7:29 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — John Isner won the BB&T Atlanta Open for the fifth time in six years Sunday, beating fellow American Ryan Harrison in the final for the second straight year. As far as John Isner is concerned, his Wimbledon semifinal loss never happened. It’s time to move on. The top-seeded
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11:22 AM ET Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili defeated Leonardo Mayer to claim the German Open and his first ATP final in Hamburg. It was third time lucky for Basilashvili who lost finals in 2016 in Kitzbühel, Austria and in 2017 in Memphis, who took the match 6-4, 0-6, 7-5. The grandfather of Jelena Djokovic, the wife
11:31 AM ET Serbian teenager Olga Danilovic became the first player born in 2000s to win a WTA title, defeating fellow 17-year-old Anastasia Potapova 7-5 6-7(1) 6-4 in the Moscow River Cup final on Sunday. Having squandered an opportunity to close out the match in the second set, Danilovic was forced to recover from a
9:57 AM ET Italy’s Matteo Berrettini overcame second seed Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6(9) 6-4 to win his first title at the Swiss Open in Gstaad on Sunday. World No. 17 Bautista Agut, who was playing in his first event since he suffered a hip injury in Halle, gave everything to stay in contention after fending
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
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