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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal’s first tournament since January lasted only two matches with the Spaniard losing 7-5, 6-1 to Alex de Minaur at the clay-court Barcelona Open on Wednesday. Nadal, back from an injury layoff, looked like his old self for brief moments in the second-round match but couldn’t keep up with the

Rafael Nadal defeated Flavio Cobolli in his first competitive match in over 100 days, and his first clay court match in 681 days. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images) Rafael Nadal is the king of clay courts, and after nearly two years, he’s finally back where he belongs: playing a match on beautiful red clay. Nadal

Simon Cambers Apr 15, 2024, 02:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barring any last-minute issues, Rafael Nadal will return to action Tuesday when he plays in the Barcelona Open. It will be his first clay-court event of the year, just his second tournament in the past 15 months — and his eagerly anticipated comeback will

FERNANDINA BEACH | Down two matches to none, needing a clean sweep to extend Romania’s run in the Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge, Ana Bogdan didn’t lose heart. “I was watching the photos on Instagram, really, all the people who had qualified already,” she said. “I was like, we’re going to be there. We’re

Novak Djokovic reached a record 77th Masters semi-final on Friday when he defeated Australia’s Alex de Minaur in straight sets in Monte Carlo as in-form Jannik Sinner racked up his 25th victory of the year. Djokovic, the 36-year-old world number one came through a rollercoaster quarter-final to win 7-5, 6-4 and make the last-four in

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Apr 12, 2024, 06:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The sport of tennis might be on the verge of some major changes. Over the past several years, players have become increasingly vocal about their concerns, ranging from equal pay to challenging travel and tournament conditions to economic hardships for lower-ranked players. Now,

Apr 10, 2024, 09:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MONACO — Defending champion Andrey Rublev was knocked out of the Monte Carlo Masters in a 6-4 6-4 second-round loss to Australian Alexei Popyrin on Wednesday, and world No. 2 Jannik Sinner eased through his first test. Popyrin broke in the third game of the first

HOUSTON (AP) — Ben Shelton captured his second career ATP Tour title, outlasting defending champion Frances Tiafoe 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 on Sunday to win the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. Shelton, 21, had 11 aces on the way to becoming the youngest player to win this event since Andy Roddick did it at 19 years

Sumit Nagal in action© X (Twitter) Sumit Nagal became the first Indian to enter the Monte Carlo Masters singles main draw in 42 years, beating Facundo Diaz Acosta of Argentina in a three-setter in the final qualifying round in Monte Carlo on Sunday. Nagal, ranked 95th in the world, defeated his world number 55 rival

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Apr 2, 2024, 07:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In January, Danielle Collins announced that 2024 would be her final season on tour following a second-round loss at the Australian Open. On Saturday, less than three months later, she won the biggest title of her career. Playing in her home state of

Associated Press Apr 2, 2024, 12:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Rinky Hijikata defeated fifth-seed Christopher Eubanks in his first career clay-court match at an ATP Tour event in the first round of the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship on Monday night. Hijikata won 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2) in

The 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic continued to rack up records on the ATP Tour as he began the week 419 as World No.1 extending his huge record. He also will become the oldest World No.1 ever this Sunday. The Serbian will surpass Roger Federer’s record as the oldest No. 1 in ATP Rankings

Danielle Collins of the United States beat Elena Rybakina to win the WTA’s Miami Open on Saturday. (ELSA) American Danielle Collins upset the odds to win the Miami Open title on Saturday, beating Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 7-5, 6-3 to claim her first WTA 1000 title in her final season on the tour. The 30-year-old

The Australian Open champions hardly broke a sweat to get the better of their opponents.© AFP Indian tennis stalwart Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden sailed into the men’s doubles final of the Miami Open with a straight-set win over Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos. Bopanna and Ebden, the Australian Open winners, hardly

Associated Press Mar 28, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Fourth-seeded Elena Rybakina defeated No. 27 seed Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 0-6, 7-6 (2) in Thursday’s semifinals of the Miami Open. Rybakina, ranked fourth on the WTA Tour, will face No. 14 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova or unseeded Danielle Collins in Saturday’s

Novak Djokovic has announced that he and coach Goran Ivanisevic have decided to part ways after six years together. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File) Novak Djokovic announced Wednesday that he and his longtime coach, Goran Ivanisevic, have decided to part ways after an incredibly successful six-year relationship. Djokovic broke the news on Instagram, focusing on their

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World number one Iga Swiatek kept her nerve to beat 26th-ranked Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic 6-7 (7-9), 6-4, 6-4 at the WTA Miami Open on Sunday. A day after Swiatek’s closest challenger, Aryna Sabalenka, was knocked out of the tournament, the Pole faced a real test from Noskova. The Czech had upset Swiatek