8:25 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Top-seeded John Isner advanced to the BB&T Atlanta Open final for the eighth time, beating fourth-seeded Matthew Ebden of Australia 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-1 on Saturday. Seeking his fifth victory at Atlantic Station in the past six years, Isner will face the winner of the night semifinal between
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2:32 PM ET 17-year-old Olga Danilovic defeated fifth seed Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 to reach the final of the Moscow River Cup, extending her incredible run at the competition. Danilovic only qualified for the main draw as the lucky loser but has now beaten Sasnovich, eighth seed Kaia Kanepi and top seed Julia Goerges
11:18 AM ET Associated Press NANCHANG, China — Second-seeded Wang Qiang of China moved one match away from her first career WTA tour title after beating Magda Linette 7-5, 6-2 Saturday in the Jiangxi Open semifinals. Wang profited from her Polish opponent’s 35 unforced errors. It was Wang’s first victory over third-seeded Linette at her
7:29 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — John Isner advanced to the BB&T Atlanta Open semifinals for the ninth straight year, beating Germany’s Mischa Zverev 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 on Friday. “He is a tough player. I played well today. I needed to,” Isner said. “It was a weird match. The balls were bouncing everywhere —
1:50 PM ET Top seed Julia Goerges is out of the Moscow River Cup after losing to Olga Danilovic in the quarterfinals. Georges, the world No. 10, was the tournament favorite but Danilovic,17, played the match of her life, sealing the upset with a straight-sets 6-3, 6-3 victory. “Every win here is important, especially since
7:10 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Marcos Baghdatis beat fifth-seeded Frances Tiafoe 7-5, 6-1 on Thursday in the BB&T Atlanta Open to set up a quarterfinal match against fourth-seeded Matthew Ebden. The 33-year-old Baghdatis, from Cyprus, has won two straight matches at Atlantic Station after losing seven of his previous eight. “It’s been a
11:20 AM ET Associated Press NANCHANG, China — Third-seeded Magda Linette of Poland reached her third quarterfinal of the year when she beat Eri Hozumi of Japan 6-3, 7-5 at the Jiangxi Open on Thursday. Linette, trying to win her first WTA title, will face Australian Open junior champion and qualifier En-Shuo Liang of Taiwan.
10:13 AM ET Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia — The grandfather of Jelena Djokovic, the wife of Novak Djokovic, has been found tied up in a field after unknown assailants broke into his house in central Serbia. Djokovic’s press team said in a statement Thursday that the family is in “complete shock over what happened” to
9:39 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Top-seeded John Isner started his bid for a fifth Atlanta Open title by beating Alex de Minaur of Australia 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday night. Isner is the defending champion at Atlantic Station, and he also won the event in 2013, 2014 and 2015. The 6-foot-10 former University of
2:38 PM ET Fernando Verdasco is out of the German Tennis Championships after losing to world No. 156 Thiago Monteiro in Hamburg. Eighth seed Verdasco converted an early break point to take the first set but fatigue crept into his game as he struggled to match his opponent in longer rallies. At 6-5 down and