3:22 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Showing no lingering effects of a shoulder injury, Novak Djokovic coasted into the semifinals of the Japan Open on Friday with a straight-sets win over Lucas Pouille. Top-ranked Djokovic, who is attempting to win a title on his tournament debut for the 10th time, needed onlyt 50 minutes
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11:57 AM ET Associated Press BEIJING — Naomi Osaka won the final 10 games of the match and beat Alison Riske 6-4, 6-0 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals at the China Open. The two-time Grand Slam champion from Japan served seven aces and stretched her winning streak to seven matches. “Today I was kind
3:59 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — David Goffin’s impressive play at what is becoming one of his favorite tournaments continued Thursday at the Japan Open when he advanced to the quarterfinals. Goffin, who beat Denis Shapovalov 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2), is the only former champion in the draw. He has made the final in
10:58 AM ET Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. — Goran Ivanisevic has gained the most fan votes for the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020. That means 2001 Wimbledon champion Ivanisevic will get a bonus of 3% added to his results from the official voting group that includes journalists, historians and members of the
10:07 AM ET Sumit Nagal hasn’t been home to India since he played the biggest match of his life four weeks ago. He’s still a journeyman, flitting between Challenger tournaments, checking for Airbnb listings in the cities he’s traveling to and washing his tennis gear in hotel baths. Now though, occasionally he runs into a
6:50 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Novak Djokovic reached the quarterfinals of the Japan Open on Wednesday by beating Japanese wild-card entry Go Soeda 6-3, 7-5. Djokovic, who is attempting to win a title on his tournament debut for the 10th time, hit 10 aces and saved three of four break points. “I was
8:17 PM ET Moments after Rafael Nadal won the grueling, five-set U.S. Open final in early September, he sat spent but relaxed in his chair on the court, gazing at the giant video screen high up in Arthur Ashe Stadium. As images from each of his previous 18 Grand Slam tournament victories flashed by, Nadal
5:00 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Novak Djokovic stepped up his comeback from injury, and made amends for his doubles exit at the Japan Open, by progressing to the second round of the singles on Tuesday. The top-ranked Serb — attempting to win a title on his tournament debut for the 10th time —
4:57 AM ET Andy Murray has earned his biggest win yet since returning from injury after defeating world No. 20 Matteo Berrettini 7-6 (2), 7-6 (7) on Tuesday in the first round of the China Open. Last week, Murray achieved his first tour-level singles victory of the year, and the former world No. 1 added
11:30 AM ET Associated Press BEIJING — Former top-ranked players Venus Williams and Simona Halep both lost in the second round of the China Open on Monday. Williams lost 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 to ninth-seeded Belinda Bencic of Switzerland, who saved two match points in the final set to outlast the seven-time Grand Slam champion despite