11:42 PM ET ESPN News Services Serena Williams was eliminated from the Western & Southern Open on Tuesday, falling to eighth-seeded Petra Kvitova in a 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 second-round loss. Williams was making her first appearance at the tournament since winning the title in 2015. She opened with a straight-sets victory against Daria Gavrilova, a
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8:51 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — A new Davis Cup format that tennis’ governing body believes is more enticing for players and more lucrative for nations will be voted on this week. Former US Open champion Stan Wawrinka and former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka have received wild cards for this year’s final Grand
2:58 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — Australian Open semifinalist Hyeon Chung won the last five games to rally past Jack Sock 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday in the first round of the Western & Southern Open. Two-time Cincinnati semifinalist Milos Raonic advanced with a 6-3, 6-3 first-round win over qualifier Dusan Lajovic in
12:26 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Former US Open champion Stan Wawrinka and former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka have received wild cards for this year’s final Grand Slam tournament. Svetlana Kuznetsova, another US Open champion, also was given a wild card Tuesday by the U.S. Tennis Association. Wawrinka did not defend his 2016
9:33 PM ET ESPN News Services MASON, Ohio — Serena Williams bounced back from the most lopsided loss of her career, cruising past Daria Gavrilova 6-1, 6-2 at the Western & Southern Open on Monday. Lucas Pouille beat Andy Murray 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Western & Southern Open on Monday,
4:27 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — Andy Murray lost to Lucas Pouille 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Western & Southern Open on Monday, clearing another obstacle for Roger Federer in this U.S. Open tuneup. Top-seeded Rafael Nadal dropped out Sunday night to prepare for the U.S. Open after winning
1:44 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.” It
9:59 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — Rafael Nadal dropped out of the Western & Southern Open on Sunday night, scuttling a reunion of the “Big Four.” Nadal withdrew a few hours after he won his fifth title of the year in Toronto, beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 7-6 (4). Instead of playing more grueling
9:11 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Rafael Nadal won his 80th ATP World Tour title Sunday — and spoiled Stefanos Tsitsipas‘ 20th birthday. The top-ranked Nadal beat the unseeded Greek upstart 6-2, 7-6 (4) for his fourth Rogers Cup crown and fifth victory of the year. He has 33 ATP World Tour Masters 1000
6:30 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Greek teen Stefanos Tsitsipas became the youngest player to beat four straight top-10 players in an event since the ATP World Tour was established in 1990, outlasting Kevin Anderson 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (7) on Saturday to reach the Rogers Cup final. The 19-year-old Tsitsipas, ranked a career-high