5:20 PM ET Three times Grand Slam champion Stanislas Wawrinka progressed to the quarterfinals of the Rotterdam Open after defeating No. 5 seed Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday Wawrinka secured the only break of the match in the third game of the opening set to edge in front, before holding to love to
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8:57 AM ET UNIONDATE, N.Y. — John Isner entered this week’s New York Open tournament without a win this season, which, as recent history suggests, isn’t all that surprising. The top-ranked player from the U.S. had a horrible start in 2018 as well, recording one measly singles tournament match-win in the first 2½ months of
3:44 AM ET Kei Nishikori overcame Pierre-Hugues Herbert 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 at the Rotterdam Open Tuesday on his return from the knee injury which forced him to retire during his Australian Open quarterfinal against Novak Djokovic. The Japanese world No. 7 lost the first set to the Frenchman but bounced back to win the first
6:10 PM ET Former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko overcame strong winds and a determined Mihaela Buzarnescu to advance to the second round of the Qatar Open with a 6-1 4-6 6-2 victory on Tuesday. Both Ostapenko and Buzarnescu are aggressive players and finished with more unforced errors than winners, but the Latvian was more
12:21 AM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — No. 6 seed Nicolas Jarry of Chile was eliminated in the first round of the Argentina Open on Monday. Italian Lorenzo Sonego knocked out Jarry with a 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-3 victory at Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club. Albert
9:44 PM ET ESPN News Services RICHMOND, Va. — The Richmond City Council has approved a proposal to rename a historic street after tennis champion Arthur Ashe Jr. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that on Monday the council backed an ordinance renaming Boulevard after Richmond native Ashe. He was the first black player selected to the
6:30 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Australian Samantha Stosur was knocked out of the Qatar Total Open in the final round of qualifying after she was defeated in three sets by Russian Anna Blinkova on Monday. World No. 95 Blinkova won 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-4 in two hours and 30
9:07 PM ET Associated Press Australia defeated the United States 3-2 while Romania upset defending champion Czech Republic by the same score as both advanced to the semifinals of the Fed Cup on Sunday along with France and Belarus. Ash Barty and Priscilla Hon beat Danielle Collins and Nicole Melichar 6-4, 7-5 in the deciding
1:14 PM ET Big-hitting Russian Daniil Medvedev brushed aside Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday to win the Sofia Open title. No. 3 seed Medvedev, who turns 23 on Monday, was at his devastating best as he gave the hapless Hungarian a brutal lesson to claim his fourth career title. Attacking the lines with
1:14 PM ET Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat fellow Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4, 6-2 to win the Open Sud de France in Montpellier and claim his first ATP title since 2017 on Sunday. Herbert, the No. 7 seed, was looking to snatch his maiden singles title but Tsonga, whose 2018 season was hampered by injuries, only dropped