11:25 AM ET Associated Press HALLE, Germany — Back-to-back finals in grass-court tournaments would be an excellent Wimbledon warm-up for any player. But Daniil Medvedev can’t play at the All England Club this season. Top-ranked Medvedev beat Oscar Otte 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Saturday to advance to the final of the Halle Open, a week

11:53 AM ET Associated Press BERLIN — Coco Gauff‘s best run yet in a grass-court tournament came to an end when the 18-year-old American lost to Ons Jabeur 7-6 (4), 6-2 in the semifinals of the Berlin Open on Saturday. Cheered on by fans waving Tunisian flags amid a heat wave in Berlin, Jabeur recovered

11:29 AM ET Italy’s Matteo Berrettini reached his fourth consecutive grasscourt final as he overpowered unseeded Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp at the Queen’s Club Championship on Saturday. Friday’s sizzling heat had disappeared at the historic London venue, but defending champion Berrettini maintained his hot streak on the grass to win 6-4, 6-3. 1 Related

10:08 AM ET ESPN News Services Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from Wimbledon. Osaka’s name was included on the list of withdrawals Saturday, with a leg injury noted as the reason for her dropping out. Osaka had been playing through a left Achilles injury and had tape on her foot during a

2:05 PM ET Associated Press HALLE, Germany — Top-ranked Daniil Medvedev was strong on key points to beat Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 6-4 and reach the semifinals of the Halle Open on Friday. Medvedev faced nine break points and saved them all to set up a semifinal with German Oscar Otte. “It was tough for

1:57 PM ET Associated Press BERLIN — Coco Gauff reached the semifinals on grass for the first time after beating Karolina Pliskova 7-5, 6-4 at the Berlin Open on Friday to set up a match with Ons Jabeur. Already in uncharted territory in her first quarterfinal on grass, the 18-year-old French Open finalist had to

8:39 AM ET Rafael Nadal confirmed on Friday that he intends to play at Wimbledon for the first time in three years. Nadal, who won his 14th French Open title earlier this month, will attempt to win a record-extending 23rd Grand Slam title at the All England Club this year. The 36-year-old has Mueller-Weiss syndrome,

4:56 PM ET Associated Press HALLE, Germany — Top-ranked Daniil Medvedev defeated Ilya Ivashka for the second time in a week, beating him 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals at the Halle Open. Medvedev, who also eliminated Ivashka in ‘s-Hertogenbosch last week, saved three set points when trailing 5-4 in the first

12:16 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Defending champion Matteo Berrettini stayed on course for back-to-back grass-court titles by recovering from a set down to beat lucky loser Denis Kudla and reach the Queen’s Club quarterfinals on Thursday. Berrettini won 3-6, 7-5 (5), 6-4 and will be one of just two seeded players in the

Jun 14, 2022 British wildcard Ryan Peniston stunned top-seed Casper Ruud with a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2) victory on Tuesday to advance to the Queen’s Club Championship round of 16. Peniston, 26, received his call-up to the grass tournament after reaching the quarterfinal of the Nottingham Open last week, and will face the victor of