LONDON (AP) — This most unpredictable of Wimbledon delivered yet another surprise Friday, July 4, when reigning Australian Open champion Madison Keys, the No. 6 seed, was a lopsided loser in the third round, eliminated, 6-3, 6-3, by 104th-ranked Laura Siegemund of Germany. Keys ' exit left...
LONDON (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka joked that she 'd love it if the upsets at Wimbledon would stop, which makes sense, given that she is ranked No. 1. She 's also the only one of the five top-seeded women still in the bracket after No. 4 Jasmine Paolini, last year 's runner-up, followed...
PARIS (AP) — Flecks of rust-colored clay dotted Aryna Sabalenka 's back and caked her white shoes as she ripped big shot after big shot against Iga Swiatek on Thursday, June 5, the thud of racket-on-string reverberating off the closed roof at the main stadium at Roland Garros. So used to...
PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek 's bid for a record fourth consecutive French Open championship will need to go through No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka after both delivered straight-set victories Tuesday, June 3, to set up a showdown in the semifinals. Swiatek defeated Elina Svitolina, 6-1, 7-5, in...
Alex Eala faces Colombia 's Emiliana Arango in the main draw of the 2025 French Open on Sunday, May 25. Eala, who is celebrating her 20th birthday this Friday, May 23, eyes a fitting present for herself and a sweet revenge against her fellow unseeded Arango, who beat her, 6-2, 5-7, 1-6, in...
Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff are among 20 leading tennis players who signed a letter sent to the heads of the four Grand Slam tournaments seeking more prize money and a greater say in what they called “decisions that directly impact us.” Serbia's Novak Djokovic...
MIAMI GARDENS, Florida (AP) — Jasmine Paolini is headed to the Miami Open semifinals for the first time. Italy's Jasmine Paolini (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) The sixth-seeded Paolini defeated unseeded Magda Linette of Poland, 6-3, 6-2, on Tuesday, March 25, becoming the first woman to make...
INDIAN WELLS, California (AP) — Jack Draper overwhelmed Holger Rune, 6-2, 6-2, in a little more than an hour in the final of the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, March 16, achieving two big milestones by claiming his first Masters 1000 title and earning his debut in the top 10 of the ATP rankings....
INDIAN WELLS, California (AP) — Russian teen star Mirra Andreeva advanced to the BNP Paribas Open final, beating defending champion Iga Swiatek, 7-6 (1), 1-6, 6-3, in chilly conditions Friday night, March 14, to become the tournament’s youngest finalist since 2001. Mirra Andreeva, of Russia,...
LONDON (AP) — Mirra Andreeva rose to a career-best No. 9 in the tennis rankings on Monday, Feb. 24, making the Russian the first 17-year-old in the WTA's Top 10 since Nicole Vaidisova in 2007. Russia's Mirra Andreeva holds the winner's trophy after the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Emma Raducanu lost to Karolina Muchova after an emotional first set in which a spectator was ejected at the Dubai Championships. Emma Raducanu (AP) The 2021 U.S. Open champion appeared to be in tears as she went to the umpire’s chair after the second...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Madison Keys of the United States upset two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, in the Australian Open final on Saturday night, Jan. 25, to collect her first Grand Slam title at age 29. Madison Keys of the U.S. holds the Daphne Akhurst...
