Tennis Page 52 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Ugo Humbert upsets Stefanos Tsitsipas in Shanghai
France's Ugo Humbert upset fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in third-round action Monday at the Shanghai Masters in China....
WTA roundup: Action underway in Zhengzhou, Seoul
Qinwen Zheng recorded her first tour-level win on home soil Monday with a 6-4, 6-3 defeat of Ukraine's Kateryna Volodko in the opening round of the Zhengzhou Open in China....
Iga Swiatek coasts to China Open title
Second-seeded Iga Swiatek collected her fifth championship this season and 16th of her career with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Liudmila Samsonova on Sunday in the final of the China Open in Beijing....
Sebastian Korda knocks out Daniil Medvedev in Shanghai
Sebastian Korda recorded his first-ever win over a Top 5 player, defeating Russian Daniil Medvedev at the Shanghai Masters in China on Sunday....
Carlos Alcaraz overcomes new surroundings to win in Shanghai
Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz bolted out to a fast start and posted a 6-2, 7-5 win over Gregoire Barrere of France on Saturday to advance to the third round of the Shanghai Masters....
Iga Swiatek snaps Coco Gauff's win streak, moves to Beijing final
No. 2 Iga Swiatek of Poland bested Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday at the China Open, breaking the American's 16-match win streak that included the U.S. Open championship....
Zhizhen Zhang makes history at Shanghai Masters
Zhizhen Zhang became the first Chinese player to reach the third round of the Shanghai Masters with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win Friday against No. 28 seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina....
Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek to clash in Beijing semifinals
No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland and No. 3 Coco Gauff will meet in the semifinals of the China Open in Beijing....
Diego Schwartzman, young Frenchmen win in Shanghai
Former World No. 8 Diego Schwartzman, who has struggled mightily this season, topped Luca Van Assche of France 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday in opening-round play at the Shanghai Masters....
Coco Gauff extends win streak to 15 in Beijing
No. 3 seed Coco Gauff defeated No. 16 Veronika Kudermetova of Russia 7-6 (5), 6-2 on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals at the China Open in Beijing....
Marc Polmans apologizes for hitting chair umpire with ball
Marc Polmans apologized for hitting a tennis ball into the face of the chair umpire, leading to his disqualification during final-round qualifying at the Shanghai Masters....
It shouldn't be this funny to see a tennis player mistakenly hit an umpire in the face. But it is
I’m told tennis is up there with golf on the list of leisure activities that aren’t as calming as they’re intended to be. While any miscue during a round of 18 is technically an unforced error, they’re documented in tennis, and there is a cumulative effect as the slight screwups can build to a momen...
ATP roundup: Jannik Sinner captures Beijing crown
No. 6 seed Jannik Sinner finally broke through for a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2) victory against Daniil Medvedev to capture the China Open title on Wednesday in Beijing....
Jelena Ostapenko jolts Jessica Pegula in Beijing
Jelena Ostapenko recorded a 6-4, 6-2 win over fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals at the China Open in Beijing....
Novak Djokovic is tennis' unquestioned GOAT. Is there anyone who could catch up to him?
It isn’t a question as to who the male tennis GOAT is anymore. In recent years Novak Djokovic’s almost-robotic dominance as he continues to age has pushed him ahead of his contemporaries and predecessors. One of Djokovic’s greatest challengers to the crown conceded the throne recently when Rafael Na...
Anti-fossil fuel protestors disrupt Coco Gauff U.S. Open semifinal
There were some folks in the stands during Coco Gauff and Karolína Muchovás semifinal showdown at the U.S. Open who were quite concerned about climate change....
Ben Shelton's moment has arrived
I went to the US Open last night. First time inside Arthur Ashe Stadium and on the grounds in Flushing. It was also my first professional tennis event since attending the semifinals of the 2003 Legg Mason Tennis Classic and watching Andre Agassi lose in a third-set tiebreaker. The US Open dangles be...
Coco Gauff is proof that tennis is wack without Black women
They used to not want Althea Gibson’s “kind” around. Now we don’t know where tennis would be without them. That’s how you ace an opportunity....
After 30 years (!!), it is finally time for Venus Williams to call it a career
Unlike at this time last year, the central figure of the US Open isn’t a Williams sister. Serena’s matches were all appointment television, maybe because of the known stakes, being one of tennis’ all-time great’s last event. And Flushing lost its luster after Serena’s third-round exit, until the sta...
Maria Sakkari didn’t complain about the smell of weed at the U.S. Open, she simply noted its presence
This is how marijuana gets a bad rap. A tennis player says she could smell weed during her match, and goes out of her way to say it didn’t affect her whatsoever, yet media outlets still take it out of context. During a changeover, Maria Sakkari informed the chair official that she detected a hint of...