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
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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
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
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