MIAMI (AFP) -- Petra Kvitova drew on all her experience to claim her 30th WTA singles title with a straight sets Miami Open victory over Elena Rybakina on Saturday, April 1. *Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic poses with the Butch Buchholz Trophy after defeating Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan during the...
MIAMI (AFP)--Italy's Jannik Sinner turned on the style to end Carlos Alcaraz's hopes of the "Sunshine Double" and his reign as world number one, triumphing 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-2 in their Miami Open semi-final on Friday, March 31. Sinner will meet Russian Daniil Medvedev in Sunday's final while Alcaraz...
MIAMI (AFP)—Daniil Medvedev reached his fifth straight ATP Tour final with a 7-6 (7/5), 3-6, 6-3 win over fellow Russian Karen Khachanov at the Miami Open on Friday. In Sunday's championship match, Medvedev will face the winner of Thursday's other semi-final between world number one Carlos...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Italy's Jannik Sinner eased into the semifinals of the Miami Open after a comfortable 6-3, 6-1 win over Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori on Wednesday, March 29. *Jannik Sinner of Italy plays a backhand against Emil Ruusuvuori of Finland in their quarterfinal match at Hard Rock Stadium on...
MIAMI (AFP) -- World number one Carlos Alcaraz charged into the quarterfinals of the ATP Miami Open with a convincing 6-4, 6-4 victory over Tommy Paul on Tuesday, March 28, but second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was knocked out by Russian Karen Khachanov. *Carlos Alcaraz of Spain serves against Tommy...
MIAMI (AFP)--Elena Rybakina extended her winning streak to 11 matches as she booked her place in the Miami Open quarter-finals with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Belgium's Elise Mertens on Monday. *Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan plays a forehand to Elise Mertens of Belgium in their fourth round match at Hard...
MIAMI (AFP) -- World number three Stefanos Tsitsipas finally got his Miami Open campaign under way on Monday with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over Cristian Garin while Argentine Francisco Cerendulo upset fifth-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime. *Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece plays a backhand against Cristian...
MIAMI (AFP) -- World number one Carlos Alcaraz moved into the last 16 of the Miami Open after beating Serbia's Dusan Lajovic 6-0, 7-6 (7/5) on Sunday, March 26, as he remains on track for tennis' "Sunshine Double." The 19-year-old Spaniard, who beat Daniil Medvedev to win the title in Indian Wells...
Hubert Hurkacz saved five match points as he fought back to beat Thanasi Kokkinakis in a three and a half hour epic while fourth-seed Daniil Medvedev got his Miami Open bid under way with an easy win on Saturday, March 25. *Hubert Hurkacz of Poland returns a serve to Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia...
MIAMI (AFP) — World number one Carlos Alcaraz made an emphatic start to his Miami Open title defence, defeating Argentina's Facundo Bagnis 6-0, 6-2 on Friday, March 24. *Carlos Alcaraz of Spain plays a backhand against Facundo Bagnis of Argentina in their second round match at Hard Rock Stadium...
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain reacts during the men’s single finals at the 2022 Miami Open presented by Ita˙ at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on April 3, 2022. (AFP) Carlos Alcaraz believes watching boyhood idol Rafael Nadal helped him become the the youngest ever Miami Open champion on...
Poland’s Iga Swiatek poses with her trophy after winning the women’s single finals at the 2022 Miami Open presented by Itaú at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on April 2, 2022. (AFP) Iga Swiatek's dream season continued as the incoming world number one scooped her third successive...