9:38 AM ET Associated Press PERTH, Australia — Germany teammates Angelique Kerber and Alexander Zverev each won their singles matches over France on Wednesday at the Hopman Cup. Kerber beat Alize Cornet 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 and Zverev defeated Lucas Pouille 6-3, 6-7 (8), 6-2 to advance. The French pair had earlier recorded a 4-3 (4),
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7:45 AM ET Associated Press SHENZHEN, China — Maria Sharapova reached the quarterfinals of the Shenzhen Open on Wednesday after Chinese teenager Wang Xinyu retired in the second set with cramps. Sharapova, who lost the first set 7-6 (4), was leading 5-2 in the second before Wang was forced to quit. “It’s not the way
11:46 PM ET Third-seeded Briton Kyle Edmund has suffered a shock Brisbane International second round loss to Japanese qualifier Yasutaka Uchiyama. However, sixth seed Grigor Dimitrov added to his impressive Brisbane record by bundling out Australia’s John Millman and booking a quarter-final clash with Japan’s Kei Nishikori. Second seed and former U.S. Open finalist Nishikori
12:35 PM ET Associated Press PERTH, Australia — Roger Federer won the bragging rights over fellow tennis great Serena Williams as they faced each other on court for the first time on Tuesday, with Federer spearheading Switzerland’s 4-2, 4-3 (3) victory over the United States in a mixed doubles decider at the Hopman Cup. “I
5:53 AM ET Andy Murray admitted he wasn’t sure how much longer his tennis career will last as he made a successful return to the court with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over local favourite James Duckworth at the Brisbane International on Tuesday. The former world No.1 ended his season early last year after suffering pain
4:48 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Fifth-ranked Juan Martin del Potro will miss the Australian Open as he continues his recovery from a knee injury. “Recovery is going great and I will tell you later where I will be making my comeback,” the 30-year-old Argentine wrote on Twitter. “Unfortunately it won’t happen in
10:52 AM ET Associated Press SHENZHEN, China — Maria Sharapova returned to competitive tennis with a 6-2, 7-6 (3) win against Timea Bacsinszky in the first round of Shenzhen Open on Monday. Sharapova cut her campaign short in September to recover from a shoulder injury. The fifth-seeded Russian, a semifinalist here last year, hit 23
12:34 PM ET AAP / ESPN Ashleigh Barty and Matthew Ebden both won their singles matches against France to give Australia a winning start to their Hopman Cup campaign. Barty opened proceedings in the evening at RAC Arena in Perth with a straight sets win over Alize Cornet. Ashleigh Barty celebrates after her win over
7:30 AM ET It took them a while to realise but Greece’s Hopman Cup title hopes are hanging by a thread. World No.15 Stefanos Tsitsipas and world No.41 Maria Sakkari were expected to ease past unheralded Great Britain duo Cameron Norrie and Katie Boulter at RAC Arena on Saturday. Stefanos Tsitsipas in action at the
6:38 AM ET Extreme heat is likely to remain a source of discontent at the Australian Open despite tournament organisers introducing changes aimed at improving conditions for players. Officials have scrapped the use of wet bulb globe temperature readings for the season-opening grand slam, starting on January 14. Novak Djokovic and Gael Monfils at the