Tennis

Iga Swiatek might be best known for her prowess on the clay and at Roland Garros, but it’s Doha where she has become virtually unbeatable. The world No. 1 has now claimed the title in the Qatar capital for three consecutive years. With her 7-6 (8), 6-2 victory over Elena Rybakina on Saturday in the

Associated Press Feb 20, 2024, 11:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Karolina Muchova, last year’s runner-up at the French Open, had an operation on her right wrist for an injury that has sidelined her since September. “Following my injury at the US Open and an extensive rehabilitation phase, it turned out that a medical intervention

Associated Press Feb 19, 2024, 07:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIO DE JANEIRO — Cameron Norrie started his defense of the Rio Open title by beating Bolivia’s Hugo Dellien 6-3, 6-2 on Monday. “This is a special place for me, I won my biggest title last year here,” Norrie said. “I have another chance

Associated Press Feb 19, 2024, 01:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka put away Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands 6-2, 6-4 and set up a second-round matchup with Elena Rybakina at the Dubai Championships on Monday. The top four women — Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco

ESPN News Services Feb 19, 2024, 01:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Aryna Sabalenka said it is in her nature to keep striving for success and that she has become addicted to that winning feeling as the Australian Open champion returns to action at the Dubai Championships this week. Sabalenka won her second Grand Slam

Associated Press Feb 18, 2024, 05:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Wild-card Facundo Diaz Acosta won his first ATP singles title on Sunday by beating Chile’s Nicolas Jarry 6-3, 6-4 in the final of the clay-court Argentina Open. The ATP said that the 23-year-old Argentine became only the second left-handed champion

Associated Press Feb 18, 2024, 12:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Jannik Sinner won the ABN Amro Open on Sunday in his first tournament since capturing the Australian Open title. The top-seeded Sinner, playing his second straight Rotterdam final, beat fifth-seeded Alex de Minaur 7-5, 6-4. Sinner extended his perfect record against

Associated Press Feb 17, 2024, 08:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — No. 2-ranked Carlos Alcaraz was upset by Nicolas Jarry of Chile 7-6 (2), 6-3 in the semifinals of the Argentina Open on Saturday. Jarry, after the biggest win of his career, will face home crowd favorite Facundo Diaz Acosta in

Associated Press Feb 17, 2024, 01:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DOHA, Qatar — No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek won the Qatar Open for a third straight year on Saturday. Swiatek defeated No. 4 Elena Rybakina 7-6 (8), 6-2 in the final. Rybakina led 4-1 in the first set but cut her leg in her serving

Associated Press Feb 16, 2024, 07:05 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the Argentina Open semifinals after beating Andrea Vavassori of Italy 7-6 (1), 6-1 on Friday. Alcaraz will face Chile’s Nicolas Jarry or home crowd favorite Tomas Martin Etcheverry. Two Argentines will play the