10:57 AM ET UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Steve Johnson squandered multiple chances in his second-round match with Andreas Seppi, 35 years old and ranked No 98, last week at the New York Open. When he smacked a double fault that sealed the match for Seppi, Johnson waved a hand in futility, called for his towel and
Tennis
7:58 AM ET Petra Kvitova withdrew from the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy in Russia due to illness on Thursday. The No. 3 seed was set to face Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova in the quarterfinals but pulled out of the competition. “I’m really sorry to withdraw from the St. Petersburg Ladies’ Trophy due to illness,” Kvitova said
5:59 PM ET Associated Press UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Top-seeded John Isner was upset in the second round of the New York Open, losing to Jordan Thompson 7-6 (2), 6-7 (3), 6-3 on Thursday night. Isner, who had a first-round bye, was playing his first match since having to retire from his third-round match at the
11:32 AM ET Second-seed Stefanos Tsitsipas has been knocked out of the Rotterdam Open after he was upset in straight set by unseeded Aljaz Bedene on Thursday. World No. 52 Bedene survived a break point early in the opening set before breaking world No. 6 Tsitsipas’ serve to take the lead. The Slovenien held his
9:06 AM ET Third-seed Petra Kvitova edged past Belgium’s Alison Van Uytvanck to reach the quarterfinals of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy in Russia on Thursday. Kvitova won a closely contested opening set, ending when the Czech raced through a tiebreaker, before Van Uytvanck hit back in the second, breaking Kvitova’s serve three times. Two-time
2:25 PM ET Ericka N. Goodman-Hughey The denim skirt Serena Williams wore during an exhibition match on Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day at the 2004 US Open wasn’t her favorite on-court look. Still, the 23-time Grand Slam champion thinks it was worth an honorable mention. Moments before showcasing her S by Serena Spring 2020 presentation at
11:50 AM ET Carreno Busta caused a surprise by beating fellow Spaniard Bautista Agut 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 in the last-16 of the Rotterdam Open on Wednesday. Unseeded Busta beat sixth seed Agut after nearly two-and-a-half hours of play. Earlier, Berlin’s David Goffin beat the Netherlands’ Robin Haase 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 and France’s Giles Simon beat
11:29 PM ET Associated Press UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Kevin Anderson lost in his return to the New York Open, falling 7-6 (6), 6-4 to Jason Jung on Tuesday night. Anderson was the first champion when the tournament moved from Memphis to Long Island in 2018, but he was unable to defend his title last year
12:24 PM ET Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime outlasted Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff to win 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 and advance to the last-16 of the Rotterdam Open on Tuesday. The 19-year-old Auger-Aliassime, who had his breakthrough season last year when he climbed up to world No. 17, nearly threw it away in the second set when he
12:24 PM ET Second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas clawed his way back from a set and a break down to beat Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz 6-7(2) 6-3 6-1 and reach the last-16 of the Rotterdam Open on Tuesday. Tsitsipas reacted well to going 2-0 down in the second set, fighting back strongly to beat Hurkacz, who was