Tennis

Associated Press Jun 17, 2023, 11:47 AM ET STUTTGART, Germany — Frances Tiafoe will contest his first grass-court final after the American player outlasted Marton Fucsovics in a marathon Stuttgart Open tiebreak Saturday. Tiafoe won their semifinal 6-3, 7-6 (11) after saving six set points in the tiebreak. He seized his chance at 11-10 down

Associated Press Jun 16, 2023, 03:34 PM ET NOTTINGHAM, England — Three British players reached the semifinals of the grass-court Nottingham Open on Friday in a boost to the nation that will host Wimbledon in a couple of weeks. Katie Boulter, Jodie Burrage and Heather Watson – all placed outside the top 100 in the

Associated Press Jun 16, 2023, 11:20 AM ET STUTTGART, Germany — There won’t be an all-American semifinal at the Stuttgart Open after Taylor Fritz was upset 6-4, 7-5 by qualifier Marton Fucsovics in the quarterfinals Friday, but Frances Tiafoe won his match to reach the last four. Fritz, the top-ranked American men’s player at No.

Associated Press Jun 16, 2023, 08:27 AM ET LONDON — Romanian tennis player Petru-Alexandru Luncanu has been banned for five years and fined $40,000 in a match-fixing case, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Friday. Five out of seven match-fixing charges brought by the ITIA against Luncanu were upheld at an anti-corruption hearing, the agency

ESPN News Services Jun 16, 2023, 06:23 AM ET Andy Murray says he is in his best shape since hip surgery as the former No. 1 prepares for a run at Wimbledon next month. The 36-year-old three-time Grand Slam champion, who has resurrected his career after hip resurfacing surgery in 2019, won the second-tier Aix-en-Provence

Associated Press Jun 15, 2023, 02:47 PM ET NOTTINGHAM, England — The three remaining seeded players at the grass-court Nottingham Open all lost Thursday to leave a quarterfinal lineup with a very British flavor at the Wimbledon warmup tournament. The biggest shock saw third-seeded Magda Linette from Poland lose 7-5, 6-3 to Jodie Burrage of

Associated Press Jun 15, 2023, 06:07 AM ET LONDON — Feliciano Lopez has been appointed tournament director for the Davis Cup Finals, the International Tennis Federation said Thursday. The 41-year-old Lopez, who won the competition with Spain four times, plans to end his playing career after this year. The group stage will take place from

Associated Press Jun 14, 2023, 02:56 PM ET STUTTGART, Germany — Third-seeded Frances Tiafoe overcame stubborn resistance from Jiri Lehecka to beat the Czech player 7-6 (2), 6-4 in his first appearance at the Stuttgart Open on Wednesday. The American player saved a break point at 4-4 in the first set, won the tiebreaker, and

ESPN News Services Jun 14, 2023, 06:49 AM ET The total prize money at Wimbledon this year will rise by 11.2%, with the winners of the singles each getting 2.35 million pounds ($3 million). The total prize fund at the championships will be 44.7 million pounds ($56.5 million), the All England Club said Wednesday. That

Associated Press Jun 13, 2023, 02:48 PM ET NOTTINGHAM, England — Beatriz Haddad Maia‘s defense of her grass-court Nottingham Open title is over already. Coming off reaching the semifinals at the French Open last week, the Brazilian player was defeated by lucky loser Daria Snigur 6-4, 6-3 in the first round on Tuesday. Snigur was