Tennis Page 45 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
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....
Qinwen Zheng to face Aryna Sabalenka in Aussie final
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka and first-time Grand Slam finalist Qinwen Zheng will meet in Saturday's final at the Australian Open in Melbourne....
Taking the Daniil Medvedev ride at the Australian Open
Most of my life, I have found tennis very easy and yet very hard to watch. It’s easy in that it’s a beautiful sport to gaze upon, the players’ ballet-like movements and the steady rhythm of the sound of the ball hitting the racket and then the court over and over can lull one into a lovely state of ...
Novak Djokovic odds-on favorite with Carlos Alcaraz out of Aussie Open
Novak Djokovic's path toward a 25th Grand Slam title was cleared even further with second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz failing to make the semifinals — at least in the eyes of oddsmakers....
Alexander Zverev books spot in Australian Open semis
Alexander Zverev quashed a comeback attempt by World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz to win 6-1, 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-4 and reach his second Australian Open semifinal on Wednesday in Melbourne....
Qinwen Zheng reaches first Grand Slam semifinal
No. 12 seed Qinwen Zheng of China advanced to her first Grand Slam semifinal with a 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-1 win against Russia's Anna Kalinskaya at the Australian Open on Wednesday in Melbourne....
Daniil Medvedev works 5 sets to reach Australian Open semis
Third-seeded Daniil Medvedev navigated an up-and-down quarterfinal match at the Australian Open to emerge with a 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 victory over ninth-seeded Hubert Hurkacz on Wednesday in Melbourne....