Tennis

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Apr 23, 2024, 07:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions While speaking to the media during a news conference in Miami last month, Sloane Stephens admitted she didn’t know how much longer she would be playing professional tennis. The 31-year-old said she still had goals she wanted to achieve but spoke about her

Associated Press Apr 22, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BERLIN — Rafael Nadal said Monday he will play at the Laver Cup in Berlin in September in what may be one of the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s last tournaments. Nadal has signaled 2024 may be his last year on tour and said last

Apr 22, 2024, 07:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will not compete at this week’s Madrid Open after being left out of the main draw for the ATP Masters 1000 tournament Monday. Reports on Saturday said the Serbian would skip the tournament and continue his preparations for next month’s French

Apr 21, 2024, 02:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Simona Halep has pulled out of next week’s Madrid Open to work on her fitness, saying she needs more time get physically ready to compete at the highest level after being out of action for over 18 months. The former Wimbledon and French Open champion had

Apr 21, 2024, 01:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BARCELONA, Spain — Casper Ruud gained sweet revenge over Stefanos Tsitsipas as he beat the Greek fifth seed 7-5, 6-3 to win the Barcelona Open on Sunday. Just seven days after Tsitsipas thumped Ruud in straight sets to win the Monte Carlo Masters, it was the

Associated Press Apr 21, 2024, 01:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MUNICH — Jan-Lennard Struff won his first title with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Taylor Fritz in the BMW Open final Sunday. “To do it on home soil is just incredible,” Struff said. “I waited so long. I’m 33 years old and played so

Apr 21, 2024, 08:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions STUTTGART, Germany — Elena Rybakina had little trouble in seeing off Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-2 to win the Stuttgart Open on Sunday for her third title this year. The Kazakhstani fourth seed broke to love in the opening game and cruised through the first set, breaking

Associated Press Apr 20, 2024, 02:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BARCELONA, Spain — Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas will meet in consecutive clay-court finals after they won their Barcelona Open semifinals on Saturday. Tsitsipas, ranked seventh, got the better of sixth-ranked Ruud in straight sets in the Monte Carlo final last weekend. On Saturday,

Associated Press Apr 20, 2024, 11:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions STUTTGART, Germany — Elena Rybakina defeated top-ranked Iga Świątek 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the Porsche Grand Prix final and end Swiatek’s hopes of a third consecutive title on Saturday. Rybakina, the world No. 4, hit 10 aces and saved 11 of the 13

Associated Press Apr 20, 2024, 11:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Two-time major champion Garbine Muguruza announced she is retiring from professional tennis at age 30 after an extended time away from the court. “I feel that it is time to retire and open up a new chapter in my life,” the former world No.