Jul 9, 2019 D’Arcy MaineESPN LONDON — Cori “Coco” Gauff waved her racket upward in frustration, and then she slowly made her way to the net. Her magical Wimbledon run was over in the fourth round after she hit the ball wide. She graciously shook hands with Simona Halep, her opponent, but never cracked a
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3:24 AM ET Naomi Osaka‘s Grand Slam title wins at the U.S. and Australian Opens have helped catapult the Japanese tennis player up to second, behind Serena Williams, in Forbes’ list of the highest-paid female athletes over the last year. Williams, a 23-times Grand Slam champion, topped the annual list for a fourth consecutive year
9:33 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — Zheng Saisai of China used steady, looping groundstrokes and patience to capture her first career singles title, beating Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic on Sunday. Saisai, who is ranked 55th and played one more match than Sabalenka to
9:33 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — Zheng Saisai kept sending back those big, looping groundstrokes and digging balls from every corner to keep points alive as Aryna Sabalenka became more and more frustrated not to be thriving in her typical power game. Zheng of China stayed steady and patient to capture her
7:06 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Nick Kyrgios overcame a bothersome back and used two of his 18 aces to close things out Sunday, edging No. 3 seed Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4) to win the Citi Open for his second title of the year. Kyrgios, ranked 52nd, followed his thrill-a-minute semifinal victory
3:30 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Jessica Pegula won the first WTA title of her career with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Camila Giorgi at the Citi Open on Sunday. Pegula, 25, is ranked 79th. Her parents own the Buffalo Bills and the Buffalo Sabres. She had a 4-8 record and hadn’t reached the
6:29 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Jessica Pegula of the U.S. reached the second WTA final of her career at the Citi Open and will face Camila Giorgi of Italy for the hard-court title. The 79th-ranked Pegula, whose parents own the NFL’s Buffalo Bills and NHL’s Buffalo Sabres, advanced by beating qualifier Anna Kalinskaya
6:29 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Nick Kyrgios hammed it up by delivering a repaired sneaker to his opponent, No. 1-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas. He celebrated one key shot with a shimmy. He marked the last point by shaking a fan’s hand. The Nick Kyrgios Experience was in full effect at the Citi Open on
1:05 PM ET Associated Press KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) – Dominic Thiem won his 14th career ATP title and first in Austria when he beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain 7-6 (0), 6-1 at the Generali Open Saturday. The world No. 4, who didn’t drop a set all week in the last clay-court event of the season,
8:43 AM ET Russian tennis official Svetlana Teryaeva was handed a six-month suspension and a $1,000 fine for “failing to report a corrupt approach”, the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) said Friday. The offences were committed when she was approached in July 2017 and offered payment to manipulate scores on her personal digital assistant (PDA), which