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David Goffin knocks out Carlos Alcaraz at Miami Open
Belgium's David Goffin outlasted second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz of Spain on Friday, pulling out a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 win in the second round of the Miami Open.,Alcaraz finished with a 36-23 edge in winners but more than offset that by committing 42 unforced errors to Goffin's 26.,"It was a poor level from ...
Jaume Munar takes down Daniil Medvedev at Miami Open
Jaume Munar committed just 14 unforced errors on Friday as he delivered a dominating 6-2, 6-3 upset of seventh-seeded Daniil Medvedev to advance to the third round of the Miami Open.,Munar won 76.7 percent of his first-serve points and had 18 winners while finishing off the Russian in just 78 minute...
Jannik Sinner gets past Taylor Fritz at Nitto ATP Finals
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 to move to 2-0 at the Nitto ATP Finals on Tuesday in Turin, Italy.,In a rematch of September's U.S. Open finals, Sinner hung on to win in an hour and 40 minutes and improved to 7-0 on indoor hard courts this year. The Italian sits atop the Ili...
No. 2 Alexander Zverev ousted in Shanghai as other top seeds advance
David Goffin of Belgium upset No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev 6-4, 7-5 at the Rolex Shanghai Masters in China on Wednesday, a day that saw other top seeds advance to the quarterfinals in straight sets.,Despite eight aces, Zverev couldn't count on his serve when he needed it most. Goffin converted four o...
Jannik Sinner, other top seeds move on in Shanghai
Top seed Jannik Sinner and fifth-seeded Daniil Medvedev survived opening-set losses to move on to the fourth round of the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Sunday in China.,Meanwhile, third-seeded Carlos Alcaraz bested Yibing Wu in straight sets to knock out a home-country favorite.,Sinner dropped a first-s...
Daniil Medvedev, Jack Draper roll into U.S. Open quarterfinals
No. 5 seed Daniil Medvedev, the only former champion left on the men's side, rolled into the U.S. Open quarterfinals on Monday, sweeping unseeded Nuno Borges 6-0, 6-1, 6-3 at New York. ,Medvedev, who won the U.S. Open in 2021, won 78 percent of his first-serve points (36 of 46) and saved 4 of 5 brea...
Carlos Alcaraz stumbles in second round at U.S. Open
Carlos Alcaraz saw his bid for a third consecutive Grand Slam title end in the second round of the U.S. Open on Thursday, as the third-seeded Spaniard lost 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 to the Netherlands' Botic van de Zandschulp.,It was the earliest exit in a major tournament for Alcaraz, 21, since his first full ...
Jannik Sinner cruises, Hubert Hurkacz bows out at U.S. Open
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner made quick work of 20-year-old American Alex Michelsen in the second round of the U.S. Open, the Italian prevailing 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 on Thursday in New York.,Sinner, who also defeated Michelsen during the Cincinnati Open earlier this month, notched his 50th match win of the se...
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina upsets Daniil Medvedev in Montreal
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina hit 24 winners and recorded a huge upset when he took down third-seeded Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 on Thursday in the second round of the National Bank Open at Montreal.,It marks the first time Davidovich Fokina has defeated Medvedev in five meetings. It also is his th...
Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic to meet again in Wimbledon final
Third-seeded Carlos Alcaraz of Spain fought off nerves and a slow start to defeat Daniil Medvedev 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 and advance to his second straight Wimbledon final on Friday in London.,Alcaraz, the defending champion, also beat the Russian in 2023 in the semifinal round before topping Novak ...
Carlos Alcaraz gets past Daniil Medvedev, reaches Wimbledon final
Third-seeded Carlos Alcaraz of Spain fought off nerves and a slow start to defeat Daniil Medvedev 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 and advance to his second straight Wimbledon final on Friday in London.,Alcaraz, the defending champion, also beat the Russian in 2023 in the semifinal round before topping Novak ...
Wimbledon: Carlos Alcaraz slight favorite to repeat entering semis
Carlos Alcaraz is still favored to repeat as the men's champion at Wimbledon, but the Spaniard's biggest hurdles continue to close the gap.,Alcaraz, who has needed 13 sets to get through his past three matches, is the +105 favorite at BetMGM to win the men's title.,He first must get through Russia's...
Daniil Medvedev takes out ailing top seed Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon
Russian Daniil Medvedev toppled World No. 1 Jannik Sinner 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3 in a grueling four-hour match Tuesday to move into the semifinals at Wimbledon.,The victory on the grass courts of London snapped Medvedev's five-match losing streak to Sinner, who was two sets down to Medvedev...
Carlos Alcaraz advances at Wimbledon; Norway's Casper Ruud out
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz overcame an uneven first set to defeat Aleksandar Vukic of Australia 7-6 (5), 6-2, 6-2 and advance to the third round at Wimbledon on Wednesday.,The victory extended the Spaniard's winning streak on the grass courts of London to nine.,Failing to advance was No. 8 se...
Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz open Wimbledon with wins
Jannik Sinner of Italy, Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and other top seeds kicked off Wimbledon with first-round victories on Monday in London.,World No. 1 Sinner handled Germany's Yannick Hanfmann 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, and defending champion Alcaraz swept past Estonian qualifier Mark Lajal 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-2...
Novak Djokovic wins in five sets, reaches French Open quarters
No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia overcame a knee injury and a tough fall as he rallied past No. 23 seed Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, to reach the French Open quarterfinals on Monday in Paris.,With the victory, Djokovic set the record for most Grand Slam wins at 370, s...
Novak Djokovic avoids upset, rallies for third-round win at French Open
No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia avoided an upset by outlasting 30th-seeded Italian Lorenzo Musetti for a 7-5, 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 victory on Saturday in the third round of the French Open in Paris. ,Even though 15 years separate the 37-year-old Djokovic from the 22-year-old Musetti, Djokovic ...
Alexander Zverev survives 5-set thriller at French Open
Fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev advanced to the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday, staging a furious rally to fend off Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands in a five-set marathon.,The German need four hours, 13 minutes to eliminate Griekspoor 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (10-3) on the clay court...
Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev post straight-set wins at French Open
Top seed Novak Djokovic and fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev captured straight-set wins on Thursday to move to the third round at the French Open in Paris.,The defending champion, Djokovic shook off an early challenge from Spain's Roberto Carballes Baena in a 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 victory. The Serbian used fi...
It’s come together for Frances Tiafoe
There’s a pretty common narrative for tennis players, which has been blunted on the men’s side for a while because well, there’s been three guys stopping anyone else from taking the final step. The arc is supposed to be that a player shows up in his late teens or early 20s, flashes some serious game...