11:58 PM ET ESPN News Services DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — English qualifier Daniel Evans upset second-seeded John Isner 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday to reach the Delray Beach Open final, where he will face Radu Albot of Moldova “I just play every match as it comes,” Evans said. “I know it sounds very cliché.” The
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3:21 PM ET Defending champion Alison Van Uytvanck was forced to save five match points as she defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7) in the semifinals of Hungarian Ladies Open on Saturday. 24 hours after she lost the opening set of her quarterfinal against Kateryna Kozlova, the No. 1 seed was again made to
11:35 PM ET Associated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — American Mackenzie McDonald beat No. 1-seeded Juan Martin del Potro on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Delray Beach Open, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5). McDonald, ranked 84th, advanced to his first ATP Tour semifinal. Del Potro was playing in his first event after missing four
11:29 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay advanced to the Rio Open semifinals Friday, beating Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Cuevas, the 2016 winner in the clay-court event, will face 18-year-old Felix Auger Aliassime of Canada. Aliassime beat Spain’s Jaume Munar 6-4, 6-3. In the other quarterfinals, Serbia’s
1:38 PM ET Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Unseeded Belinda Bencic stopped Elina Svitolina‘s bid for a third consecutive title at the Dubai Championships by beating her 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (3) in the semifinals Friday. The 45th-ranked Bencic won her third match in a row against a top-10 opponent and will face yet
9:19 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Fifth-seeded Joao Sousa was eliminated from the Rio Open on Thursday, adding to the list of favorites knocked out of the clay-court tournament in the early stages. Norwegian Casper Ruud topped Portugal’s Sousa 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the round of 16. Top seeds Dominic Thiem of
5:16 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Top seed Alison Van Uytvanck booked her spot in the Hungarian Ladies Open quarterifinals with a straight sets victory over Iga Swiatek Thursday. Belgian Van Uytvanck moved into the last eight with a comfortable 6-4, 7-5 win over Poland’s Swiatek, where she will face
3:01 PM ET Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Unseeded Belinda Bencic rallied to beat second-ranked Simona Halep 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 Thursday to reach the Dubai Championships semifinals. Bencic, who saved six match points in the previous round against Aryna Sabalenka, failed to capitalize on an early break in the first set but Halep
8:19 PM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print RIO DE JANEIRO — Defending champion Diego Schwartzman retired from the Rio Open on Wednesday because of a right leg injury. The fourth-seeded Argentine athlete trailed Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas 6-1, 4-1 before stopping play. The first-round match began Tuesday and was interrupted by
8:28 PM ET Associated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Second-seeded John Isner advanced to the third round of the Delray Beach Open on Wednesday night, beating Lukas Lacko of Slovakia 6-4, 6-3. The American player set up a match against eighth-seeded Adrian Mannarino of France, a 6-2, 7-6 (3) winner over Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan