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The United States and Australia, the two most successful nations in Davis Cup history with 60 Cup victories between them, both won their 2022 qualifying rounds at the weekend, and will join 14 other nations, including three of last year’s semi-finalists, Great Britain, Serbia and Croatia, in the new format’s next stage. Thank you Lleyton

Dayana Yastremska’s attempt to claim the Open 6e Sens Métropole de Lyon in France for Ukraine fell short when she was edged out by 8th-seeded Shuai Zhang from China, who recorded her 3rd career WTA singles title after coming from behind to grab the win, 3-6 6-3 6-4, in Sunday’s final. It’s been a tough

11:49 AM ET Associated Press Ukrainian refugee Dayana Yastremska took Zhang Shuai of China to three sets Sunday in the final of the Lyon Open, which Zhang won 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. The 21-year-old Yastremska only fled her home in war-torn Odessa, Ukraine, last week following the Russian invasion. She spent two nights sheltering in an

97-year-old amateur Leonid Stanislavskyi is enduring his worst nightmare in Kharkiv as Russian forces bomb the Ukrainian city. “I’ve been following it 24-7 myself and it’s a priority in the world right now, and it’s really sad to see all the news coming out every day. I have really good friends from Ukraine I have

11:17 PM ET ESPN News Services Ukrainian wildcard Dayana Yastremska, who was forced to flee her home after Russia’s invasion last week, reached the WTA Lyon Open final after defeating No. 2 seed Sorana Cirstea 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4 on Saturday. She will face No. 8 seed Zhang Shuai in the final on Sunday. Yastremska, 21,

4:15 PM ET Associated Press France, Spain and Argentina eased into the Davis Cup Finals while Belgium scraped past host Finland 3-2 in the qualifiers on Saturday. Australia came from behind to beat Hungary 3-2 in Sydney. The 12 winners Saturday advance to World Group I of the Davis Cup Finals in mid-September, joining 2021

6:36 AM ET Associated Press LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland — Roger Federer said Saturday that any tournament comeback from his knee surgery last year will not be until at least the late summer. The 40-year-old tennis great gave an update on his lengthy rehabilitation to Swiss broadcaster SRF when he attended a women’s World Cup ski race

3:24 AM ET Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan saved three match points to clinch a thriller against Danish pair of Frederik Nielsen and Mikael Torpegaard as India kept their place in the Davis Cup World Group I by taking an unassailable 3-0 lead in the Play-off tie on Saturday. Sharan, playing his first Davis Cup

11:28 PM ET Associated Press RENO, Nev. — Sebastian Korda won his Davis Cup debut by outlasting scrappy Nicolas Mejia 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 on Friday to help give the United States a 2-0 lead in its qualifier against Colombia. Taylor Fritz, the No. 1 American in this qualifier, had a much easier time in the

11:48 AM ET Associated Press Former Top 20 player Varvara Lepchenko was given a four-year doping suspension on Friday by the International Tennis Federation after she tested positive for a banned stimulant during a tournament last year. Her lawyer, Howard Jacobs, wrote in an email to The Associated Press that Lepchenko intends to appeal the

Andy Murray’s search for a coach has led him back to Ivan Lendl, the man who helped him break his duck in grand slam finals by leading him to three majors and two Olympic Gold Medals as well as the No.1 ranking in the world. there have been times when I have played well. I

7:15 AM ET Associated Press Andy Murray is bringing back Ivan Lendl as his coach, reuniting about 4 1/2 years after the pair split up for a second time. Murray’s manager announced Friday that the 34-year-old from Scotland and Lendl have agreed to return to working together over the next few months. Their partnership produced

The French government has announced that they will be easing their regulation regarding Covid restrictions as of March 14 which should allow unvaccinated individuals to enter France leaving Novak Djokovic free to compete at this year’s French Open and at the Monte Carlo Masters. Marian has been by my side during the most important and

The WTA and Hologic have jointly announced a landmark partnership introducing Hologic as the global title sponsor of the WTA Tour, bringing an end to the 12-year drought since its last title sponsor in 2010. As a professional athlete who relies on my health to perform at the highest level, I’m excited that Hologic has

Dayana Yastremska continued to fly the Ukrainian flag at the Open 6e Sens Métropole de Lyon in France with a win over Spanish qualifier Cristina Bucsa on Thursday, while Caroline Garcia, Shuai Zhang, Jasmine Paolini and Vitalia Diatchenko also reached the quarter-finals. This is another victory for me, and another victory for my country. We’ll

3:59 AM ET ESPN staff India’s plan to host Denmark on grass courts proved to work as straight-sets win for Yuki Bhambri and Ramkumar Ramanathan gave them a 2-0 lead in the World Group I Play-off tie on Friday. World No 170 Ramkumar cruised to a 6-3, 6-2 win over Christian Siggsgaard, ranked at 824,

7:01 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Ashleigh Barty, the world’s top-ranked women’s tennis player, pulled out of Indian Wells and the Miami Open on Thursday citing a need for an ongoing recovery after winning the Australian Open. Indian Wells begins next week, and had she played, it would have been Barty’s first

6:09 PM ET Associated Press France is easing its vaccination rules later this month, which could pave the way for Novak Djokovic to compete at this year’s French Open. French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced Thursday that people will no longer have to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to access venues such as sports

8:49 AM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The WTA Tour has agreed to a multi-year, multimillion-dollar title sponsorship deal with Hologic, a medical technology company. The agreement, announced Thursday, gives the women’s professional tennis tour its first title sponsor since a deal with Sony Ericsson ended in 2010. The WTA declined to say