2:46 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — An Egyptian tennis player whose brother was banned from the sport for life for match-fixing has been suspended from tennis for alleged integrity violations. The Tennis Integrity Unit announced Tuesday that 21-year-old Youssef Hossam has been provisionally suspended while its investigation continues. Hossam may not compete in or
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4:56 AM ET Andy Murray has revealed that he could return to singles action as early as August, with the three-time Grand Slam champion targeting the Cincinnati Masters. Speaking ahead of his doubles opener with brother Jamie Murray at the Citi Open in Washington, the 32-year-old said: “I think I’m quite close. If I was
8:57 AM ET Stefanos Tsitsipas sent shock waves through the tennis world on the evening of Jan. 20 at the Australian Open. Just 20 years old, Tsitsipas met defending champ and international idol Roger Federer in a fourth-round match and, four sets and three tiebreakers later, found himself the winner. The following day, Alexander Zverev,
11:25 PM ET ESPN News Services Teenager Coco Gauff earned a spot in the main draw of the Citi Open on Sunday, beating Japan’s Hiroko Kuwata 6-1, 6-2 in the final round of qualifying. Gauff will face Kazakhstan’s Zarina Diyas in the tournament’s first round Monday in Washington. The 15-year-old American was the youngest player
10:43 AM ET Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili won the Hamburg European Open for a second consecutive year, beating Andrey Rublev 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the final Sunday. Fourth seed Basilashvili won 81 percent of his first-serve points and struck 26 forehand winners to record his 12th straight win on Hamburg clay, which includes 10 main draw
7:30 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Coco Gauff has moved on in qualifying for the Citi Open. Gauff beat Maegan Manasse 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the qualification tournament Saturday. She must beat Hiroko Kuwata of Japan on Sunday to qualify for the main draw of the tournament. Kuwata, ranked 265th in
1:33 PM ET Defending champion Nikoloz Basilashvili saved two match points against Alexander Zverev before battling past the German 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5) to reach final of the Hamburg European Open on Saturday. Basilashvili was staring at defeat while trailing 3-5 in the third set but the 27-year-old dug deep to deny local favourite Zverev
3:37 AM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Venus Williams was just a kid at a World TeamTennis clinic the first time she tried to impress Billie Jean King. Years before she hit No. 1 in the world, Williams tried to show off in front of her tennis idol. “When it was my turn to hit,
1:37 PM ET Fifteen-year-old phenom Coco Gauff secured a spot in qualifying for the Citi Open on Friday and will make her first post-Wimbledon tournament appearance at the Washington event. “I’m playing tomorrow, so I’m pretty excited,” Gauff said at a news conference Friday. Her first match is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday. Gauff became
6:06 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the Rogers Cup, he said Thursday. Djokovic, who won Wimbledon earlier this month for his 16th Grand Slam title, is a four-time champion at the Rogers Cup. The event rotates between Montreal and Toronto. “I’m sorry to announce that I decided to