10:02 AM ET Associated Press TURIN, Italy — The top three players have advanced to the semifinals at the ATP Finals. Third-ranked Alexander Zverev joined No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 2 Daniil Medvedev in the last four at the season-ending event for the top eight players by beating Hubert Hurkacz 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday.

2:26 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Earlier this month, tennis player Peng Shuai accused Zhang Gaoli, a former high-ranking Chinese government official, of sexual assault. Peng wrote, in a lengthy social media post, that Zhang had forced her to have sex despite repeated refusals. The post was removed within 20 minutes from her verified account on

11:04 PM ET Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Garbine Muguruza said earlier in the week that playing in Mexico was like playing at home. After winning the WTA Finals title on Wednesday, it certainly looked that way. The 28-year-old Spaniard beat Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 7-5 to win WTA Finals title for the first time in

8:21 PM ET Associated Press BEIJING — The head of the women’s professional tennis tour questioned the legitimacy of what Chinese state media said was a retraction by a Grand Slam doubles champion who has accused a former top government official of sexual assault. WTA Chairman and CEO Steve Simon said Wednesday that a statement

3:02 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Serena Williams is still haunted by her experience at Indian Wells in 2001 and the mental anguish that she says she endured when returning to the event in 2015 after a lengthy boycott. “Even when I went back 14 years later, it was very traumatizing,” Williams said in an interview

3:23 AM ET ESPN News Services BEIJING — Tennis star Naomi Osaka is among those expressing concern about a fellow player who has gone quiet since making a sexual assault allegation against a former top government official in China. The former No. 1-ranked, four-time major winner from Japan posted on social media on Wednesday to

6:43 PM ET Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Garbine Muguruza dominated Paula Badosa in a 6-3, 6-3 victory on Tuesday and will play against Anett Kontaveit for the WTA Finals title. Eighth-seeded Kontaveit beat Maria Sakkari 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 to advance, ensuring two first-time finalists at the women’s season-ending championship Kontaveit lost to Muguruza in

2:21 PM ET It appears Nick Kyrgios doesn’t want the 2022 Australian Open canceled after all. Kyrgios caused a stir on Tuesday after declaring the biggest event on the annual Australian sporting calendar shouldn’t proceed in January if it meant forcing competitors into being fully vaccinated against COVID-19. “I don’t think the Oz Open should

7:23 PM ET Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Maria Sakkari needed almost three hours to upset top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 7-6 (1), 6-7 (6), 6-3 on Monday and advance to a semifinal against Anett Kontaveit at the WTA Finals. Fourth-seeded Sakkari took advantage of Sabalenka’s 19 double-faults in the longest match so far at the tournament

9:21 PM ET Nick Kyrgios says the 2022 Australian Open should be cancelled rather than players needing to be fully vaccinated to compete. As debate continues to rage about whether or not unvaccinated tennis stars should be allowed to compete at Melbourne Park, Kyrgios believes next year’s tournament should be scrapped altogether. The headline grabber