgium’s David Goffin has ousted fifth-seeded Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the ASB Tennis Classic in a match which produced an engrossing clash of styles. Goffin, a baseliner who won his seventh ATP singles title last year on clay in
12:34 AM ET Associated Press ADELAIDE, Australia — Petra Kvitova issued a reminder of her ability ahead of the Australian Open when she beat Elena Rybakina on Monday in a clash of Wimbledon champions at the Adelaide International. The 32-year-old Kvitova who won at Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014 relied on a powerful serve to
11:04 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — With calls urging the hierarchy of the Australian Open to change the timing of the event to allow players a longer offseason gaining momentum, tournament director Craig Tiley described the claims as “ridiculous” and “bizarre.” Tiley was responding to an Australian media report which suggested the first
7:12 AM ET Associated Press ADELAIDE, Australia — Novak Djokovic showed no signs of an injury that might derail his Australian Open campaign when he beat unseeded American Sebastian Korda 6-7 (8), 7-6 (3), 6-4 Sunday to win the Adelaide International. Djokovic worried Open organizers when he said after his semifinal in Adelaide against Daniil
5:07 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — The United States claimed the inaugural United Cup on Sunday in convincing fashion with an overpowering display over Italy in the final of the mixed teams event. No. 9-ranked Taylor Fritz gave the U.S. an unassailable 3-0 lead in the best-of-five matchup when edging former Wimbledon finalist Matteo
5:16 AM ET Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Top-seeded American Coco Gauff has capped a commanding start to the new season Sunday by beating Spanish qualifier Viktoria Masarova 6-1, 6-1 in the final of the ASB Classic. Gauff claimed her third WTA Tour title but her first in years on hard courts, boosting her
3:29 AM ET Associated Press ADELAIDE, Australia — Second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka claimed her 11th WTA Tour singles title but her first in almost two years when she overcame qualifier Linda Noskova 6-2 7-6 (4) in the women’s final at the Adelaide International. In doing so she ended an extraordinary run by the 18-year-old Noskova, who
11:51 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Two-time champion Naomi Osaka has confirmed she will not play at the Australian Open, adding her name to a growing list of notable withdrawals. Organizers confirmed in a tweet on Sunday that Japan’s Osaka, the Open champion in 2019 and 2021, will not be playing in Melbourne.
1:02 AM ET Associated Press ADELAIDE, Australia — Teenage qualifier Linda Noskova advanced to the Adelaide International women’s singles final after beating top-seeded Ons Jabeur on Saturday. Jabeur, a two-time Grand Slam singles finalist last year, needed a medical timeout for treatment on her back during the opening set, and the world’s No. 2-ranked player
Jan 7, 2023 ESPN staff Sania Mirza, India’s most successful female tennis player, has confirmed that she will play her last tournament in February at the WTA 1000 in Dubai. The 36-year-old had planned to retire at the end of 2022 but an elbow injury ended her season early and she didn’t want to finish
2:33 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Venus Williams has withdrawn from the Australian Open for an undisclosed injury she suffered while playing in a tournament in Auckland, New Zealand, this week. A seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, Williams, 42, received a wild-card entry into the Australian Open last month to compete in what
1:16 AM ET Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Top-seeded Coco Gauff advanced to the final of the ASB Classic by beating Danka Kovinic of Montenegro 6-0, 6-2 on Saturday. The American hasn’t yet dropped a set at the Auckland hardcourt tournament and needed a little more than an hour to defeat seventh-seeded Kovinic to
9:34 PM ET Associated Press Taylor Fritz produced a composed performance against Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz to clinch a spot for the United States in the final of the United Cup mixed teams tournament. Fritz stepped onto Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney on Saturday with the U.S. holding a 2-0 lead after strong efforts from Jessica
5:18 PM ET Associated Press Dick Savitt, who won the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 1951 shortly before walking away from a tennis career at age 25, has died. He was 95. Savitt’s son, Bob, said the 1976 inductee to the International Tennis Hall of Fame died at home in New York on Friday. “I
4:47 PM ET Associated Press Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz pulled out of the Australian Open on Friday because of an injured right leg. The 19-year-old from Spain wrote on social media that he got hurt “through a chance, unnatural movement in training.” The year’s first Grand Slam tournament begins Jan. 16 at Melbourne Park. The draw
2:46 PM ET Associated Press Mardy Fish is out as captain of the U.S. Davis Cup team after the U.S. Tennis Association said Friday that the two sides “mutually agreed to move in a new direction.” The USTA announced the change as part of a news release that began by listing the members of the