Tennis

Associated Press Nov 11, 2023, 05:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions METZ, France — Ugo Humbert claimed his first ATP tour title since 2021 by beating Alexander Shevchenko 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday in the final of the Moselle Open. Humbert was born in the French city of Metz which hosted the indoor tournament. He will

Associated Press Nov 10, 2023, 03:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEVILLE, Spain — Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova sent the Czech Republic into the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup by beating American duo Danielle Collins and Taylor Townsend 6-3, 7-5 in their decisive doubles match Friday. Siniakova and Krejcikova completed a 2-1

Associated Press Nov 10, 2023, 12:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Seven Belgian tennis players have been suspended from the sport as part of a match-fixing investigation, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Friday. The ITIA said the players admitted to corruption breaches and that the sanctions “are linked to a recently concluded

Associated Press Nov 9, 2023, 08:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Naomi Osaka will make her comeback to tennis at the Brisbane International warmup tournament ahead of the Australian Open. Tournament officials on Friday confirmed Osaka will contest the Dec. 31-Jan. 7 event to start her 2024

Associated Press Nov 9, 2023, 05:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEVILLE, Spain — The United States began its campaign in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals with a win over defending champion Switzerland on Thursday, setting up a decisive tie against the Czech Republic for a spot in the semifinals. Danielle Collins and Sofia

Associated Press Nov 9, 2023, 11:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TURIN, Italy — Defending champion Novak Djokovic has been placed in a group with home favorite Jannik Sinner for the ATP Finals in Turin, where he needs to win just one match to end the year as world No. 1. The draw for the

Associated Press Nov 8, 2023, 08:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEVILLE, Spain — Teenager Marina Stakusic got the biggest win of her career to help Canada defeat host Spain 3-0 in Group C of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals on Wednesday. The 18-year-old Stakusic, ranked No. 258 in the world, defeated No. 65

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Nov 8, 2023, 04:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Professional Tennis Players Association has asked the WTA to co-commission an independent, third-party investigation into the “numerous glaring breakdowns” that occurred at the recently concluded WTA Finals in Cancun, Mexico. The PTPA extended its invitation in a statement Wednesday, two days after

Nov 8, 2023, 08:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Men’s tennis tournaments in Dallas, Munich and Doha, Qatar, will be upgraded from ATP 250 to ATP 500 events as part of reforms to strengthen the 2025 calendar, the ATP announced Wednesday. The upgrades, part of the ATP’s One Vision strategy, will see improvements

Associated Press Nov 7, 2023, 06:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEVILLE, Spain — The Czech Republic beat defending champion Switzerland on the first day of the group stage at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals on Tuesday. Linda Noskova defeated Celine Naef 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-4 in the first singles match, and Marie Bouzkova