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With doubles loss to Australia, U.S. out of Davis Cup
A late lineup switch by the U.S. team proved costly as a doubles loss to Australia sent the Americans packing on Thursday in Malaga, Spain, extending their Davis Cup title drought to 17 years.,With the best-of-three quarterfinal knotted at 1-1, U.S. Davis Cup captain Bob Bryan opted to swap out Pari...
ATP roundup: Alexander Zverev sets career high in wins
No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev achieved a personal benchmark and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Erste Bank Open with a 6-2, 7-5 defeat of Marcos Giron on Wednesday in Vienna, Austria.,Zverev struck 10 aces and converted all three break chances in the 73-minute match for his 61st singles win of th...
ATP roundup: Alexander Zverev races to 60th win in Vienna
Top-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany zipped past Joel Schwaerzler 6-2, 6-2 in the opening round of the Erste Bank Open on Monday in Vienna, Austria.,The 67-minute victory was the 60th of the season for Zverev, matching his career high from 2018. He did not face a break point and won 23 of 24 point...
ATP roundup: Milestone victory for Tommy Paul in Stockholm
Tommy Paul won his career-best 42nd singles match on tour this season, as the fourth seed defeated Laslo Djere 6-2, 7-6 (2) on Wednesday at the BNP Paribas Nordic Open in Stockholm.,Paul, who won this event in 2021, recorded seven aces and 27 winners and forced Serbia's Djere to save nine of 12 brea...
ATP roundup: Nicolas Jarry ousts home-country favorite in Stockholm
Fifth seed Nicolas Jarry fended off a match point at the BNP Paribas Nordic Open, topping Sweden's Elias Ymer 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7) in Stockholm on Tuesday.,Jarry won despite putting up 54 unforced errors against 28 winners, absorbing Ymer's 12 aces and falling behind a set. After Jarry failed to capita...
Richard Gasquet to retire after 2025 French Open
Frenchman Richard Gasquet, a 16-time winner on the ATP Tour, plans to retire following the 2025 French Open.,Gasquet, 38, told the L'Equipe newspaper on Thursday that he will bid adieu in front of his home fans at Roland Garros.,"I'll be stopping at Roland Garros next year," he said. "I think this i...
No. 7 Taylor Fritz notches delayed win at Shanghai
After a two-day weather-related delay, No. 7 seed Taylor Fritz finally took to the court Monday and responded with a challenging victory over French qualifier Terence Atmane at the Rolex Shanghai Masters.,Resuming Saturday's second-round match at 4-3 in the first set, Fritz finished off a 7-6 (4), 7...
Novak Djokovic returns to winning form in Shanghai
Novak Djokovic notched his first victory since his shocking third-round exit at the U.S. Open, repeatedly having to battle back to ultimately defeat Alex Michelsen 7-6 (3), 7-6 (9) in their opening-round match at the Rolex Shanghai Masters in Shanghai, China, on Saturday.,After losing the opening th...
Ben Shelton eases past Denis Shapovalov in Shanghai
No. 14 seed Ben Shelton kept a couple of streaks alive with Friday's 6-3, 7-5 first-round defeat of Denis Shapovalov at the Rolex Shanghai Masters in China.,The 21-year-old American improved to 11-0 in his opening matches at ATP Masters 1000s and Grand Slam events and moved to 3-0 against the Canadi...
Matteo Berrettini clips Christopher O'Connell in Shanghai
Italy's Matteo Berrettini advanced to the second round of the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Thursday with a hard-fought 7-6 (9), 7-6 (6) victory over Australia's Christopher O'Connell in China.,Showing no ill effects after last week's second-round withdrawal in Tokyo due to an abdominal issue, Berrettin...
ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz tops Jannik Sinner in epic Beijing final
No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain rallied to defeat No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (3) to capture his fourth title of the season Wednesday at the China Open in Beijing.,The three-hour, 21-minute battle was the longest match in the history of the ATP 500 tournament and improved Alcar...
ATP roundup: Jannik Sinner-Carlos Alcaraz set for Beijing blockbuster
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz will clash in Wednesday's China Open final in Beijing.,The top-seeded Sinner advanced with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory over home favorite Bu Yunchaokete and No. 2 seed Alcaraz held off No. 3 Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-3 in Tuesday's semifinals.,Sinner struck...
ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz wins in Beijing, captures 200th tour victory
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands 6-1, 6-2 at the China Open to capture his 200th career tour victory.,Alcaraz, 21, joined Jannik Sinner and Felix Auger-Aliassime as players born in the 2000s to achieve that feat. The Spaniard won 100 percent of points on his first-serve p...
ATP roundup: Two Chinese men chasing historic titles
Chinese teenager Juncheng Shang surged into the Chengdu Open final with a 6-4, 6-4 victory on Monday against Yannick Hanfmann of Germany.,Seeking his first tour title with the backing of his home-country fans, the 19-year-old Shang will face top-seeded Lorenzo Musetti of Italy for the championship.,...
ATP roundup: Top seed Lorenzo Musetti advances at Chengdu Open
Italian Lorenzo Musetti rallied past Australian Christopher O'Connell 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the round of 16 at the Chengdu Open in China Saturday.,The top-seeded Musetti recorded 33 winners, while O'Connell committed 45 unforced errors. Musetti advances to face France's Adrian Mannarino, who made...
ATP roundup: Francisco Cerundolo pulls off upset for Team World
Team Europe and Team World split the first two matches on Friday as the Laver Cup opened play in Berlin.,Team World's Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina upset Casper Ruud of Norway 6-4, 6-4. Cerundolo, ranked No. 31 in the world, won in 97 minutes and fired 16 winners to improve to 4-3 all-time agains...
ATP roundup: Adrian Mannarino wins opener in Chengdu
Fifth-seeded Adrian Mannarino rallied for a 6-7 (9), 6-1, 6-3 win over fellow Frenchman Terence Atmane in the first round of the Chengdu Open on Thursday in China.,Mannarino fired six aces and benefited from nine double faults by his foe to win in 2 hours and 32 minutes.,Eighth-seeded Roman Safiulli...
Davis Cup: U.S. locks down top spot in Group C
The United States edged Germany 2-1 in Zhuhai, China, on Saturday to secure first place in Group C of the Davis Cup Finals group stage. ,Despite the loss, the Germans will still join the Americans in the Davis Cup Final 8 in Malaga, Spain, which is scheduled for Nov. 19-24. The top two countries in ...
Alexei Popyrin stuns Novak Djokovic in 3rd round at U.S. Open
The U.S. Open men's singles field was blown open on Friday when Alexei Popyrin upset defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in third-round action at New York.,The victory for Popyrin, a 25-year-old Australian who is seeded 28th, comes one day after U.S. Open favorite Carlos Alcaraz los...
Frances Tiafoe avenges loss to Ben Shelton in U.S. Open thriller
No. 20 seed Frances Tiafoe avenged his loss to No. 13 Ben Shelton in the U.S. Open quarterfinals last year, outlasting his fellow American 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3 on Friday in a thrilling third-round match at Arthur Ashe Stadium.,With the four-hour, six-minute win, the 26-year-old Tiafoe advance...