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Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev sail into semis at Indian Wells
No. 2 seed Jannik Sinner of Italy needed just 66 minutes to show No. 25 seed Learner Tien the door, prevailing 6-1, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday in Indian Wells, Calif.,Sinner set up a semifinal date with No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany, who bounced No. 30 seed...
Ailing Carlos Alcaraz edges Alexander Zverev in Australian semis
Slowed by cramps and seemingly about to bow out of the Australian Open, Carlos Alcaraz recovered to pull out a dramatic five-set win against Alexander Zverev in the semifinals on Friday in Melbourne.,Alcaraz led two sets to none before he was slowed by cramps late in the third set. He rebounded to c...
Alexander Zverev to meet Carlos Alcaraz in Aussie semifinals
Seeking his first Grand Slam championship, Alexander Zverev is through to the semifinals of the Australian Open for the third year in a row.,The third-seeded German defeated No. 25 Learner Tien of the United States 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 7-6 (3) on Tuesday in Melbourne.,Last year, Zverev lost in the Aus...
Alexander Zverev downs Learner Tien in Australian Open quarters
Still seeking his first Grand Slam championship, Alexander Zverev is through to the semifinals of the Australian Open for the third year in a row.,The third-seeded German defeated 25th-seeded Learner Tien of the United States 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 7-6 (3) on Tuesday in Melbourne.,Last year, Zverev lost...
Alexander Zverev, hunting first major title, advances at Australian Open
No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev took another step in his quest to win his first Grand Slam event, defeating Great Britain's Cameron Norrie 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 to reach the fourth round at the Australian Open on Friday.,Zverev was the runner-up in Melbourne last year, losing to Jannik Sinner, and is 0-3 i...
Spain, Germany round out semifinalists at Davis Cup
Thanks to some wild doubles wins, Spain and Germany clinched the last two berths into the Davis Cup semifinals Friday in Bologna, Italy.,Spain took down fourth-seeded Czech Republic 2-1, while No. 2 seed Germany rallied to defeat Argentina by the same score in the other quarterfinal on Thursday.,Now...
Coco Gauff, Taylor Fritz to defend United Cup title
World No. 3 Coco Gauff and world No. 6 Taylor Fritz will return to United Cup play in January, focused on defending the United States' title in the mixed-team event.,The Americans were named the top seeds on Thursday. ,Eighteen countries are entered in the event, which will run from Jan.2-11, with m...
Jannik Sinner through to ATP Finals semis; Felix Auger-Aliassime picks up win
Italian star Jannik Sinner is through to the semifinals by taking down a familiar opponent, Germany's Alexander Zverev, in their second match of Bjorn Borg Group play at the Nitto ATP Finals on Wednesday in Turin, Italy.,Defending champ Sinner improved to 2-0 in the group stage with straight-sets wi...
Jannik Sinner cruises to Paris Masters final
Italy's Jannik Sinner, the world's No. 2 player, played like it on Saturday in France, coasting past Germany's Alexander Zverev 6-0, 6-1 to advance to the final of the Rolex Paris Masters.,Sinner racked up eight aces and was 90% (19 of 21) on first serve points. He added 6 of 9 break point conversio...
Lorenzo Musetti, Casper Ruud knocked out at Paris Masters
Lorenzo Sonego rallied past fellow Italian and No. 7 seed Lorenzo Musetti 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, and Germany's Daniel Altmaier upset No. 8 seed Casper Ruud of Norway 6-3, 7-5 in the Round of 32 of the Rolex Paris Masters on Wednesday.,Sonego made his mark by converting 4 of 5 break-point opportunities and s...
Alexander Zverev says courts slowed to help Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner
Germany's Alexander Zverev used his post-match remarks in Shanghai on Saturday to criticize increasingly uniform court conditions, arguing tournament decisions are tilting the sport toward Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.,After beating Valentin Royer 6-4, 6-4, the World No. 3 said he's frustrated b...
Jannik Sinner opens title defense in Shanghai with quick win
Jannik Sinner began his title defense at the Rolex Shanghai Masters with a win, defeating Daniel Altmaier of Germany 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday in the ATP Masters 1000 event.,Sinner, the World No. 2, is trying to become the first player since Novak Djokovic (2012-13) to win back-to-back titles in Shanghai...
Jannik Sinner launches U.S. Open title defense with easy win
Defending champion and No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner cruised through his first-round match at the U.S. Open, taking down Vit Kopriva of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday in New York.,The Italian never had his serve broken and needed just one hour and 38 minutes to complete the sweep. He hit sev...
Top-seeded Alexander Zverev rallies to reach Toronto semis
Top-seeded Alexander Zverev, bouncing back after squandering two set points in the first set, rallied for a 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-3 win over 18th-seeded Alexei Popyrin in the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open on Monday in Toronto.,The 28-year-old German advances to face either 11th-seeded Karen Khac...
Holger Rune serves his way into next round in Toronto
No. 5 seed Holger Rune returned from an injury scare a week ago and used a dominant serve to defeat Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 7-6 (7), 6-3 in the second round of the National Bank Open on Tuesday in Toronto.,The Dane, who withdrew from his opener at the D.C. Open in Washington last week because of ...
Venus Williams part of star-filled U.S. Open mixed-doubles event
The mixed-doubles field at the U.S. Open, which begins next month in New York, will be a star-studded event.,The United States Tennis Association announced Tuesday the eight teams receiving direct entries into the tournament, as well as six wild-card entrants. Two more teams will take part as wild c...
Two more men's Top 10 seeds crash out at Wimbledon; Sinner sails
No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev and No. 7 Lorenzo Musetti became the latest top seeds to lose in the first round at Wimbledon on Tuesday in London.,Zverev and Musetti joined Holger Rune and Daniil Medvedev, also seeded in the Top 10, who were eliminated in the first round on another hot day on Monday.,M...
Novak Djokovic earns French Open win No. 100, sails into QFs
Novak Djokovic cruised past Cameron Norrie 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 on Monday in Paris to reach his 16th consecutive French Open quarterfinals and win his 100th career match on the clay at Roland Garros.,The sixth seed from Serbia will face No. 3-seed Alexander Zverev of Germany in the quarters after Zverev's ...
Carlos Alcaraz, Jack Draper to collide in Rome quarterfinals
No. 3 seed Carlos Alcaraz set up a quarterfinal meeting with No. 5 seed Jack Draper by surviving a three-set battle against Karen Khachanov on Tuesday at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.,The Spanish star prevailed 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 in a nearly 2 1/2-hour match against Khachanov, the 23rd seed fr...
Carlos Alcaraz makes triumphant return in Rome
Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz returned to competition from an adductor injury and had little trouble beating Serbian qualifier Dusan Lajovic 6-3, 6-3 in the Round of 64 of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Friday in Rome.,Alcaraz missed the Madrid Open in his home country last month to rest the injur...