2:57 PM ET Associated Press Top-seeded Simona Halep cruised into the semifinals of the Transylvania Open on Friday, but U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu lost to a fellow teenager in less than an hour. The third-seeded Raducanu lost 6-2, 6-1 to 19-year-old Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine after struggling with her serve throughout the match. Raducanu

2:15 PM ET U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu eased into the Transylvania Open quarterfinals with a controlled 6-3 6-4 win over home favourite Ana Bogdan in the second round on Thursday. Raducanu followed up her maiden WTA Tour win over Polona Hercog — a battling three-set victory on Tuesday — with a much improved performance

4:36 PM ET Associated Press Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz reached the third round of the Vienna Open on Wednesday, with a straight sets win over Britain’s Andy Murray. Alcaraz was knocked out of the Indian Wells Masters by Murray a couple of weeks ago, but was in no mood for a repeat performance against the

5:42 AM ET U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu had to work hard for her first win on the WTA Tour after her fairytale New York triumph as she recovered from a set down to beat world No. 124 Polona Hercog 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the Transylvania Open in Romania on Tuesday. Raducanu announced herself on

8:47 PM ET AAP with ESPN staff Victorian premier Dan Andrews insists he will not be applying for an exemption for unvaccinated tennis stars to enter the state, muddying the 2022 Australian Open waters. His comments come after Prime Minister Scott Morrison said unvaccinated players would be allowed into the country for the tournament, one

5:38 AM ET Andy Murray secured his first win over a top 10 player in 14 months on Monday after the former world No. 1 beat Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3 at the Vienna Open. Murray had lost to the world No. 10 in Cincinnati and Metz earlier this year but got the better

3:05 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic and US Open champion Daniil Medvedev headline the rosters announced Monday for the Davis Cup finals that begin next month. Djokovic, a 20-time major champion who fell one win short of a calendar-year Grand Slam in 2021, is joined on Serbia’s squad by Filip Krajinovic,

9:36 PM ET Lleyton Hewitt has confirmed Alex de Minaur will spearhead Australia’s team for next month’s Davis Cup Finals in Europe. John Millman, Jordan Thompson, Alexei Popyrin and doubles ace John Peers will travel to Turin to compete in the group stage against Croatia and Hungary from Nov. 25. As revealed by AAP last

4:00 PM ET A Serena Williams autographed rookie card from 2003 was sold at New Jersey-based Goldin Auctions on Sunday for $44,280. The price was a record for any women’s sports card, beating the record sale previously held by a 1992 S.I. for Kids Mia Hamm rookie card, which sold in late June with Goldin

7:28 AM ET U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu said on Sunday she is “optimistic” about finding a new coach before the Australian Open starts in January and will be relying on her own instincts at this week’s Transylvania Open in Romania. Raducanu, who stunned the sporting world when she won the Flushing Meadows title in