1:37 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Top-100 tennis player Nicolas Kicker has been suspended for six years and fined $25,000 for fixing two matches. The Tennis Integrity Unit announced Kicker’s punishment Tuesday, saying that he can reduce his ban to three years if he “commits no further breaches.” Kicker was kicked out of the
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5:25 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Roger Federer is back at No. 1 in the ATP rankings, once again swapping spots with Rafael Nadal. Federer’s title at the grass-court tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, last week pushed him up from No. 2 on Monday. Nadal dropped down from No. 1 after sitting out last week
3:11 PM ET ESPN staff Carla Suarez Navarro crashed out of the opening round of the Mallorca Open on Monday, suffering defeat to compatriot Lara Arruabarrena. Arrubarrena clinched the first set 6-4, before Suarez Navarro fought back to a tiebreak in the second before eventually falling out 7-6(4) in the final set. Earlier in the
3:34 PM ET Associated Press HALLE, Germany — Seeded players Dominic Thiem, Roberto Bautista Agut and Kei Nishikori all came through their first-round matches at the Gerry Weber Open on Monday. The third-seeded Thiem hit 19 aces as he defeated Russian qualifier Mikhail Youzhny 7-6 (5), 6-2 to advance to a second-round meeting with Yuichi
8:16 AM ET Former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic says overcoming the mental challenge will be Andy Murray‘s biggest obstacle when he returns to tennis after a long-term hip injury. Murray, who has been sidelined for almost a year since losing in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon last July, will make his long-awaited return against Australia’s
12:58 PM ET ESPN staff Johanna Konta fell to defeat against Australia’s Ashleigh Barty in the final of the Nature Valley Open in Nottingham. The British home favourite was playing in her first WTA Tour final of the year after a turbulent start to 2018, but she was beaten by the powerful world No. 17
10:44 AM ET ESPN staff Richard Gasquet defeated French compatriot Jeremy Chardy to win the Libema Open at Hertogenbosch. The world No. 30 was in scintillating form in the final, showing the grass court prowess that has taken him to two Wimbledon semi-finals on his way to a 6-3, 7-6 (5) win. The first set
11:54 AM ET ESPN staff Coco Vandeweghe is out of the Libema Open after she lost to Serbia’s Aleksandra Krunic in Saturday’s semifinal. The top seed from the USA conceded successive tie breaks after winning the first set at Hertogenbosch, finally losing out 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-7 (1). Maria Sharapova and Madison Keys have withdrawn
1:32 PM ET Associated Press STUTTGART, Germany — Roger Federer defeated Nick Kyrgios 6-7 (2), 6-2, 7-6 (5) to book his place in the Stuttgart Open final and reclaim the No. 1 ranking from Rafael Nadal on Saturday. The Swiss great will play Milos Raonic as he bids for his 18th grass-court title. “It’s nice
12:12 PM ET ESPN staff Britain’s Daniel Evans is into the final of the Nature Valley Open in Nottingham as he continues his fine comeback from a drugs ban. The 28-year-old defeated Spain’s Marcel Granollers 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 to make his first final since returning to action in April. The world No. 530 was suspended