MONTREAL (AP) — Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka has withdrawn from the National Bank Open, opting for additional rest before beginning preparations for her U.S. Open title defense. “I’m looking forward to kicking off the North American hard-court swing, but to give myself the best chance for...
LONDON (AP) — A little more than two years ago, Amanda Anisimova took a break from tennis because of burnout. A year ago, working her way back into the game, the American lost when she had to go through qualifying for Wimbledon because her ranking of 189th was too low to get into the main bracket...
LONDON (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka was having a hard time dealing with her Wimbledon quarterfinal opponent 's unusual game style. The mistakes were mounting Tuesday, July 8. The stress was rising. The deficit was troubling. As things went awry, Sabalenka would look at her box with a quizzical...
LONDON (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz’s latest up-and-down Wimbledon performance began with a dropped set. Later Sunday, July 6, he was in danger of getting broken to fall further behind in the third. And then, as he so often does, Alcaraz seized the moment, produced some magic and moved closer to a...
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....
