Tennis

Associated Press Feb 4, 2025, 03:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep announced her retirement from tennis at age 33 after a first-round loss at a tournament in her home country of Romania on Tuesday, ending an injury-filled comeback from a doping suspension. “I don’t know if it’s with sadness

N Sriram Balaji and Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli sealed India’s place in the Davis Cup World Group I with a convincing straight set victory, which handed the hosts an unassailable 3-0 lead against Togo in the play-off tie in New Delhi on Sunday. With a 2-0 lead in pocket, India needed to win just one of

Backed by strong preparations over the previous week, including acclimatization, singles and doubles-specific training, and team cohesion building, Team India is confident of delivering a robust performance in their Davis Cup 2025 World Group I Playoffs tie against Togo at the DLTA Complex, New Delhi, on February 1 and 2. Led by captain Rohit Rajpal,

Madison Keys achieved the breakthrough she’s waited an entire career for last weekend, winning her first career Grand Slam at the Australian Open. Her reward: a small tournament being forced to cancel her entry. Due to an odd rule preventing more than one top-10 player participating in a WTA 250 tournament, the ATX Open announced

D’Arcy Maine Jan 26, 2025, 03:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The first major of the 2025 season came to a close over the weekend as Madison Keys and Jannik Sinner claimed the singles trophies at the Australian Open. In her 46th Slam appearance — and last before turning 30 next month — Keys won

Jake MichaelsJan 26, 2025, 11:04 AM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer. He has been with ESPN since 2013, covering everything from AFL to Formula One, basketball to boxing, and tennis, both in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — There was an air of confidence surrounding Jannik

A clinical Jannik Sinner swept past Alexander Zverev to retain his Australian Open title Sunday and cement his status as the world’s dominant player, becoming the first Italian to win three Grand Slams. The 23-year-old came through a tense battle between the world’s top two players 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena, raising

Jannik Sinner dominated Alexander Zverev en route to his second consecutive Australian Open title. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images) Defending Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner has done it again. Sinner topped Alexander Zverev in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3 in the 2025 Australian Open final, cementing his third career Grand Slam title. The

ESPN News Services Jan 25, 2025, 05:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions American Madison Keys held off reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka to win her first Grand Slam title. The top-ranked player in the world, Sabalenka had been looking to win her third straight Australian Open championship. But Keys took the first set 6-3 before dropping

Novak Djokovic retired after a 7–6 first set that lasted one hour and 20 minutes in the men’s semifinals of the 2025 Australian Open on January 24, 2025. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images) In a stunning development at the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic withdrew because of injury after losing the first set of his semifinal

In the Australian Open semifinals, American Madison Keys defeated Poland’s Iga Swiatek to make her first AO final. (Photo by DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images) At the 2015 Australian Open, 19-year-old American Madison Keys made her first Grand Slam semifinal. She’d beaten Venus Williams to get there, and would be denied an appearance in the

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka put her close friendship with Paula Badosa aside Thursday to sweep past the Spaniard into a third successive Australian Open final. The Belarusian world number one came home 6-4, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena and will meet either Polish second seed Iga Swiatek or American 19th seed Madison Keys in Saturday’s

In the Australian Open quarterfinals, No. 21 seed Ben Shelton of the United States defeated Lorenzo Sonego and will play No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner in the semifinals. (Photo by Mark Avellino/Anadolu via Getty Images) The 2025 Australian Open semifinals are set. Wednesday’s matches finalized the opponents, and there is one American left standing in

Madison Keys is on to the Australian Open semifinals after rallying past Elina Svitolina on Wednesday. (Graham Denholm/Getty Images) Madison Keys was on the ropes, but rallied on Wednesday to advance to the semifinals of the Australian Open. No. 28 Elina Svitolina struck first against the 12th-seeded Keys, but Keys secured a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

Open Extended Reactions We’re into the home stretch! Quarterfinal action continues from Melbourne with spots in the final four still up for grabs. World No. 1 Jannik Sinner is in action against local hope Alex de Minaur, as is women’s No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek, and American trio Ben Shelton, Emma Navarro, and Madison Keys.

Novak Djokovic can look scary when he celebrates, but he’d earned it after defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the 2025 Australian Open quarterfinals. (REUTERS/Edgar Su) Day 10 at the 2025 Australian Open ended much later than normal, thanks to a typically epic quarterfinal match between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz. These two have developed a bit