Associated Press Jun 24, 2023, 11:52 AM ET LONDON — Carlos Alcaraz is starting to feel like a veteran on grass, despite playing in only the third tournament of his young career on the surface. The 20-year-old from Spain reached his first ATP final on grass and moved one win away from reclaiming the top

Jun 24, 2023, 12:27 PM ET Croatia’s Donna Vekic had to play twice on Saturday but did not drop a set as she cruised into the German Open final with a 6-4, 7-6 (8) victory over world No. 8 Maria Sakkari of Greece. Vekic, 26, had first beaten lucky loser Elina Avanesyan in straight sets

Associated Press Jun 23, 2023, 05:48 PM ET GAIBA, Italy — American teenagers Robin Montgomery and Ashlyn Krueger will face each other in the semifinals of the Veneto Open nearly two years after they won the girls’ doubles title at the US Open. The 18-year-old Montgomery beat third-seeded Ysaline Bonaventure 6-4, 6-2 and the 19-year-old

Associated Press Jun 23, 2023, 04:29 PM ET LONDON — Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz reached his first ATP semifinals on grass when he defeated former champion Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-4 at the Queen’s Club Championships on Friday. Dimitrov, the 2014 winner who came through qualifying this year, was his own worst enemy. He had a better

Associated Press Jun 23, 2023, 08:20 AM ET HALLE, Germany — Jannik Sinner‘s preparations for Wimbledon were disrupted Friday when the Italian player retired from his match against Alexander Bublik in the Halle Open quarterfinals with an adductor muscle injury. Organizers said Sinner, ranked ninth in the world, strained his adductor while sliding to reach

Associated Press Jun 22, 2023, 05:28 PM ET HALLE, Germany — Andrey Rublev and Jannik Sinner reached the quarterfinals of the Halle Open on Thursday as defending champion Hubert Hurkacz was eliminated after a dramatic final-set tiebreaker. Rublev won his second-round match against German wild card Yannick Hanfmann 7-6 (6), 6-3 after turning around a

Associated Press Jun 22, 2023, 02:02 PM ET BIRMINGHAM, England — Venus Williams couldn’t cause an even bigger surprise at the Birmingham Classic. The 43-year-old American player, now ranked No. 697, lost 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 to second-seeded Jelena Ostapenko on Thursday in the second round of the grass-court tournament that is serving as a warmup

Jun 20, 2023, 10:21 AM ET The 2023 ESPYS presented by Capital One are finally here. It’s time to decide which of your favorite athletes will win the show’s biggest awards. The nominees for Best Athlete, Women’s Sports: Mikaela Shiffrin, Ski Racing Sophia Smith, Portland Thorns Iga Swiatek, Tennis A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces Your

Associated Press Jun 21, 2023, 02:30 PM ET GAIBA, Italy — Yanina Wickmayer will face top-seeded Tatjana Maria in the quarterfinals of the Veneto Open after rallying to beat former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 on Wednesday. Kenin appeared headed for victory when she raced to a 4-2 advantage in the third

Associated Press Jun 21, 2023, 01:26 PM ET HALLE, Germany — Daniil Medvedev continued building momentum after recent setbacks as he moved into the quarterfinals of the Halle Open on Wednesday, beating Laslo Djere 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3 at the grass-court tournament. Medvedev could have wrapped up the second-round match in straight sets when he