2:38 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — Top-ranked Simona Halep won the first of two scheduled matches Friday at the Western & Southern Open, edging 16th-seeded Ashleigh Barty 7-5, 6-4. Halep will face unseeded Lesia Tsurenko in a quarterfinal match after rain delayed matches on Thursday. Barty, who lost to Halep in last week’s
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8:34 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — Novak Djokovic destroyed a racket to get on track and took another step toward the title that has eluded him. Enraged by his poor play in the opening set, Djokovic slammed his racket on the court and rallied for a 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Milos Raonic
11:36 PM ET ESPN News Services Just before the most lopsided defeat of her career, Serena Williams suffered a devastating off-court blow. Williams revealed to Time, in an interview for a feature published Thursday, that she learned about 10 minutes before her match against Johanna Konta at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic that the man
5:11 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — Top-ranked Simona Halep needed only eight points to complete a gritty comeback that was put on hold overnight by rain, beating qualifier Ajla Tomljanovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 at the Western & Southern Open on Thursday afternoon. Rain resulted in three matches suspended overnight. Nobody was closer to
MASON, Ohio — Madison Keys used her forehand to beat Angelique Kerber — one of her toughest matchups — and advance to the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open on Thursday night between bursts of rain that resulted in hours-long delays. Keys had lost five straight matches against No. 4 Kerber, but turned to
10:07 AM ET Peter BodoTennis Close Peter Bodo has been covering tennis for over 35 years, mostly recently for ESPN. He is a former WTA Writer of the Year and the author of numerous books, including the classic “The Courts of Babylon” and the New York Times bestseller (with Pete Sampras), “A Champion’s Mind.” In
12:05 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The Davis Cup will be decided with a season-ending, 18-team tournament beginning next year. The new format replaces the one in which the Davis Cup is played over four weekends throughout the year. The top team event in men’s tennis is often skipped by elite players
8:31 AM ET The top stars of men’s tennis are divided on how long they should be playing. Novak Djokovic overcame an upset stomach and Sloane Stephens had to have her thumb bandaged, but both still advanced at the Western & Southern Open. With a straight-set win on Tuesday, second-seeded Roger Federer extended his winning
1:23 PM ET Peter BodoTennis Close Peter Bodo has been covering tennis for over 35 years, mostly recently for ESPN. He is a former WTA Writer of the Year and the author of numerous books, including the classic “The Courts of Babylon” and the New York Times bestseller (with Pete Sampras), “A Champion’s Mind.” Serena
9:25 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — Novak Djokovic completed his comeback from elbow surgery by winning Wimbledon for the fourth time. He’s inching closer to one of the few titles to elude him throughout his career. Djokovic overcame an upset stomach and a sluggish first set Wednesday, beating Adrian Mannarino 4-6, 6-2, 6-1