3:22 PM ET Associated Press SAO PAULO — Guido Pella of Argentina and Christian Garin of Chile will meet in Sunday’s final of the Brazil Open. Third seed Pella advanced by beating Rio Open champion Laslo Djere of Serbia 7-6 (10), 7-6 (1) at the clay-court event Saturday. Garin eliminated Norway’s Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-4.
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1:33 PM ET Roger Federer reached a momentous milestone on Saturday, becoming just the second male player to win 100 singles titles after American Jimmy Connors, who won 109. Federer reached title No. 100 with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Stefanos Tsitsipas at the at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The numbers behind Federer’s
11:34 AM ET Roger Federer has secured the 100th title of his career with a win at the Dubai Championships on Saturday. The 20-time Grand Slam champion defeated rising Greek talent Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4 to become the second male player to win 100 singles titles after American Jimmy Connors, who won 109. Tsitsipas, who
2:32 AM ET Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — Second-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany advanced to the Mexico Open final Friday, beating Britain’s Cameron Norrie 7-6 (0), 6-3 in the hardcourt event at The Princess Mundo Imperial. Ranked No. 3 in the world, Zverev will face Nick Kyrgios of Australia, who beat third-seeded John Isner of
8:41 PM ET Associated Press SAO PAULO — Third-seed Guido Pella of Argentina advanced to the Brazil Open semifinals on Friday, beating compatriot Marco Trungelliti 6-0, 6-3. Pella will face Serbia’s Laslo Djere, a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 winner over 18-year-old Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, in a rematch of Djere’s victory Sunday at the Rio Open final.
1:37 PM ET Associated Press Roger Federer can win the 100th title of his career at the Dubai Championships Saturday. The 20-time Grand Slam champion will have to beat the rising star of tennis to do so. Federer set up a title match against 20-year-old Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas by defeating Borna Coric 6-2, 6-2 in
1:01 AM ET Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — Nick Kyrgios advanced to the Mexico Open semifinals Thursday night, following his comeback victory over top-seeded Rafael Nadal with a 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-4 decision over Stan Wawrinka. On Wednesday night, Kyrgios, 23, overcame three match points to beat the second-ranked Nadal 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (6)
3:50 AM ET Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — Nick Kyrgios advanced to the Mexico Open semifinals Thursday night, following his comeback victory over top-seeded Rafael Nadal with a 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-4 decision over Stan Wawrinka. On Wednesday night, Kyrgios, 23, overcame three match points to beat the second-ranked Nadal 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (6)
10:08 PM ET Associated Press No. 1-ranked women’s tennis player Naomi Osaka has a new coach: Jermaine Jenkins. Osaka’s agent confirmed in an email to The Associated Press on Thursday that Jenkins has started working with the two-time major champion. Osaka had tweeted about “taking this moment to thank Jermaine for joining us and coming
7:00 PM ET Nick Kyrgios had played just six matches in 2019 before he clashed with Rafael Nadal on Wednesday evening in the Acapulco ATP 500. Kyrgios more than made up for lost time as he toppled the tournament’s top seed in an electric three-hour epic in signature Kyrgo fashion — with a welter of