9:13 AM ET Associated Press RADOM, Poland — Poland reached the Billie Jean King Cup finals for the first time after top-ranked Iga Swiatek overpowered Andreea Prisacariu of Romania 6-0, 6-0 on Saturday. Swiatek needed just 52 minutes to extend her singles winning streak to 19 in her second competitive match since becoming world No.
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6:26 PM ET Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Alison Riske and Jessica Pegula gave the United States a 2-0 lead over Ukraine on Friday in the best-of-five Billie Jean King Cup qualifier. Riske beat Dayana Yastremska 7-6 (18-16), 7-5, surviving an epic first set that lasted 1 hour, 27 minutes. Pegula beat Katarina Zavatska 6-2,
2:06 PM ET Associated Press MONACO — Third-ranked Alexander Zverev beat Pablo Carreno Busta 6-2, 7-5 at the Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the clay-court season opener in Monaco. Carreno Busta broke Zverev to open the second set and built a 3-1 lead before the German rallied, setting up a
12:42 PM ET Associated Press MONACO — Sebastian Korda beat Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (2), 6-7 (5), 6-3 in windy conditions at the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday to reach the third round of the clay-court season opener in Monaco. Both players struggled with their serve in the decisive set as winds reached 20 mph. Korda
7:10 AM ET Associated Press MADRID — The latter stages of the Davis Cup finals will be played in the southern Spanish city of Málaga in November, organizers said Wednesday. The revamped tennis competition will remain in Spain after the first two editions were played in Madrid. The group phase will be played from Sept.
2:42 PM ET Associated Press MONACO — Novak Djokovic opened his clay-court season with a surprising loss to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina at the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday. Davidovich Fokina stunned the top-ranked Serb 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1 in the second round to hand Djokovic another setback as he tries to move on from the
2:24 PM ET Associated Press WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Lew Sherr has been selected as the chief executive officer and executive director of the USTA. The national governing body for tennis in the United States announced the hiring Tuesday, saying Sherr will start his new role on May 2. He has been with the association
11:30 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Kim Clijsters has retired from professional tennis again. Clijsters, who ended her second retirement in 2019 after a seven-year hiatus, announced Tuesday that she will “no longer play official tournaments.” “I can’t wait to see what new adventures will cross my path,” the
2:29 PM ET Associated Press MONACO — Alexander Bublik cut short Stan Wawrinka‘s return to the tour, defeating the Swiss 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday in his first singles in 13 months. Wawrinka started off confidently against the Kazakh, winning the first set with ease. He
9:53 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com The United States and Ukraine may be opponents on the court this week at the Billie Jean King Cup qualifying tie in Asheville, North Carolina, but off the court, it’s a decidedly different story as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues. In addition to the emotional toll the war has