8:05 PM ET Associated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Reilly Opelka’s winning streak in tiebreakers ended. His winning streak at the Delray Beach Open continued. The second-seeded Opelka rode an unbeatable first serve into the Delray quarterfinals Thursday, beating Jack Sock 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 6-1. It was Opelka’s sixth consecutive victory at Delray, where
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5:17 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Second-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway pulled out of the Rio Open clay-court tournament on Thursday with an abdominal injury. Ruud told a news conference that he was still feeling the effects of an injury he picked up during Sunday’s final of the Argentina Open, which he
10:50 AM ET Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Novak Djokovic on Thursday received a warm welcome in Dubai, where he visited the world’s fair following the global discussion around his decision to remain unvaccinated. After being twice detained and deported from Australia ahead of the year’s first Grand Slam Tournament last month, Djokovic
11:32 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta, the No. 4 seed and the 18th-ranked player in the world, was eliminated at the Rio Open clay court tournament Wednesday, falling 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 to Fabio Fognini of Italy in a round-of-16 clash. Fognini advanced to face Argentina’s Federico Coria in
10:11 PM ET Associated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Sebastian Korda is back in the quarterfinals of the Delray Beach Open after fighting past Andreas Seppi on Wednesday night. Korda, a Delray finalist last year and the No. 5 seed this year, needed nearly two hours to beat Seppi 7-5, 6-3 and earn his quarterfinal
1:39 PM ET Former world No. 1 Andy Murray suffered a brutal 6-0, 6-1 defeat by Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut in the second round of the Qatar Open on Wednesday. Murray, twice a champion at the event, never got anywhere near the form he showed the previous day in beating Japan’s Taro Daniel, lasting little
9:15 PM ET ESPN News Services DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Sebastian Korda and Adrian Mannarino were among easy winners Tuesday at the Delray Beach Open, both giving up only five games on their way to making the round of 16. Korda, the No. 5 seed and a finalist at Delray Beach last year, defeated Thanasi
8:32 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Fernando Verdasco of Spain beat Serbian Dusan Lajovic 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Tuesday to advance to the round of 16 of the Rio Open clay court tournament. It was the 38-year-old’s first win in an ATP 500 competition since 2019. Verdasco, formerly a top-10 player, is
1:56 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com In his first interview since being deported from Australia last month, Novak Djokovic reiterated his stance on not getting vaccinated against COVID-19 and said he would opt out of playing in future majors that would require him getting inoculated. “Yes, that is the price that I’m willing to pay,” Djokovic
10:59 PM ET Associated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Australia’s John Millman pulled off the first upset of the Delray Beach Open on Monday, needing nearly three hours and three tiebreakers to oust eighth-seeded Maxime Cressy of the U.S. Millman prevailed 6-7 (2), 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3). “Conditions are challenging,” Millman said. “Very windy, quite