1:21 AM ET Associated Press UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Reilly Opelka edged top-seeded John Isner the same way he knocked his fellow American out of the Australian Open, winning a match full of tiebreakers Saturday night in a New York Open semifinal that set a record for combined aces in a three-set match. Opelka fought off
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5:51 PM ET Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Home crowd favorite Diego Schwartzman saved a match point to knock out defending champion Dominic Thiem and reach the Argentina Open final on Saturday. Schwartzman, down 4-2 in the second and third sets, saved the match point at 6-5 in the third with a forehand winner,
11:03 PM ET Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Top-seeded defending champion Dominic Thiem of Austria advanced to the Argentina Open semifinals Friday, beating Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Thiem will face fourth-seeded home favorite Diego Schwartzman on Saturday. Schwartzman beat Spain’s Albert Ramos Vinolas 6-1, 7-5. In the other quarterfinals, third-seeded Marco Cecchinato
9:23 PM ET Associated Press UNIONDALE, N.Y. — John Isner advanced to the semifinals of the New York Open, where he will face the player who knocked him out of the Australian Open. The top-seeded Isner beat No. 7 seed Jordan Thompson of Australia 6-4, 6-1 on Friday night. He will play fellow American Reilly
4:22 PM ET Stan Wawrinka held off a spirited fightback from Denis Shapovalov to book his spot in the Rotterdam Open semifinals Friday. Wawrinka, who won the Rotterdam title in 2015, let slip a 4-1 lead in the second set but recovered to secure a 6-4, 7-6 (4) quarterfinal victory over Canadian No. 10 seed
6:12 AM ET Footballer Gerard Pique has hit back at critics of the revamped Davis Cup Finals, saying they will be a “festival of tennis”. The Barcelona defender played down concerns about changes to the traditional Davis Cup format and his role in the tournament at a draw ceremony for the Finals in Madrid. The
10:19 PM ET Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Top-seeded defending champion Dominic Thiem of Austria advanced to the Argentina Open quarterfinals Thursday, beating Germany’s Maximilian Marterer 6-4, 6-4. Thiem will face Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas, a 6-4, 7-5 winner over Portugal’s Joao Sousa. Fourth-seeded Diego Schwartzman of Argentina beat Slovenia’s Aljaz Bedene 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
5:16 PM ET Top seed Kei Nishikori secured his place in the Rotterdam Open quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-4 demolition of Ernests Gulbis. The world No. 7 and top-seeded Nishikori improved on his career-best start to an ATP season as he wrapped up victory in 1 hour and 15 minutes against lucky loser Gulbis on
1:03 AM ET Associated Press UNIONDALE, N.Y. — John Isner snapped a six-match losing streak, beating Bernard Tomic 7-6 (7), 6-4 on Wednesday in the second round of the New York Open. The top-seeded American needed six match points to finish off Tomic for his first victory since last year’s Paris Masters. He followed that
11:28 PM ET Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Second-seeded Italian Fabio Fognini was eliminated from the Argentina Open by Spain’s Jaume Munar 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 on Wednesday in the round of 16. Fognini’s compatriot, third-seeded Marco Cecchinato, had better luck and won his tie with Chile’s Christian Garin 7-6 (4), 6-4. Cecchinato will play