Tennis

Associated Press May 24, 2023, 02:45 PM ET GENEVA — Top-seeded Casper Ruud began his Geneva Open title defense by beating J.J. Wolf 6-3, 7-5 in the second round Wednesday. The No. 4-ranked Ruud lifted his career record to 9-0 at Geneva, where he won back-to-back titles in the past two years. The clay-court event

May 24, 2023, 10:30 AM ET Defending champions Switzerland have been drawn alongside former winners Czech Republic and the United States for the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Finals, organisers announced on Wednesday. The United States and the Czech Republic are the two most successful nations in the tournament’s history, having won it a combined

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com May 23, 2023, 09:52 AM ET Daniil Medvedev has an enviable list of achievements during his career — a major title (in the Big Three era, no less), three other Grand Slam final appearances and 16 weeks last year ranked No. 1 in the world. But most of his success has been

Associated Press May 22, 2023, 01:44 PM ET Carlos Alcaraz replaced Novak Djokovic at No. 1 in the ATP rankings Monday, earning the top seeding at the French Open, and Daniil Medvedev‘s Italian Open title moved him up to No. 2 ahead of the year’s second Grand Slam tournament. Djokovic’s loss in the fourth round

Associated Press May 22, 2023, 12:47 PM ET LONDON — French tennis player Hugo Gaston was fined 144,000 euros (about $155,000) by the ATP Tour — more than he’s collected in prize money so far in 2023 — for pulling a ball out of his pocket and throwing it on the court during a point

Associated Press May 22, 2023, 06:30 AM ET PARIS — French Open organizers are giving all players access to an online tool meant to protect them from cyberbullying and harassment on social media. The French tennis federation said Monday the technology developed by a French company will be made available to all players taking part

Associated Press May 21, 2023, 01:46 PM ET ROME — Daniil Medvedev hadn’t won a single match in his three previous appearances at the Italian Open. Now he has won the tournament. The Russian beat rising 20-year-old Danish player Holger Rune 7-5, 7-5 Sunday for the first clay-court trophy of a career that includes the

Associated Press May 21, 2023, 11:06 AM ET ROME — At the conclusion of one of the tournament’s wettest editions, Italian Open organizers have promised to install a retractable roof over the tennis court by 2026. “The roof is coming,” Vito Cozzoli, the CEO of the Italian government agency Sport e Salute, said Sunday. “The

Associated Press May 21, 2023, 12:13 PM ET ROME — Martina Navratilova is doing “OK” after being diagnosed with throat cancer and breast cancer. “I’ve gone through a very difficult year, but now I’m OK,” the 18-time Grand Slam singles champion and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame said at the Italian Open

ESPN News Services May 21, 2023, 09:10 AM ET Former world No. 1 Andy Murray has withdrawn from the French Open and will now turn his focus to the grass-court season and Wimbledon in July. Murray was not listed on the entry list for the French Open as of Sunday. The 36-year-old, who has made