Tennis

Associated Press Feb 13, 2025, 12:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DOHA, Qatar — Three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek reached the Qatar Open semifinals by beating Elena Rybakina 6-2, 7-5 on Thursday. Swiatek, ranked No. 2, will next face Jelena Ostapenko, who beat Ons Jabeur 6-2, 6-2, for a spot in the final. “The second

ESPN News Services Feb 12, 2025, 11:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DOHA, Qatar — Sixth-seeded Jessica Pegula advanced Wednesday to the quarterfinals of the Doha Open with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Daria Kasatkina. The American will next face Ekaterina Alexandrova, who beat Elise Mertens 6-4, 6-2, for a spot in the last four.

Associated Press Feb 11, 2025, 08:33 PM ET LONDON — The suspension of Elena Rybakina‘s former coach Stefano Vukov “remains in place,” the WTA Tour said Tuesday after confirming it had completed its investigation into a potential breach of its code of conduct. The governing body did not specify how much longer Vukov, who had

Associated Press Feb 11, 2025, 11:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The US Open’s plan to make its mixed doubles championship a smaller, shorter event aimed at persuading top singles players to compete was criticized Tuesday by doubles specialists who figure to get shut out of the new format. The 16-team competition

Feb 10, 2025, 09:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic has almost fully recovered from the injury that ended his Australian Open campaign and has set his sights on lifting a 100th singles title at next week’s Qatar Open. The 24-time Grand Slam champion retired from his semifinal match against Alexander Zverev last month

Associated Press Feb 9, 2025, 02:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LILLE, France — Lucas Pouille fears his tennis career could be over after collapsing with a lower leg injury during a match Sunday. The 30-year-old Frenchman injured himself late in the second set of a Challenger Tour final in Lille against Arthur Bouquier. After

Associated Press Feb 9, 2025, 01:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Carlos Alcaraz secured his first indoor title by beating Alex de Minaur in the final of the Rotterdam Open on Sunday. The top-seeded Alcaraz won 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 to become the first Spanish champion in the tournament’s 52-year history. It was

Feb 8, 2025, 01:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Belinda Bencic came from behind to beat Ashlyn Krueger 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 and capture the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open title on Saturday, four months after returning to the circuit from maternity leave. The Swiss former world No. 4, who is now outside the top 150, gave

Associated Press Feb 7, 2025, 07:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Reilly Opelka faces potential discipline for his postmatch comments about a chair umpire he called the “worst ump on tour,” the ATP said in a statement Friday. Opelka was angered that he received a point penalty while serving for the match in

Feb 7, 2025, 08:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Reilly Opelka called for chair umpire Greg Allensworth to be suspended by the ATP after Opelka received a code violation at the Dallas Open for confronting a spectator in the stands who he claimed was deliberately coughing to interrupt his serve. Opelka, who was facing Cameron