Tennis

Associated Press May 5, 2024, 01:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Paula Badosa says she and Stefanos Tsitsipas are no longer a love match, as the tennis power couple has broken up. Badosa wrote in an Instagram story Sunday that the pair “decided to amicably part ways” after being a couple since last year. “We

ESPN News Services May 4, 2024, 05:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Iga Swiatek avenged her loss in last year’s final to Aryna Sabalenka and won the Madrid Open on Saturday after a third-set tiebreaker. The top-ranked Swiatek beat No. 2 Sabalenka 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7) for her 20th career title and third

Associated Press May 4, 2024, 09:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ROME — Second-ranked Jannik Sinner announced Saturday that he is withdrawing from the Italian Open because of an injured hip — denying the tournament its most anticipated home player in decades. Sinner joins third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz on the sidelines after the Spaniard withdrew from

Associated Press May 3, 2024, 03:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Andrey Rublev beat Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-3 on Friday to reach the Madrid Open final where he will meet Felix Auger-Aliassime. Auger-Aliassime advanced after Jiri Lehecka had to retire at 3-3 in the first set of their semifinal. The men’s final for

May 3, 2024, 07:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of the Italian Open as he continues to recover from an arm injury, the twice Grand Slam champion said on Friday. Having successfully defended his Indian Wells title in March and reached the Miami Open quarterfinals, Alcaraz injured

ESPN News Services May 2, 2024, 03:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Iga Swiatek cruised to a straight-set win over Madison Keys to reach the Madrid Open final for the second consecutive year Thursday. Top-ranked Swiatek beat 20th-ranked Keys 6-1, 6-3 in the semifinals. “It was a pretty clean performance and really solid

Associated Press May 1, 2024, 01:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Carlos Alcaraz‘s bid to win a third straight Madrid Open title ended with a three-set loss to Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. The second-seeded Spaniard got off to a good start but then was outplayed by the seventh-seeded Rublev, losing

Associated Press May 1, 2024, 03:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Top-seeded Jannik Sinner withdrew from the Madrid Open on Wednesday because of a hip injury. Sinner defeated Karen Khachanov in the fourth round on Tuesday and was scheduled to face Felix Auger-Aliassime in the quarterfinals on Thursday. “Very sad to have to

Associated Press May 1, 2024, 09:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — German tennis legend Boris Becker was discharged from bankruptcy court in London after a judge found Wednesday he had done “all that he reasonably could do” to repay creditors tens of millions of pounds. Becker fell far short of repaying his creditors

Associated Press Apr 30, 2024, 03:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Rafael Nadal had to pause for a few moments, visibly emotional, while addressing the crowd after his loss in the fourth round at the Madrid Open. As chants of “Rafa, Rafa, Rafa” echoed around, the five-time champion in Madrid made a farewell