Tennis

Associated Press Feb 20, 2025, 02:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DOHA, Qatar — Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz lost for just the second time this year on Thursday when 25th-ranked Jiri Lehecka beat him 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open. Alcaraz’s only other defeat in 2025 was to Novak Djokovic in the

Associated Press Feb 20, 2025, 02:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jannik Sinner has been dropped from an exhibition event in Las Vegas next month while the No. 1-ranked men’s tennis player is serving a three-month ban connected to a pair of failed doping tests. Instead of Sinner, Casper Ruud is now slated to join

Feb 20, 2025, 11:25 AM ET Dubai Police detained a tourist who had engaged in behaviour that caused Emma Raducanu distress during her match at the Dubai Tennis Championships, the government of Dubai said on Thursday. Britain’s Raducanu was visibly distressed and reduced to tears early in her match against Karolina Muchova as she stood

Associated Press Feb 19, 2025, 03:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tennis participation in the United States rose to 25.7 million players in 2024, the sport’s fifth consecutive year of growth, the U.S. Tennis Association said Wednesday, citing an analysis of numbers drawn from two studies not yet fully released. The jump of 1.9 million

Associated Press Feb 19, 2025, 01:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DOHA, Qatar — Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz reached the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open by beating Luca Nardi 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 on Wednesday. The 21-year-old Spaniard let his guard down in the second set, when his Italian opponent fought back from trailing 1-4 to force

D’Arcy Maine Feb 19, 2025, 02:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Venus Williams has been awarded a wild card to play in next month’s BNP Paribas Open, which would mark her first tournament play in a year. The Indian Wells, California, tournament announced Wednesday that Williams, a former world No. 1 and seven-time major singles

ESPN News Services Feb 19, 2025, 12:45 AM ET Emma Raducanu lost to Karolina Muchova after an emotional first set in which a spectator was ejected at the Dubai Championships. Raducanu, the 2021 US Open champion, appeared to be in tears as she went to the umpire’s chair after the second game Tuesday and her

Associated Press Feb 18, 2025, 10:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIO DE JANEIRO — Teenage tennis sensation João Fonseca frustrated his home fans at the Rio Open in a first-round loss Tuesday, two days after winning his first ATP title. Fonseca lost 6-1, 7-6 (4) to No. 60-ranked Alexandre Muller of France, making 34

Feb 18, 2025, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic has said that Andy Murray will continue as his coach for an “indefinite” period. Two-time Wimbledon champion Murray worked with Djokovic in the build-up to and during this year’s Australian Open, but after the Serb was forced to retire with an injury in his

Feb 18, 2025, 05:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions British tennis player Liam Broady has said that Jannik Sinner‘s three-month doping ban has been timed in order to impact the world No. 1’s career “as little as possible.” Sinner accepted a three-month ban in a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and said on