Tennis

Associated Press Apr 21, 2024, 01:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MUNICH — Jan-Lennard Struff won his first title with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Taylor Fritz in the BMW Open final Sunday. “To do it on home soil is just incredible,” Struff said. “I waited so long. I’m 33 years old and played so

Apr 21, 2024, 01:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BARCELONA, Spain — Casper Ruud gained sweet revenge over Stefanos Tsitsipas as he beat the Greek fifth seed 7-5, 6-3 to win the Barcelona Open on Sunday. Just seven days after Tsitsipas thumped Ruud in straight sets to win the Monte Carlo Masters, it was the

Apr 21, 2024, 08:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions STUTTGART, Germany — Elena Rybakina had little trouble in seeing off Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-2 to win the Stuttgart Open on Sunday for her third title this year. The Kazakhstani fourth seed broke to love in the opening game and cruised through the first set, breaking

Associated Press Apr 20, 2024, 02:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BARCELONA, Spain — Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas will meet in consecutive clay-court finals after they won their Barcelona Open semifinals on Saturday. Tsitsipas, ranked seventh, got the better of sixth-ranked Ruud in straight sets in the Monte Carlo final last weekend. On Saturday,

Associated Press Apr 20, 2024, 11:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions STUTTGART, Germany — Elena Rybakina defeated top-ranked Iga Świątek 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the Porsche Grand Prix final and end Swiatek’s hopes of a third consecutive title on Saturday. Rybakina, the world No. 4, hit 10 aces and saved 11 of the 13

Associated Press Apr 20, 2024, 11:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Two-time major champion Garbine Muguruza announced she is retiring from professional tennis at age 30 after an extended time away from the court. “I feel that it is time to retire and open up a new chapter in my life,” the former world No.

Associated Press Apr 19, 2024, 05:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions STUTTGART, Germany — Emma Raducanu‘s winning run came to an end in a 7-6 (2), 6-3 loss to top-ranked Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinals of the Porsche Grand Prix on Friday. Raducanu, ranked 303rd, had produced some of her best form since winning the

Associated Press Apr 19, 2024, 02:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BARCELONA, Spain — Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas won Friday to advance to the Barcelona Open semifinals, keeping them on course to meet in a second straight final. Ruud beat Matteo Arnaldi 6-4, 6-3 to notch his season-leading 27th win. The sixth-ranked Norwegian has

Apr 19, 2024, 09:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bulgarian umpire Pavel Atanasov has been banned from tennis for life after withdrawing his appeal for betting-related violations and charges of corruption, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Friday. Atanasov, a national-level official, was also given a $10,000 fine for 21 breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption

Associated Press Apr 18, 2024, 02:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BARCELONA, Spain — Casper Ruud defeated Jordan Thompson in straight sets to earn his season-leading 26th win and secure a spot in the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open on Thursday. The third-seeded Norwegian won 6-1, 6-4 to move one victory ahead of Australian Open