2:24 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Andy Murray will continue his comeback next week after asking for a wild-card entry into the pre-Wimbledon Eastbourne International event. The three-time Grand Slam champion returned after nearly a year out with hip problems when he played at the Queen’s Club in London on Tuesday, losing to Australia’s
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2:46 PM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, England — Petra Kvitova, who hopes a successful title defense at the Birmingham Classic will help her bid to win Wimbledon for a third time, moved into the semifinals with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Germany’s Julia Goerges on Friday. The fourth-seeded Kvitova took an hour and six minutes
3:18 PM ET ESPN staff Former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka is out of the WTA Mallorca Open after a straight sets defeat to Lucie Safarova. Safarova, a Wimbledon semifinalist back in 2014 looked at ease, coping with everything that her opponent could offer up – with Azarenka only hitting 14 winners in the entire
5:00 PM ET Nick Kyrgios has continued his impressive grasscourt form with a fine victory over Kyle Edmund to secure a quarter-final place at Queen’s Club in London. But the the mercurial Australian No.1 insisted afterwards he was unfazed that the BBC, who were showing the game live in the UK, had to apologise for
2:15 PM ET Associated Press HALLE, Germany — Defending champion Roger Federer survived two match points against Benoit Paire to reach the quarterfinals of the Gerry Weber Open with a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7) win on Thursday. Paire rallied after losing the first set to take the second, and the Frenchman defended two match points
2:32 PM ET Stan Wawrinka showed glimpses of his Grand Slam winning form but was bundled out of the ATP 500 Fever-Tree Championships by former Queen’s Club champion Sam Querrey on Wednesday. The Swiss squandered several set points in the opening set and although he took the second on a tiebreak he capitulated in the
5:43 PM ET Caroline Garcia advanced to the quarterfinal stage in the WTA Mallorca Open after a two-set victory over Johanna Larsson in the round of 16. Garcia, who is the tournament’s No. 1 seed, beat Sweden’s Larsson 6-4, 6-3. Earlier in the day, Alison Riske beat Angelique Kerber in their delayed match to eliminate
2:59 PM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment HALLE, Germany — Yuichi Sugita of Japan upset third-seeded Dominic Thiem 6-2, 7-5 at the grass-court Gerry Weber Open on Wednesday. The 52nd-ranked Sugita forced 13 break opportunities and took three as he advanced to a quarterfinal against American qualifier Denis Kudla.
6:51 PM ET LONDON — Here’s a tip: Let’s not read too much into Andy Murray‘s return to competitive tennis, his first match in 342 days because of a hip injury. The road back to the top for the three-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1 is likely to be long and perhaps
4:30 PM ET ESPN staff No. 1 seed Caroline Garcia battled her way to victory over Hsieh Su-wei in the round-of-32 at the Mallorca Open. Garcia, who is the current world No. 6, beat Su-wei 7-6 (4), 1-6, 6-4 in an impressive performance which also included seven aces. She will now face Johanna Larsson in