Tennis Page 45 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Grigor Dimitrov rolls past Holger Rune to claim title in Brisbane
Grigor Dimitrov captured his ninth career title on Sunday with a 7-6 (5), 6-4 win over top-seeded Holger Rune in the final at the Brisbane International in Australia....

Rafael Nadal out of Australian Open with new hip issue
Rafael Nadal withdrew from the Australian Open on Sunday to seek treatment for a left hip injury....

WTA roundup: Coco Gauff defends title at ASB Classic
Top-seeded Coco Gauff successfully defended her ASB Classic title and captured her seventh championship overall with a 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3 victory over second-seeded Elina Svitolina on Sunday in Auckland, New Zealand....

Germany upsets No. 1 seed Poland in United Cup
Germany fought back from match point and came from behind Sunday to upset top-seeded Poland and win the United Cup in Sydney, Australia....

ATP roundup: Holger Rune, Grigor Dimitrov reach final in Brisbane
Top-seeded Holger Rune and second-seeded Grigor Dimitrov each recorded straight-set wins on Saturday to advance to the final at the Brisbane International in Australia....

Germany, Poland to clash in United Cup final
Germany pulled off a semifinal win at the United Cup in thrilling fashion, defeating home-favorite Australia 2-1 on Saturday in Sydney....

WTA roundup: Aryna Sabalenka reaches final in Brisbane
Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina each posted a straight-sets victory on Saturday to advance to the final of the Brisbane International and set up a rematch of the final in the 2023 Australian Open....

Rafael Nadal unsure of Australian Open due to hip discomfort
Rafael Nadal went to Australia planning to play in the upcoming Australian Open, but he cast some doubt about that Friday....

WTA roundup: Coco Gauff rolls on in Auckland
Top seed Coco Gauff continued her dominant run at the ASB Classic with a 6-1, 6-1 win over France's Varvara Gracheva in the semifinals Friday in Auckland, New Zealand....

ATP roundup: Rafael Nadal loses in comeback tourney in Brisbane
Jordan Thompson fought off three match points in the second set, then won the third to take a 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-3 victory and end Rafael Nadal's comeback at the Brisbane International in Australia on Friday....

Naomi Osaka has returned to tennis, but will tennis treat her right this time?
Naomi Osaka is a lot of things. She’s a woman. She’s a mom. She’s great at her job. She’s Black. She’s Asian. And when you’re more than what simple people can comprehend, they usually don’t know how to treat you. Here’s to tennis learning from their mistakes when it comes to Osaka — but we shouldn’t...

Germany advances to semifinals of United Cup against Australia
Alexander Zverev led Germany to the United Cup semifinals with a pair of key victories in a 2-1 upset of Greece on Friday in Sydney, Australia....

WTA roundup: Coco Gauff moves to quarterfinals in Auckland
Coco Gauff used her dominant serve and superb defense to defeat Brenda Fruhvirtova on Thursday at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand....

ATP roundup: Rafael Nadal reaches Brisbane quarterfinals
Unseeded Rafael Nadal cruised into the Brisbane International quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-2 win Thursday against home favorite Jason Kubler of Australia....

France advances to United Cup semifinals
France advanced to the United Cup semifinals with a 2-1 victory against Norway on Thursday in Sydney, Australia....

ATP roundup: Holger Rune dodges upset in Brisbane
Top-seeded Holger Rune of Denmark held off Russia's Alexander Shevchenko 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 on Wednesday to reach the Brisbane International quarterfinals in Australia....

WTA roundup: Naomi Osaka loses in second round in Brisbane
Naomi Osaka's appearance in her first tournament since having a baby in July ended Wednesday in the second round of the Brisbane International in Australia....

Novak Djokovic's Australia streak ends with United Cup loss
Alex de Minaur stunned Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4 in singles play Wednesday to send 15th-seeded Australia to its first appearance in the United Cup semifinals....

WTA roundup: Emma Raducanu wins return in Auckland
Great Britain's Emma Raducanu won her first match after an eight-day layoff, edging Romania's Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 on Tuesday at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand....

ATP roundup: Rafael Nadal returns with Brisbane win
Spain's Rafael Nadal defeated Austria's Dominic Thiem 7-5, 6-1 at the Brisbane International in Australia on Tuesday for his first win in nearly 12 months....