6:41 AM ET Associated Press SHANGHAI — Sam Querrey and Taylor Fritz both won in straight sets at the Shanghai Masters on Monday, setting up a second-round match between the Americans. Querrey upset ninth-seeded Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-4, while Fritz beat Robin Haase 6-3, 7-6 (3). The 54th-ranked Querrey had 14 aces and won 34
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10:17 AM ET Associated Press BEIJING — Caroline Wozniacki defeated Anastasija Sevastova 6-3, 6-3 to win the China Open and her third WTA title of the year on Sunday. The victory was also the Dane’s second in Beijing, eight years after the first. The unseeded Sevastova downed US Open champion Naomi Osaka in the semifinal
6:45 AM ET Russian qualifier Daniil Medvedev stunned home favourite Kei Nishikori in the final to claim the Japan Open title after a comfortable 6-2 6-4 victory in Tokyo Sunday. Medvedev came out of the blocks fast and Nishikori, aiming for his third title at this event, could not cope with the big-hitting Russian who
4:34 PM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Third-seeded Kei Nishikori beat Richard Gasquet 7-6 (2), 6-1 Saturday to reach the final of the Japan Open. Nishikori won 84 percent of first-serve points in front of a home crowd and did not face a break point in the 90-minute win over his eighth-seeded opponent. Nishikori, who
9:44 AM ET Associated Press BEIJING — Anastasija Sevastova beat US Open champion Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to reach the China Open final. The 20th-ranked Latvian will face Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in the final. Wozniacki defeated China’s Wang Qiang 6-1, 6-3 in the other semifinal. Osaka, 20, required a medical break in
2:00 PM ET It might sound strange given Roger Federer‘s recent Laver Cup exploits, but the all-time men’s Grand Slam singles champ could really use a title. That is one at an ATP-sanctioned tournament. It’s something Federer hasn’t experienced since he outfoxed Milos Raonic on grass in the Stuttgart final way back in early June.
9:29 AM ET Richard Gasquet will face Kei Nishikori in the semifinals of the Japan Open after the Frenchman defeated No. 2 seed Kevin Anderson 7-6(6), 7-6(4) on Thursday. Gasquet won a crucial game late in the second set, breaking Anderson as he was serving to level the match to force a second tiebreak. The
10:58 AM ET Associated Press BEIJING — Naomi Osaka powered into the semifinals of the China Open on Friday with a come-from-behind 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 win over hometown favorite Zhang Shuai. The US Open champion repeatedly found the net in the first set before regaining her rhythm, taking Zhang to five break points in the
9:14 AM ET Richard Gasquet won two tiebreaks as he defeated Nick Kyrgios 7-6(4), 7-6(1) to reach the quarterfinals of the Japan Open on Thursday. Both players were dominant on their serve and there wasn’t a single break in one hour, 18 minutes of play. Kyrgios fired 22 aces during the match, with Gasquet hitting
2:53 AM ET Associated Press BEIJING — Naomi Osaka maintained her strong form since winning at Flushing Meadows, with a 6-1, 6-2 win Thursday over Julia Goerges to advance to the China Open quarterfinals. Down the stretch they come, but who ends up No. 1 in the world when 2018 ends could be one of