10:24 PM ET Associated Press SAO PAULO — Sixth-seeded Jaume Munar and No. 7 seed Juan Ignacio Londero advanced at the Brazil Open on Tuesday. Munar, of Spain, beat Brazilian Pedro Sakamoto 6-3, 6-2. Argentina’s Londero topped Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi 7-6 (3), 6-1. Munar will face Chile’s Christian Garin in the round of 16 at
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3:04 PM ET Kei Nishikori was made to work hard by ailing Frenchman Benoit Paire before winning 6-4 6-3 to reach the second round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday. The world number six, making his debut in Dubai, saved seven break points in the first set before taking full advantage of
11:56 AM ET Belinda Bencic decided to celebrate her title in the talent-laden Dubai Championships by ignoring the advice of just about everyone. After recovering from a proverbial free fall early in her tennis career, the gifted 21-year-old Swiss was resolved to experience the real thing and went skydiving. “I’m providing a lot of heart
10:36 PM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print SAO PAULO — Eighth-seeded Taro Daniel of Japan and Argentina’s Federico Delbonis were eliminated at the Brazil Open on Monday. Argentinian Marco Trungelliti upset Daniel in the first round of the clay-court tournament 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5). Delbonis, who won the title in
2:21 PM ET Roger Federer began his latest quest for a 100th ATP title with a battling 6-4 3-6 6-1 win over Philipp Kohlschreiber in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Monday. Competing for the first time since his fourth round defeat by Stefanos Tsitsipas at last month’s Australian Open,
1:52 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — A media watchdog has ruled that a cartoon of tennis star Serena Williams which attracted global condemnation after being published by Melbourne’s Herald Sun newspaper was not in breach of the Australian Press Council’s standards of practice. The depiction of Williams by cartoonist Mark Knight last September showed
9:25 PM ET Associated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Radu Albot became the first Moldovan to win an ATP tour-level title, beating English qualifier Daniel Evans 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7) in the Delray Beach Open on Sunday. “I think a lot of people were watching, especially my parents and my friends, and I want to
7:02 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Laslo Djere of Serbia beat Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 7-5 in the Rio Open on Sunday for his first ATP Tour title. The 23-year-old Djere beat top-seed Dominic Thiem of Austria, Taro Daniel of Japan and Casper Ruud of Norway en route to the final
2:36 PM ET Alison Van Uytvanck successfully defended her Hungarian Ladies Open title as she came from a set down to beat Marketa Vondrousova 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 in the final on Sunday. No. 8 seed Vondrousova raced into an early lead after winning the opening set in just 27 minutes, forcing Van Uytvanck to make
7:28 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Canadian teen Felix Auger-Aliassime reached the Rio Open final on Saturday, beating Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. The 18-year-old Auger-Aliassime will face Serbia’s Laslo Djere on Sunday. Dere advanced in a walkover after Slovenia’s Aljaz Bedene withdrew because of a right leg injury. Auger-Aliassime also