2:34 PM ET Associated Press PRAGUE — Barbora Strycova and Katerina Siniakova won their singles for the Czech Republic to take a commanding 2-0 lead over the defending champion United States in the Fed Cup final on Saturday. Strycova rallied from a set down to defeat Sofia Kenin 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4. Siniakova stretched the
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10:28 AM ET Associated Press PRAGUE — Former French Open finalist Lucie Safarova will retire after the Australian Open in January due to health concerns and will not play in any tournaments before then. The 31-year-old Safarova announced her decision Saturday in Prague ahead of the start of the Fed Cup final between the Czech
11:02 PM ET Alex De Minaur battled through an epic five set match to secure his place in the finals of the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan, Friday. Nineteen-year-old De Minaur eventually overcame Spain’s Jaume Munar — his fourth win of the week — securing a 3-4(5), 4-1, 4-1, 3-4(4), 4-2 victory. The Australian
4:12 PM ET World No. 1 Simona Halep will be searching for a new coach heading into next season. Darren Cahill announced Friday he is relinquishing his role as Halep’s coach, at least through next season. “After much thought and discussion, and many years with 30 plus weeks on the road away from my family,
10:23 AM ET Associated Press PRAGUE — America’s chances of retaining the Fed Cup this weekend improved on Friday when two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was ruled out of the opening singles for the Czech Republic due to illness. Kvitova was the second top-10 player lost to the Czechs, after Karolina Pliskova was ruled out
5:21 PM ET Alex de Minaur, the youngest player at the next Gen ATP Finals, has stormed into the semifinals undefeated after securing straight sets victory over Taylor Fritz in Milan Thursday. The No.2 seed overcame Fritz, ranked 47 in the ATP rankings, 4-3(8), 4-1, 4-2 to secure his spot in the semifinals Friday. The
1:06 PM ET So here we are. The final ATP event of the season, where the top eight players in the world go toe to toe in the World Tour Finals. Well, almost the top eight players. Neither No. 2 ranked Rafael Nadal nor No. 4 Juan Martin del Potro will be in London, each
4:58 PM ET No.1 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas is in pole position to advance to the semifinals of the Next Gen ATP Finals after securing a straight-sets victory over Frances Tiafoe on the second day of competition in Milan on Thursday. World No.15 Tsitsipas won 4-3(3), 4-3(5), 4-2 to move to the top of Group A
10:21 AM ET Simon Cambers This past September at the US Open, Stefanos Tsitsipas realized how popular he had become. “I received a message recently from one woman who said because of me, 71 percent of the kids [in Greek] schools choose to play tennis,” Tsitsipas told ESPN.com. “So I was like, ‘OK, I feel
5:40 AM ET Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has described how meeting with psychologists is helping him ‘get on top’ of his mental health. The world No. 37, who has struggled with injuries throughout the year, said there were times when he had not been in the best mental health state in 2019 but he