Tennis

9:27 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Kim Clijsters lost in three sets in her first-round match Thursday at the BNP Paribas Open. She was beaten 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 by Katerina Siniakova, a three-time major doubles champion from Czech Republic. Siniakova teamed with countrywoman Barbora Krejcikova to win a gold medal in doubles
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6:33 AM ET American teenager Coco Gauff has urged US Open champion Emma Raducanu to be wary of social media following the Briton’s maiden Grand Slam triumph at Flushing Meadows last month. Raducanu, who became the first qualifier to win a major, has since gained thousands of new followers on social media, setting up an
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6:00 AM ET Airing his sweaty tennis shoes outside a California hotel room has landed Andy Murray in trouble at home after the shoes were stolen, along with his wedding ring tied to one of the laces. Murray, who married Kim Sears in 2015, has played with his wedding ring attached to one of his
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6:26 AM ET A return to court for Ash Barty this season looked less likely on Tuesday after the world number one was omitted from Australia’s team for next month’s Billie Jean King Cup finals in Prague. The Wimbledon champion, who returned to Australia after a third-round exit at the U.S. Open in September, led
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3:05 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Grand Slam champions Garbiñe Muguruza, Sloane Stephens, Victoria Azarenka, Angelique Kerber and Barbora Krejcikova and US Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez are among the players named Monday for the 12 teams at next month’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals. Defending champion France returns Caroline Garcia, Alize Cornet and Fiona
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9:16 AM ET The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) have announced an investigation into Olympic champion Alexander Zverev regarding allegations of domestic abuse. His former girlfriend, Olya Sharypova, alleged in October 2020 that the German tried to strangle her with a pillow during the ATP Masters 1000 event in Shanghai in 2019. Zverev, 24, has
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