3:55 PM ET ESPN News Services DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Second-seeded Andrey Rublev beat Daniel Evans 6-4, 7-5 in the first round of the Dubai Championships on Tuesday, just two days after winning his ninth tour title. The Russian, who defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final at the Open 13 tennis tournament in Marseille,

7:23 AM ET Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — Stefan Kozlov overcame leg cramps and upset Grigor Dimitrov 7-6 (8), 5-7, 6-2 to move into a second-round match against Rafael Nadal at the Mexican Open. The No. 130-ranked Kozlov got a spot in main draw as lucky loser after Maxime Cressy withdrew because of injury. Kozlov

4:53 PM ET ESPN News Services DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Novak Djokovic won his first match of the year when he defeated Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 6-3 to open the Dubai Championships on Monday. Djokovic couldn’t defend his Australian Open title last month because he was deported from the country for being unvaccinated. The United

6:22 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz beat Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman 6-4, 6-2 to win the Rio Open on Sunday. The 18-year-old Alcaraz overcame third-seeded Schwartzman in the final to the delight of Brazilian fans at the clay-court tournament. The seventh-seeded Spaniard won his first professional match in Rio

5:58 PM ET Associated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Cameron Norrie‘s year started off slowly, with four consecutive losses. He seems to have found his stride. Norrie won the third ATP Tour title of his career Sunday, with the No. 1 seed beating second-seeded Reilly Opelka 7-6 (1), 7-6 (4) in the Delray Beach Open.

Feb 20, 2022 Associated Press MARSEILLE, France — Second-seeded Andrey Rublev beat No. 3 Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-5, 7-6 (4) to win the Open 13 tournament Sunday, clinching his ninth career title and first in almost a year. Since winning in Rotterdam in March last year, Rublev had lost three finals. He improved to 5-0 in

12:09 PM ET Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic said on Sunday that despite weeks away from competition and emotional distress over his recent detention and deportation, he feels he’s at his “peak” as he returns to tour. The world’s top male tennis player sounded an upbeat note in

12:22 AM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz stunned top seed Matteo Berrettini and then beat another Italian, Fabio Fognini, in the semifinals to reach his second career final after a marathon Saturday at the Rio Open. With support from home fans in Rio de Janeiro, the 18-year-old Alcaraz won

11:37 PM ET ESPN News Services DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Top-seeded Cameron Norrie and second-seeded Reilly Opelka will meet in the final of the Delray Beach Open on Sunday. Norrie beat fourth-seeded Tommy Paul 6-3, 6-3 in one semifinal Saturday. Opelka edged John Millman 7-6 (8), 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4) in exactly three hours in

3:38 PM ET Associated Press Roberto Bautista Agut won the Qatar Open for the second time in his career on Saturday, beating Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3, 6-4 and claiming revenge after losing to the Georgian in last year’s final. Second seed Bautista Agut was broken in the early stages of the first and second sets, only