8:46 AM ET Associated Press STRASBOURG, France — Top-seeded Ashleigh Barty withdrew from the Internationaux de Strasbourg clay-court tournament on Tuesday because of a right arm injury. Barty was replaced in the main draw by lucky loser Diana Marcinkevica. The eighth-ranked Australian said she would not take any risk ahead of the French Open, which
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2:26 AM ET Former world No. 1 Andy Murray has all but ruled out playing singles at Wimbledon this year and said he will focus on doubles when he makes his comeback from hip-resurfacing surgery. The Scot has not played since his first-round exit from the Australian Open in January, but said last month he
9:10 AM ET Tommy Paul didn’t do much sightseeing in 2015 during his first-ever trip to Paris. He was too busy becoming just the fifth American to win the junior French Open title. The evening of that win, Paul and a few friends in the tight-knit group of U.S. juniors did manage to take a
12:49 PM ET Rafael Nadal withstood a brave fightback from Novak Djokovic to earn his ninth Italian Open title with a 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 victory over the world No. 1 in Rome. The Spaniard smashed apart a tired-looking Djokovic in the opening set to record the first ever ‘bagel’ (6-0 whitewash) between the two players
5:00 PM ET Jamie Murray has ruled out playing alongside his brother Andy in the men’s doubles at this year’s Wimbledon. Andy Murray is continuing his recovery from hip resurfacing surgery which he underwent in January. At the time Andy’s future remained shrouded in uncertainty, but he has recently declared himself pain-free, raising hopes he
2:02 PM ET WIMBLEDON, London – It was always going to rain. As Wimbledon unveiled its new No.1 Court roof to the nearly packed out stands and national television audience, the heavens opened an hour or so before celebrations began and all was well as the £70 million structure clicked into place. Quite what the
9:11 AM ET Karolina Pliskova produced a dominant performance to defeat Johanna Konta in straight sets as she won the Italian Open title in Rome. The world No. 7 from the Czech Republic broke in the opening game of the first set and never looked back, remaining unbroken behind her dominant serve in a competitive
1:31 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Colombia’s former Davis Cup captain, Miguel Tobon, has been suspended for a year and fined $20,000 by the Tennis Integrity Unit for accepting payoffs in return for tournament wild-card entries. The TIU says Tobon was found guilty of “negotiating to sell, or attempting to sell, wild cards for
6:35 PM ET Associated Press ROME — After losing in the semifinals of three straight clay-court tournaments, Rafael Nadal looked more like his old, dominant self when he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Italian Open final on Saturday. It was a measure of revenge for Nadal after losing to Tsitsipas in three
1:56 AM ET The war of words between Rafael Nadal‘s camp and Nick Kyrgios has continued, with the Spaniard’s uncle and the maligned Australian now exchanging barbs. Kyrgios has again taken to social media to respond to comments, this time made by Toni Nadal. This came after the world No.36’s latest on-court meltdown. He walked