11:42 AM ET Simon Cambers MONTE CARLO — Few men have experienced anything like the highs Novak Djokovic has enjoyed in his career, from the career Grand Slam to reaching No. 1 in the world rankings to winning each of the nine Masters 1000 events. Next month, Djokovic will go into the French Open with
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6:58 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Christian Garin of Chile won the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship on Sunday for his first ATP World Tour title, beating Casper Ruud of Norway 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3. Nearly six years after winning the French Open Juniors title, the 22-year-old Garin finally broke through on the tour,
5:13 PM ET ESPN News Services In opening first-round play Sunday at the Monte Carlo Masters, there were wins for three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland, ninth-seeded Borna Coric of Croatia, Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov and Argentine Guido Pella. Wawrinka, the 2014 champion, advanced with a 7-5, 6-3 victory against Lucas Pouille — who
4:56 PM ET ESPN News Services MONACO — As Novak Djokovic begins his preparations for a fourth straight Grand Slam title, he likes to imagine beating Rafael Nadal in the French Open final. “That would be the match of the season, yes,” Djokovic said Sunday at the Monte Carlo Masters. Djokovic and his longtime rival
8:42 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Trying to become the first Norwegian champion in ATP World Tour history, Casper Ruud beat qualifier Daniel Elahi Galan of Colombia 7-5, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. The 20-year-old Ruud will face Christian Garin of Chile. The 22-year-old Garin beat American Sam
6:37 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Eighth-seeded Sam Querrey advanced to the semifinals in the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship on Friday, beating Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4). The American saved two set points in the opening set and one in the second. “My first two matches were pretty clean, but
10:08 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Two-time defending champion Steve Johnson‘s nine-match winning streak at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship ended with a 6-3, 6-3 loss to 241st-ranked qualifier Daniel Elahi Galan of Colombia on Thursday. Johnson was beaten in the second round, but it was his opening match this year at the
1:52 AM ET Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Kings XI Punjab to snap their six-match losing start to the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) season on Saturday. Their winless record was the joint worst start in IPL history (along with Delhi Daredevils) Neither team holds the IPL record for consecutive losses, though, and should take inspiration
1:08 AM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Christian Garin upset No. 2 seed Jeremy Chardy to advance to the quarterfinals in one of the longest matches in U.S. clay history on Wednesday at the U.S. men’s clay court championship. Garin saved five match points to defeat Chardy 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) in a match
11:56 AM ET Associated Press WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Sloane Stephens and Madison Keys will lead the United States against Switzerland in the Fed Cup World Group playoffs at San Antonio. Captain Kathy Rinaldi’s roster released Wednesday also includes Sofia Kenin, Jessica Pegula and Jennifer Brady. The matches are April 20-21. The winner will return