Tennis

Associated Press Sep 24, 2023, 10:58 AM ET CHENGDU, China — Lorenzo Musetti advanced to the semifinals of the Chengdu Open with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Arthur Rinderknech on Sunday. Musetti, who qualified for his third semifinal appearance of the season, outsmarted his French opponent with 32 winners in the quarterfinal match. “Yesterday’s match

Sep 24, 2023, 02:12 AM ET Team World took a big step toward retaining its Laver Cup title Saturday, extending its advantage over Team Europe to 10-2 with Americans Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe leading the charge. John McEnroe’s team needs one win from its four matches on Sunday to reach the 13-point mark and

Sep 23, 2023, 07:52 AM ET China’s Wang Xiyu captured her first WTA Tour title Saturday as the world No. 88 powered past Magda Linette 6-0, 6-2 in the final of the Guangzhou Open, the first elite women’s tournament in the country since 2019. The 22-year-old Wang’s victory marked the fourth time that a Chinese

Associated Press Sep 22, 2023, 08:35 PM ET VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Team World made it two in a row Friday night, with Ben Shelton and Francisco Cerundolo claiming wins at the Laver Cup. Shelton defeated Arthur Fils 7-6 (4), 6-1 as Team World took an early lead over Team Europe at the Laver Cup

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Sep 22, 2023, 09:42 AM ET It began with almost no fanfare. Before play got underway at the spectator-less, pandemic-restricted 2020 US Open, No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic and fellow ATP player Vasek Pospisil announced the creation of the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA), first with a letter to their ATP peers, and

Associated Press Sep 22, 2023, 11:26 AM ET GUANGZHOU, China — Top-seeded Magda Linette and local favorite Wang Xiyu advanced to the final of the Guangzhou Open after straight-set wins in the semifinals on Friday. The 31-year-old Linette, a semifinalist at the Australian Open earlier this year, beat Yulia Putintseva 6-2, 6-3. The Pole was

Associated Press Sep 21, 2023, 10:42 AM ET ZHUHAI, China — Returning to China for the first time in four years, Andy Murray won his first-round match at the Zhuhai Championships on Thursday, beating local wild card Mo Ye Cong 7-5, 6-3. Murray, bidding for his fifth tour title in China and the first there

Sep 21, 2023, 01:25 AM ET Roger Federer said he enjoys being a part of the tennis community after his retirement last year and expressed an interest in captaining Team Europe at the Laver Cup, though the team has no immediate plans to replace Bjorn Borg. Federer, who helped Team Europe claim three Laver Cup

ESPN News Services Sep 20, 2023, 07:04 AM ET Rafael Nadal‘s most recent Grand Slam win came at the French Open in 2022, and with Novak Djokovic having overtaken his mark for most major titles in men’s tennis, the Spanish player conceded that his rival is the best player in history. Djokovic’s recent win at

Associated Press Sep 20, 2023, 12:39 PM ET NEW YORK — Looking for an “inexpensive” way into the lucrative sports memorabilia market? One of Roger Federer‘s match-worn outfits might be your ticket. Not just any shirt and shorts, of course. An online auction that starts Wednesday is offering a Federer outfit from his winning run