Nov 4, 2019 Less than 24 hours before Novak Djokovic strolled onto the floor of London’s 02 Arena on Sunday morning to resume his quest to regain the top ranking at the ATP Finals, an Italian youngster established himself as a player who might soon follow in the Serbian star’s outsized footprints. Jannik Sinner, a
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3:52 PM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — If Novak Djokovic wins the ATP Finals for the sixth time next weekend, he will equal a record held by Roger Federer. Depending on the performances of Rafael Nadal over the coming eight days, it could also secure him the year-end world No. 1 ranking for the sixth
12:00 PM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — In the 10 years that London has staged the season-ending ATP Finals — the event for the year’s eight top players — Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have been about as dominant as it’s possible to imagine. Although Russian Nikolay Davydenko won the title in its first year
4:05 AM ET PERTH, Australia – Ash Barty was inconsolable as she stepped onto the presentation dais and was presented her runners-up medal following Australia’s Fed Cup final defeat at RAC Arena in Perth. Entering the weekend unbeaten on a 6-0 run, Barty looked unstoppable on Saturday as she downed Caroline Garcia 6-0, 6-0 in
4:05 AM ET PERTH, Australia — Australia’s bid to win the Fed Cup for the first time in 45 years has ended in heartbreak, with France prevailing in the doubles decider to claim a 3-2 victory in Perth. French duo Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic were too good for world No. 1 singles player Ashleigh
5:15 PM ET Associated Press Italian teenager Jannik Sinner beat top-seeded Alex de Minaur in straight sets at the Next Gen Finals on Saturday to claim his first ATP title — and a big payday. Wild card Sinner triumphed 4-2, 4-1, 4-2 in the final, serving out to love and clinching victory when De Minaur
3:15 AM ET PERTH, Australia — Australian women’s tennis returned to centre stage on Saturday as team Australia, spear-headed by World No.1 Ash Barty, looked to end their 45-year Fed Cup title drought and were greeted with a record crowd. Thirteen thousand people flooded the gates on Saturday morning, smashing the record for attendance of
1:56 AM ET Associated Press PERTH, Australia — Australian Ash Barty continued her season-long extraordinary form to beat France’s Caroline Garcia 6-0, 6-0 and level the Fed Cup final at 1-1 on Saturday. The world No.1-ranked Barty beat Garcia in just 56 minutes on an outdoor hard court at Perth Arena to get Australia back
4:39 PM ET No. 1 Alex de Minaur secured his second consecutive trip to the Next Gen ATP final in Milan by defeating America’s Frances Tiafoe 4-2, 4-1, 0-4, 4,2 on Friday. The Australian managed to win in 73 minutes, going 2-0 in the first two sets, then closing the practice after Tiafoe’s comeback fell
8:42 AM ET Simon Cambers World No 1 Rafael Nadal said Friday he has “high hopes” that he will be fit to play in the ATP Finals, which begin in London on Sunday. The 33-year-old suffered an abdominal strain at last week’s Paris Masters and withdrew before his semifinal. The injury left Nadal unable to