Tennis Page 51 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Finland ousts defending champ Canada in Davis Cup quarters
Otto Virtanen helped his native Finland rally to defeat Canada 2-1 in the Davis Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday in Malaga, Spain, knocking the defending champion out of the tournament....
Novak Djokovic bests Jannik Sinner to win ATP Finals
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia won his record seventh title at the Nitto ATP Finals by defeating fourth-seeded Italian Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-3 Sunday in Turin, Italy....
Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner punch tickets to ATP Finals title match
Top-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic swept No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday to advance to the title match of the ATP Finals in Turin, Italy....
Carlos Alcaraz sets up Novak Djokovic showdown at Nitto ATP Finals
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will clash in one semifinal match while Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev face off in the other at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, Italy....
Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic advance at Nitto ATP Finals
Italian No. 4 seed Jannik Sinner beat Danish eighth seed Holger Rune — and helped Novak Djokovic in the process — to secure a round-robin sweep in the Green Group of the Nitto ATP Finals on Thursday in Turin, Italy....
Daniil Medvedev secures spot in semis at ATP Finals
Third-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev punched his ticket to the semifinals of the Nitto ATP Finals by cruising to a 7-6 (7), 6-4 sweep of No. 7 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany on Wednesday in Turin, Italy....
Jannik Sinner outlasts Novak Djokovic in Nitto ATP Finals thriller
No. 4 seed Jannik Sinner of Italy improved to 2-0 in round-robin play at the Nitto ATP Finals by taking down No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia in a 7-5, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (2) marathon on Tuesday in Turin, Italy....
Alexander Zverev beats Carlos Alcaraz to open Nitto ATP Finals
No. 7 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany toppled No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4 in round-robin play at the Nitto ATP Finals on Monday in Turin, Italy....
Canada wins first Billie Jean King Cup title
Marina Stakusic and Leylah Fernandez won their respective singles matches on Sunday to lift Canada to a 2-0 victory over Italy in the Billie Jean King Cup final....
Novak Djokovic clinches year-end No. 1 ranking at ATP Finals
Top-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic opened group play with a 7-6 (4), 6-7 (1), 6-3 victory over No. 8 seed Holger Rune of Denmark at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, Italy, on Sunday to clinch the year-end No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings....
Canada, Italy advance to Billie Jean King Cup final
Gabriela Dabrowski and Leylah Fernandez won the decisive doubles match that allowed Canada to punch its ticket to the Billie Jean King Cup final with a 2-1 victory over the Czech Republic on Saturday....
ATP roundup: France's Adrian Mannarino, Ugo Humbert win titles
Adrian Mannarino won his third title of 2023, defeating Jack Draper of Great Britain 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-3 on Saturday at the Sofia Open in Sofia, Bulgaria....
Czech Republic takes down U.S. to advance to Billie Jean King Cup semis
Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic won the decisive doubles match as the Czech Republic defeated the United States 2-1 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup in Seville, Spain....
WTA roundup: Ons Jabeur reaches Zhengzhou quarters
No. 4 seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia held off Italy's Lucia Bronzetti 6-3, 7-6 (5) on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Zhengzhou Open in China....
Sebastian Korda outlasts Ben Shelton to reach Shanghai semis
Sebastian Korda outdueled Ben Shelton on Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the Shanghai Masters in China....
Tournament director: Rafael Nadal will play in 2024 Australian Open
The Australian Open tournament director said Rafael Nadal will be in Melbourne in January in a quest for his 23rd Grand Slam title....
WTA roundup: Zheng Qinwen advances at Zhengzhou Open
Local favorite Zheng Qinwen recorded a 7-6 (2), 6-3 win over third-seeded Maria Sakkari of Greece on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Zhengzhou Open in China....
Grigor Dimitrov rallies past Carlos Alcaraz in Shanghai
No. 18 seed Grigor Dimitrov rallied to knock out top-seeded Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday at the Shanghai Masters in China....
Ben Shelton upsets World No. 4 Jannik Sinner at Shanghai
Ben Shelton upset World No. 4 Jannik Sinner 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in fourth-round action Tuesday at the Shanghai Masters in China....
WTA roundup: Jelena Ostapenko upset in Seoul
A pair of little-known South Koreans upset Grand Slam champions in front of their home fans in first-round matches at the Hana Bank Korea Open on Tuesday in Seoul....