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
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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
7:19 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. — Third-seeded Steve Johnson beat Marcel Granollers, 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday to reach the Hall of Fame Tennis Open final. The 28-year-old American will face Ramkumar Ramanathan in the final Sunday morning. Ramanathan, of India, topped American Tim Smyczek, 6-4, 7-5. The semis were played on Newport’s grass
3:00 PM ET Guido Pella and Marco Cecchinato will meet in the final of the Croatia Open in Umag on Sunday. Novak Djokovic has published an open letter on his website explaining the mental struggles he has overcome in order to claim his fourth Wimbledon title. Overshadowed for most of his career, 2018 Hall of
4:39 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. — When Michael Stich was a teenager, he had to choose a sport — soccer or tennis. Overshadowed for most of his career, 2018 Hall of Fame inductee Michael Stich quietly put together a blueprint for success that could help today’s rising tennis stars reach a new level.
10:34 AM ET No. 1 seed Alize Cornet will play for the Swiss Open title after opponent Eugenie Bouchard retired injured during their semifinal Saturday. France’s Cornet was leading 7-6 (5), 1-0 when Bouchard retired with an upper thigh issue in Gstaad. The Canadian, who reached the Wimbledon final in 2014, has struggled with a
5:38 PM ET Marco Cecchinato saw off Laslo Djere in straight sets to book his place in the Croatia Open semifinals. Italy’s Cecchinato, who shocked Novak Djokovic to reach the French Open semifinals in May, won through 6-4, 6-1 Friday to set up a last-four clash with Argentina’s Marco Trungelliti. Trungelliti, a qualifier in Umag,
1:51 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Eugenie Bouchard made her first semifinal in over a year after defeating Veronika Kudermetova 7-5, 6-0 in the Swiss Open quarterfinals. The 2014 Wimbledon finalist, currently world No. 146, has not been in the final four of a tournament since reaching the semifinals of