1:51 PM ET Associated Press STUTTGART, Germany — Simona Halep returned from injury to start her clay-court season with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Marketa Vondrousova on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Porsche Grand Prix. The third-ranked Romanian was back on court for the first time since a shoulder injury forced her out
Tennis
2:46 PM ET Associated Press Former Top 10 tennis player Carla Suarez Navarro says she finished treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma and is cured of her cancer. “Another step forward,” the 32-year-old from Spain wrote Thursday on Twitter. “Every word of support gave me strength during the past few months,” she added, ending her message with
1:26 PM ET Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain — – Rafael Nadal beat Kei Nishikori 6-0, 2-6, 6-2 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open. The 11-time tournament champion looked ready to roll to a quick victory after dominating the first set, but Nishikori responded with some fine net play to level it
5:21 PM ET Novak Djokovic got over the disappointment of a third-round exit in Monte-Carlo with a dominant 6-1, 6-3 win against Soonwoo Kwon on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Serbia Open. The World No. 1 was in imperious form and broke the South Korean’s serve five times to advance after just over
1:19 PM ET Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain — – Rafael Nadal needed three sets to beat his 111th-ranked opponent in his first match at the Barcelona Open on Wednesday, while Fabio Fognini was disqualified for alleged verbal abuse. Fognini was defaulted while trailinig 6-0, 4-4 against qualifier Bernabe Zapata Miralles of Spain, after a line
2:26 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Roger Federer announced Sunday he will play at the French Open, and the Swiss star is preparing for it on home clay at a tournament in Geneva next month. The 20-time Grand Slam champion revealed his plans on his official Twitter page. “Happy to let you know that
10:47 AM ET MONACO — Stefanos Tsitsipas won the Monte Carlo Masters without dropping a set, beating Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday for his first title this year and sixth overall. Fourth-seeded Tsitsipas was in dominant form as he edged 4-3 ahead of the sixth-seeded Russian in their career meetings, having also beaten him
6:33 PM ET Associated Press Britain, Canada, Italy and Ukraine were among the eight countries that reached the qualifying round of the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup with victories Saturday. These were the first matches in the women’s tennis team competition since its name was changed from Fed Cup last year. Also advancing were Kazakhstan,
9:39 AM ET Associated Press MONACO — Fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas swatted aside unseeded Daniel Evans 6-2, 6-1 on Saturday to reach the Monte Carlo Masters final for the first time, and stay on course for a first title this year. The big-serving Greek player faces the winner of a later semifinal between sixth-seeded Russian Andrey
4:58 PM ET Associated Press Six Challenger tennis tournaments scheduled for Canada this year have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Tennis Canada said Friday the events are the men’s Winnipeg (Manitoba) National Bank Challenger; the women’s Challenger event in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; the National Bank Challenger in Granby, Quebec; and the Odlum Brown VanOpen