10:38 AM ET Ashleigh Barty will become the first Australian in 43 years to climb to the top of the WTA singles ranking after she won the Birmingham Classic grasscourt title. Barty, 23, beat Germany’s Julia Goerges 6-3, 7-5 in the final, meaning she will knock Japan’s Naomi Osaka off the summit when the new
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11:57 AM ET Feliciano Lopez won his first trophy of the season on Sunday with a thrilling 6-2, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2) victory against Gilles Simon at Queen’s Club in London. Lopez, 37, was contesting the tournament’s singles final before pairing with Andy Murray in the doubles final later in the afternoon. 1 Related It
6:37 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Groundbreaking black tennis player Arthur Ashe Jr.’s hometown of Richmond, Virginia has renamed a major thoroughfare after him, after years of effort. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that thousands of people attended Saturday’s ceremony to celebrate the formal renaming of Arthur Ashe Boulevard. The event drew several elected
11:34 AM ET Associated Press HALLE, Germany — Roger Federer will play David Goffin in the final as he bids for a record-extending 10th Halle Open title on Sunday. Federer defeated the 43rd-ranked Pierre-Hugues Herbert of France 6-3, 6-3 and Goffin brought an end to Matteo Berrettini‘s eight-match winning streak with a 7-6 (4), 6-3
8:39 AM ET Ashleigh Barty is one win away from joining Australian tennis royalty after booking her spot in the Birmingham Classic final. Barty, after beating Czech veteran Barbora Strycova in Saturday’s semi-final, will become only the fifth Aussie world No.1 if she wins Sunday’s decider against Petra Martic or Julia Goerges. If she succeeds,
10:57 AM ET No.1 Stefanos Tsitsipas is out of the Queen’s Club Championships after losing in straight sets to Felix Auger Aliassime in the quarterfinals on Friday. Auger Aliassime, 18, was assured in his victory, serving seven aces on his way to confirming his place in last four. He claimed the match’s first break of
3:33 PM ET No. 1 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas is out of the Queen’s Club Championships after losing to Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-5, 6-2 in the quarterfinals on Friday. Auger-Aliassime, 18, becomes the youngest player in 20 years to reach the semifinals of the tournament and was assured in his victory, serving seven aces. He claimed the
10:32 AM ET Associated Press HALLE, Germany — Roger Federer defeated Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to reach the Halle Open semifinals for the 15th time in his last 15 appearances on Friday. Federer, who is bidding for a tournament record-extending 10th title and a personal record 10th in a single event, saved four
5:29 PM ET Things are never dull when Nick Kyrgios is in town, and the Australian was causing a stir around the Pimms tents at Queen’s Club on Thursday by accusing a line judge of “rigging” his first-round match against Roberto Carballes Baena. Kyrgios won 7-6 (4), 6-3 but the match, his first of the
3:16 PM ET Associated Press HALLE, Germany — Roger Federer survived a scare in his bid for a record-extending 10th Halle Open title with a 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-5 win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Thursday. The Swiss great was in control after taking his third set point in the opener and starting the second set