Tennis

Aryna Sabalenka kicked off her quest for a third Madrid Open title with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Anna Blinkova in second-round action at the Caja Magica on Friday. The world number one improved her record...

Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen defeated Sofia Kenin 7-6 (7/5), 6-3, in the final to win the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sunday, her third championship of the year. Despite two rain delays, China’s Zheng, the...

On Wednesday, Jannik Sinner, the world’s top-ranked player, advanced to his first US Open semi-final by defeating Daniil Medvedev, the 2021 champion and two-time runner-up. The match was decided in four sets. Sinner, who was seeking...

Defending champion Novak Djokovic admitted he had played “his worst tennis ever” as he slumped to his earliest exit at the US Open in 18 years on Friday, sparking more questions over his long term future...

The top-seeded Jannik Sinner defeated Frances Tiafoe 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 on Monday to win the Cincinnati Open and raise his third ATP Masters title. The top-seeded Italian player warmed up nicely for the US Open the...

With little chance of adding to his 14 trophies, Rafael Nadal will end his 19-year career at the French Open and leave behind a record and reputation that are unlikely to be surpassed. The legendary Spaniard,...

In what may be one of the final tournaments of the 22-time Grand Slam winner’s career, Rafael Nadal will represent Team Europe at the Laver Cup in Berlin this September, the tournament’s organizers said on Monday....

In the Los Cabos Open final in Mexico on Saturday, Jordan Thompson of Australia triumphed against Casper Ruud 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) to win his maiden ATP championship. Again, Thompson had to dig deep to defeat fourth-seeded...

Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal, absent from the courts for almost a year with a hip injury, announced Friday that he would return to competition in Brisbane next month ahead of the Australian Open. “Hello everyone,...

The US Open was thrown into disarray on Thursday when environmental activists stopped play and forced a 49-minute break, making it the latest high-profile athletic event to come under attack. Four protesters wearing t-shirts with the...