3:47 PM ET Associated Press Serena Williams‘ coach says in-match coaching should be allowed in tennis to help the sport’s popularity. Patrick Mouratoglou, who admitted he used banned hand signals to try to help Williams during her loss in the U.S. Open final, wrote Thursday in a posting on Twitter that making coaching part of
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11:34 AM ET Associated Press MOSCOW — Anastasija Sevastova reached the Kremlin Cup semifinals by beating Russian veteran Vera Zvonareva 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 on Thursday. The Latvian said she was lucky not to lose the match after Zvonareva — once ranked second in the world but in her first tour quarterfinal since 2012 — broke
3:37 AM ET Associated Press SINGAPORE — The Women’s Tennis Association said Thursday that No. 1-ranked Simona Halep has withdrawn from the WTA Finals because of a lower back injury. Halep’s withdrawal means Kiki Bertens has qualified for the final spot, joining Angelique Kerber, Naomi Osaka, Petra Kvitova, Caroline Wozniacki, Sloane Stephens, Karolina Pliskova and
6:10 PM ET Wouldn’t it be wonderful to see Naomi Osaka experience the unadulterated joy she was denied at the US Open last month? It’s a moment she deserved, one that every young player dreams about. But for Osaka, the controversial ending during her championship run turned a celebration into conflicting emotions and tears. One
8:28 AM ET Associated Press MOSCOW — Sloane Stephens was eliminated from the Kremlin Cup on Wednesday, losing to Tunisian qualifier Ons Jabeur 6-3, 6-2. Sloane Stephens was eliminated from the Kremlin Cup on Wednesday, losing to Tunisian qualifier Ons Jabeur 6-3, 6-2. The third-seeded Stephens, who had a first-round bye, lost her opening service
5:51 PM ET Garbine Muguruza has made a winning start to her campaign at the Luxembourg Open by defeating Stefanie Voegele in straight sets. The No. 2 seed made the perfect start, breaking Voegele in the very first game, and from there her service game was untouchable. The 2017 Wimbledon champion won eight service games
5:50 PM ET Associated Press American Tennys Sandgren upset fifth-seeded Lucas Pouille of France 6-4, 6-4 Tuesday to reach the second round of the Stockholm Open. Sandgren hit 14 aces and won 90 percent of points on his first serve, breaking once in each set to wrap up the win in 1 hour, 16 minutes.
9:33 AM ET World No. 1 Simona Halep has withdrawn from the Kremlin Cup after failing to fully recover from a back injury, casting further doubt on her participation in next week’s WTA Finals. Simona Halep is back as the year-end No. 1 for the second year in a row, despite a back injury that
4:49 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Ukrainian twin brothers Gleb and Vadim Alekseenko have been banned from tennis for life and each fined $250,000 for multiple match-fixing and corrupt betting. Independent anti-corruption hearing officer Richard McLaren found the brothers guilty on Monday based on an investigation by the Tennis Integrity Unit. The 35-year-old brothers
11:51 AM ET Novak Djokovic recently spent a long and stressful period reshaping his life and game. Now his rivals are paying the price because the reinvented champion is dominating once again. “I think you’re seeing the new Novak,” Djokovic told reporters Sunday after winning the Shanghai Masters 1000 without dropping a service game, much