3:13 PM ET Associated Press HALLE, Germany — Alexander Zverev and Karen Khachanov bounced back from disappointments in Stuttgart last week to reach the second round of the Halle Open on Monday. Second-seeded Zverev defeated Robin Haase 6-4, 7-5, while Khachanov celebrated his first match as a top-10 player with a 7-6 (5), 6-4 win
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10:55 AM ET Defending champion Marin Cilic booked his place in the second round of the Fever Tree Championships at the Queen’s Club in London with victory over Chile’s Christian Garin. Croatian Cilic — who defeated world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in last year’s final — cruised through the first set before showing his mettle
8:23 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Two brothers from Bulgaria have been provisionally suspended from professional tennis for corruption. The Tennis Integrity Unity says 24-year-old Karen Khachatyran and 19-year-old Yuri Khachatyran “are ineligible to compete in or attend any sanctioned event organized or recognized” by the sport’s governing bodies. Their suspension took effect on
11:05 AM ET Simon Cambers Andy Murray says he has “no expectations” as he prepares to begin his comeback — initially in doubles only — at London’s Queen’s Club this week, testing his new metal hip in match conditions for the first time. But even though it is less than five months since his surgery,
11:51 AM ET Matteo Berrettini edged past No. 7 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in the Stuttgart Open final on Sunday, lifting his third career singles trophy after a narrow 6-4, 7-6 (11) victory. Berrettini, 23, was competing in his third singles final of the season, following victory in Budapest in April and defeat in Munich last
9:43 AM ET World No. 4 Kiki Bertens suffered a shock defeat in the Libema Open final on Sunday, as she failed to convert five championship points and was defeated 0-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5 by unseeded American Alison Riske. Competing on home soil in Rosmalen, No. 1 seed Bertens was looking to secure her third
9:24 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Two-time Wimbledon winner Andy Murray is set to face Queen’s Club top seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah next week, when he makes his return from hip surgery to play doubles with Spaniard Feliciano Lopez. Murray last played in January at the Australian
5:42 PM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, England — Defending champion Petra Kvitova has withdrawn from next week’s Birmingham Classic because of an arm injury that ruled her out of the French Open, but is still hopeful of playing at Wimbledon. Kvitova said on Twitter on Wednesday that “unfortunately Birmingham is too soon, but I’m working
9:57 AM ET Associated Press Andy Murray has said he is playing tennis “pretty much pain-free” and is hoping to compete in singles “at some stage this year.” The three-time Grand Slam champion says he doesn’t want to put a time frame on when he intends to return to action. “It’s baby steps just now,”
5:03 AM ET Boris Becker has said younger players on the men’s tour do not have the right mindset to challenge the “big three” of Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the Grand Slams. The trio have won every Grand Slam since 2017, with 33-year-old Nadal claiming the latest title at Roland Garros