9:39 AM ET Andy Murray bit back the tears. As his voice faltered, this public display of emotion was not at the lectern following a Grand Slam final, but instead during an on-court interview just after the opening round of this year’s Brisbane Open. If you wanted any sign of how hard this man has
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1:20 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Ashleigh Barty broke Simona Halep‘s serve in the final game of the match to beat the No. 1-ranked Halep 6-4, 6-4 in a second-round match Wednesday at the Sydney International. It was Halep’s first match since October after a lengthy layoff because of a herniated disc in her
5:47 PM ET Associated Press Former top-10 player Mardy Fish has been selected as the new captain of the U.S. Davis Cup team. A person familiar with the U.S. Tennis Association’s choice tells The Associated Press that Fish will replace former captain Jim Courier. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Tuesday
9:28 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Defending champion Angelique Kerber moved into the Sydney International quarterfinals after beating Camila Giorgi 7-6 (3), 6-2 on Tuesday. The second-ranked Kerber was under serious pressure in the first set before holding firm in the tiebreaker, then went down an early break before winning the last six games.
11:24 AM ET The new year is just a week old, but some of the main storylines for 2019 are already fraying, making the question of what 2019 really holds in store that much juicer. Here are some of the trends detected after the first week of play: The Big Four Reunion might be a
9:52 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Former Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza earned a 6-3, 6-4 win over Carla Suarez Navarro on Monday after a day interrupted by rain at the Sydney International. Samantha Stosur, the 2011 US Open champion, had a rare win on Australian soil when she rallied to beat Dominika Cibulkova 3-6,
6:31 AM ET Denis Shapovalov lost his first match of the 2019 tennis season as Joao Sousa came from a set down to advance to the second round of the ASB Classic in Auckland. The Canadian No. 7 seed, who enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2018, looked comfortable as he broke Sousa twice to win
9:56 PM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Sydney is set to host the finals of the inaugural ATP Cup men’s team competition next January in an overhaul of the Australian swing for men’s tennis ahead of the season-opening Grand Slam tournament. Kei Nishikori has finally snapped a title drought that stretched 52 tournaments, nine finals
7:26 AM ET Kei Nishikori has finally snapped a title drought that stretched 52 tournaments, nine finals defeats and nearly three years. The Japanese world No.9 got the monkey off his back in a 6-4 3-6 6-2 defeat of impressive 22-year-old Daniil Medvedev in Sunday night’s Brisbane International final. Kei Nishikori with the Brisbane International
5:14 AM ET Karolina Pliskova has won her second Brisbane International, overrunning Lesia Tsurenko 4-6 7-5 6-2 after being just two points from defeat. A courtside pump-up from Australian coach Rennae Stubbs revived Pliskova, who won 13 straight points as Tsurenko went from serving for the championship to trailing in the decider in the blink