11:16 PM ET Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — Cameron Norrie extended his hot streak in February by upsetting Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to qualify for the Mexican Open final where he´ll play either Rafael Nadal or Daniil Medvedev. After losing all four of his matches in January, Norrie is 10-1 in February and
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The WTA announced on Thursday its latest WTA Tour calendar for 2022, outlining the season through to the conclusion of the US Open on 11 September. Following Wimbledon, the WTA Tour will remain in Europe for 6 WTA 250 tournaments before the start of the North American hard-court swing. The confirmed WTA 250 tournaments are
Sara Sorribes Tormo stayed on track in defence of her title by reaching the quarter-finals of the Abierto Akron Zapopan in Guadalajara, Mexico, late on Thursday, while Camila Osorio and Sloane Stephens, the only other seeds left in the draw, also advanced. Sorribes Tormo, the No 3 seed from Spain and also the highest seed
Both Aryna Sabalenka and Garbiñe Muguruza were upset in the quarter-finals at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open in Doha on Thursday, dispatched by Iga Swiatek and Jelena Ostapenko respectively, while Anett Kontaveit and Maria Sakkari saw off Coco Gauff and Ons Jabeur, all in tight straight sets. This match is going to give me a lot
On the day that Russia invaded the Ukraine, Daniil Medvedev, enjoying his stay in the Mexican holiday resort of Acapulco, heard that he would become the official World No.1 on Monday following the news that the current incumbent, Novak Djokovic, had lost his quarter-final match in Dubai. Of course, I’m happy to reach No. 1.
Daniil Medvedev, who is currently playing in Acapulco, will officially overtake Novak Djokovic for the top spot of the world rankings when the listings are announced next Monday following the Serbian’s loss to Jiri Vesely in the quarter-final stage of the Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai. It’s great for tennis to have somebody new
Alexander Zverev was fined $40,000 by the ATP and will forfeit all the prize money earned in Acapulco as well as all ranking points gained at the Mexican Open for his violent outburst which included striking the umpire’s chair with his racket, several times after losing his doubles match. In addition to those penalties, the
7:55 PM ET Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — As much as Daniil Medvedev cared about taking over the No. 1 ranking in men’s tennis, he knew there were more serious matters happening Thursday involving his home nation of Russia. A loss by Novak Djokovic at the Dubai Championships meant that the Serbian player would move
12:30 PM ET Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Novak Djokovic will fall from No. 1 in the ATP rankings and be replaced by Daniil Medvedev after losing 6-4, 7-6 (4) to Czech qualifier Jiri Vesely in the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championships on Thursday. Djokovic’s latest stay in the top spot began on
4:55 PM ET Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Alexander Zverev was fined $40,000 by the men’s professional tennis tour and will forfeit more than $30,000 in prize money and all rankings points from the Mexican Open after hitting the chair umpire’s stand with his racket following a loss in doubles. In
4:06 AM ET Nick Kyrgios has revealed his battle with serious depression and substance abuse in a raw social media post about mental health. The Australian tennis entertainer has opened up about one of the “darkest periods” in his life around the time of the 2019 Australian Open. The 26-year-old said he was struggling so
8:14 AM ET Alexander Zverev deserved to be expelled from the ATP 500 tournament in Acapulco for his expletive-filled tantrum after a doubles defeat, Rafa Nadal said on Thursday. Upset over a line call earlier during Wednesday’s match, world No.3 Zverev shouted expletives and smashed his racket repeatedly against the umpire’s chair, coming perilously close
The man, Amrit Magar, who stalked Emma Raducanu at her home in Bromley, has been handed a 5-year restraining order after he was found guilty of the offence against the 19-year-old British No 1 and her family at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. Your actions have caused changes of lifestyle for the family, not least
Four singles matches were completed at the Abierto Akron Zapopan tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Wednesday, setting the line-up for two of the four quarter-final matches. With the early departure of top seeds Emma Raducanu and Madison Keys, amongst others, there are only 3 remaining seeds in contention – defending champion Sara Sorribes Tormo (3),
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka had little difficulty dispatching Jil Teichmann to advance to the quarter-finals of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open in Doha on Wednesday, but 2nd-seeded Barbora Krejcikova fell at the hands of Jelena Ostapenko while Coco Gauff took out the No 3 seed, Paula Badosa. I’m really glad, actually, to see her [Ons Jabeur]
Former world No.1 Andy Murray was beaten by the Italy’s Jannik Sinner, the fourth seed at the Duty Free Tennis Championships to not only lose out on a place in the quarter-finals, but also missing out on securing his 700th win on the ATP Tour He is a legend. Winning three Grand Slams, many, many
Daniil Medvedev and Rafael Nadal had comfortable wins at the Mexican Open and are a match away from meeting in the semi-finals for a repeat of the epic Australian Open final they played out less than a month ago. It’s pretty tough conditions, quite humid. Even if we play at night, it’s quite hot,. The
1:13 PM ET Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic won his second match — and first tiebreaker — of the year when he beat Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6 (2) on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championships. Djokovic couldn’t defend his Australian Open title last month because he