4:49 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) – Margarita Gasparyan upset the top-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2, 7-5 on Friday, when Russian players filled the semifinals of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy. The 126th-ranked Gasparyan saved three of the six break points she faced and broke Alexandrova six times for a last-four clash with
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4:11 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic pulled out of the upcoming Miami Open on Friday, citing coronavirus restrictions as he joined Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer on the sideline. The tournament begins Tuesday, with only 750 fans allowed on the grounds per session. The pandemic is also affecting attendance by
6:11 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — – Margarita Gasparyan and Daria Kasatkina both won in the round of 16 on Thursday as a record seven Russian players made the quarterfinals of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy. The eighth-seeded Kasatkina beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (2) and Gasparyan ousted Katerina Siniakova of
6:08 PM ET DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — – Lloyd Harris became the first qualifier to reach the semifinals of the Dubai Championships after beating Kei Nishikori 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 to extend his run of upsets this week. The 81st-ranked South African saved two break points in the third set before breaking Nishikori for a
8:08 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Wimbledon organizers are expecting to have a reduced number of spectators for this year’s tournament because of coronavirus restrictions. The All England Club said Thursday it was remaining “flexible” as it reacts to changing circumstances amid the pandemic as the British government follows a road map out of
6:58 PM ET Associated Press Russian players continued their dominance at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Wednesday as Ekaterina Alexandrova, Vera Zvonareva and Svetlana Kuznetsova all booked their places in the quarterfinals. The top-seeded Alexandrova won 6-3, 6-4 against Tereza Martincova after twice coming from a break down in the second set. She will
6:11 PM ET Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Andrey Rublev and Denis Shapovalov eased into the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championships on Wednesday and qualifier Lloyd Harris continued his run of upsets. The second-seeded Rublev needed barely an hour to win 6-3, 6-1 against Taylor Fritz. He next faces a rematch against
3:18 PM ET Britain’s Dan Evans has been knocked out of the Dubai Championships after losing 6-4 4-6 6-4 to Australian Open semi-finalist Aslan Karatsev in the second round. The British No. 1, who lost to Roger Federer in Qatar last week struggled early on, but came back from 4-3, 40-0 down to take the
1:41 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Rafael Nadal announced he will skip the upcoming Miami Open in order to focus on the clay-court season, citing the back injury that bothered him at the Australian Open. The 20-time major champion tweeted Tuesday that he was opting out of the event, which begins next week. Sad to announce
12:32 PM ET Former champion Andy Murray has been granted a wild card for this month’s Miami Open, tournament organisers said on Monday. The British ex-world No. 1, who has fallen to 116 in the rankings after long injury lay-offs because of hip surgeries, is a two-time Miami Open champion having won the title in