12:19 PM ET Julia Goerges advanced to the quarterfinals of the Moscow River Cup with a 6-2 7-6 (2) victory over Russia’s Natalia Vikhlyantseva. The German top seed is the strong favourite to add another Russian trophy to her collection, after winning the Kremlin Cup, also held in Moscow, in 2017. Top seed Julia Goerges
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11:32 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, will perform at the 2018 Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day before the start of the US Open. The students will join the entire cast for a performance of “Shine.” Members of the school’s drama club performed “Seasons of
5:00 PM ET Serena Williams will return to the tennis court at the Rogers Cup next month. The 23-time Grand Slam winner was granted a wild card into the tournament, a WTA Premier 5 event. Williams, who fell in straight sets in the Wimbledon final, has not played the Canadian tournament since 2014, when she
3:42 PM ET Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. — French Open champion Simona Halep has accepted a wild card into the upcoming Connecticut Open, the final tune-up on the WTA Tour before the US Open. Hard work and dedication? Sure, there was some of that, but Angelique Kerber’s run to the Wimbledon title was largely
11:50 AM ET Associated Press NANCHANG, China — Top-seeded Zhang Shuai registered a straight-sets victory over 2013 Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki in first-round play at the Jiangxi Open on Tuesday. Zhang hopes to clinch her third WTA title but had to fight for nearly two hours to beat her German opponent 7-6 (0), 6-3. Zhang,
7:41 PM ET Novak Djokovic is no longer working with adviser Pepe Imaz. According to an article in the Metro, Djokovic’s coach, Marian Vajda, influenced the split with Imaz, who was part of Djokovic’s camp since before the start of Wimbledon 2016. Primarily employed as a spiritual leader known for preaching love and harmony, Imaz
4:09 PM ET Former world number two Vera Zvonareva bowed out in the first round of the Moscow River Cup on Monday as she was beaten in straight sets by Kaia Kanepi. It came just under a month after Zvonareva, born in Moscow and a home favourite, qualified for the main draw of a grand
11:50 AM ET Associated Press NANCHANG, China — Former Russia Fed Cup player Margarita Gasparyan earned her first WTA main-draw win in more than two years at the Jiangxi Open on Monday. Gasparyan beat former qualifier and former junior world No. 1 Shilin Xu 6-1, 6-4. Gasparyan won WTA singles (1) and doubles (2) titles
4:53 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. — Steve Johnson continued his long road back and success this year by capturing the Hall of Fame Open on Sunday. The 28-year-old American defeated Ramkumar Ramanathan, of India, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2, on Newport’s grass court for his fourth career ATP title and second this season. When it
11:33 AM ET Fabio Fognini‘s love affair with the month of July continued as he secured the Swedish Open title by defeating Richard Gasquet. The Italian won 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in an hour and 47 minutes to move within reach of a career-high world ranking and strengthen his claim for a place in the season-ending