Tennis Page 41 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
WTA roundup: Alexandrova to face Ostapenko in Linz finale
Second-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova rallied from a set down to defeat No. 3 Donna Vekic on Saturday and advance to the finals of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, where she'll meet top seed Jelena Ostapenko....
Alexander Bublik fights his way into Montpellier semis
No. 2 seed Alexander Bublik rallied past fellow Kazakh and sixth seed Alexander Shevchenko 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the Open Sud de France on Friday in Montpellier....
U.S. beats Ukraine to clinch return to Davis Cup finals
Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram pulled out a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 doubles victory over Illya Beloborodko and Oleksii Krutykh to complete the United States' 4-0 win over Ukraine in their Davis Cup qualifier on Friday in Vilnius, Lithuania....
WTA roundup: Lin Zhu continues title defense quest in Thailand
Second seed Lin Zhu of China took another step toward defending her title at the Thailand Open by defeating Australian Arina Rodionova 6-3, 6-3 in a quarterfinal match Friday in Hua Hin....
Saudi Arabia doesn't grant women equal rights, but plans to host WTA Finals
Saudi Arabia has already invested heavily in several sports. Now, the nation plans to make headway into women’s tennis and host the 2024 WTA Finals — if a deal can be reached....
Holger Rune powers to Montpellier quarterfinals
Top-seeded Holger Rune of Denmark rolled into the quarterfinals of the Open Sud de France, defeating Spain's Pablo Llamas Ruiz 7-5, 6-2 on Thursday in Montpellier....
WTA roundup: Jelena Ostapenko survives thriller in Linz
Top-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia survived a three-set thriller against Clara Tauson, winning 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7) to advance to the quarterfinals of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz on Thursday....
Davis Cup: Chris Eubanks replaces injured Taylor Fritz
Chris Eubanks replaced an injured Taylor Fritz in Davis Cup action for the United States on Thursday in Lithuania....
Pair of Frenchmen get upset in Montpellier
American Michael Mmoh and Italian Flavio Cobolli both left the home crowd disappointed on Wednesday, upsetting Frenchmen Alexandre Muller and Gael Monfils at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier....
WTA roundup: Top 5 seeds breeze through in Austria
Seeded Russians Ekaterina Alexandrova (No. 2) and Anastasia Potapova (No. 5) cruised in straight sets on Wednesday at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz....
Alexandre Muller advances at Montpellier
Seventh-seed Alexandre Muller won an all-French matchup with qualifier Antoine Escoffier in the first round of the Open Sud de France on Tuesday in Montpellier....
WTA roundup: Jodie Burrage sails to easy upset in Linz
Great Britain's Jodie Burrage dispatched No. 7 seed Varvara Gracheva of France 6-4, 6-0 in first-round action at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz on Tuesday....
Benoit Paire upsets Andy Murray in first round in Montpellier
Frenchman Benoit Paire pleased the home crowd by rallying past No. 5 seed Andy Murray of Great Britain 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 in the first round of the Open Sud de France on Monday in Montpellier....
WTA roundup: Top seed falls in Thailand
Diana Shnaider knocked out top-seeded Magda Linette of Poland 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 on Monday in a stunning start to the Thailand Open in Hua Hin, Thailand....
Jannik Sinner stuns Daniil Medvedev to win Australian Open
Jannik Sinner captured his first Grand Slam title with a stunning 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 comeback victory over Daniil Medvedev in the final of the Australian Open on Sunday in Melbourne....
Aryna Sabalenka breezes to Australian Open title
Second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus successfully defended her Australian Open championship, trouncing 12th-seeded Qinwen Zheng of China 6-3, 6-2 in the final on Saturday....
Daniil Medvedev wins another Australian Open classic to reach final
Daniil Medvedev survived another grueling five-set match at the Australian Open on Friday, rallying from two sets down to defeat Alexander Zverev 5-7, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5), 6-3 and reach the final in Melbourne....
Novak Djokovic had a bad day at the office, for once
If beating Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros is sport’s toughest assignment, beating Novak Djokovic in Melbourne can’t be too far behind it. He hadn’t lost there in some 3,000 days (a COVID deportation playing some role in that), he’s won the tournament 10 times and he was still coming off a previous se...
Coco Gauff-Aryna Sabalenka is tennis' best rivalry
Women’s tennis hasn’t had a great rivalry in some time. The tour was dominated by Serena Williams for so long and no one could have managed to look her in the eye for very long. The closest was her sister Venus, yet matches between the two regularly and mostly were hard on the eyes, because both see...
Jannik Sinner ousts Novak Djokovic in Australian Open semis
Jannik Sinner is through to his first career Grand Slam final, and he got there in style....