10:23 AM ET Associated Press PRAGUE — French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova advanced to the final of the Prague Open by beating Xinyu Wang of China 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday. The second-seeded Krejcikova set up an all-Czech final against eighth-seeded Tereza Martincova, who defeated ninth-seeded Greet Minnen of Belgium 6-3, 6-4 in the other semifinal.

8:20 PM ET ESPN staff Australian tennis star Alex de Minaur has been forced to withdraw from the Olympic Games after testing positive for COVID-19, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) confirmed. 2 Related De Minaur, not currently in Tokyo, tested positive during a pre-departure swab, meaning his dream of representing his country at the Olympics

5:35 AM ET Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal is now eligible to compete in the men’s singles event at the Tokyo Olympics, the world governing body ITF has communicated to the AITA, a source in the national tennis body said on Friday. Nagal was ranked 144 on June 14, when ATP rankings were to be

5:40 PM ET ESPN News Services Novak Djokovic is going to the Tokyo Olympics, keeping alive his chance for a “Golden Slam.” Djokovic, 34, posted Thursday on Twitter that he had booked his flight and was proud to represent Serbia at the Olympics. The announcement was accompanied by a video in which he wished Kojiro

Jul 15, 2021 Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print PRAGUE — Second-seeded Barbora Krejcikova advanced to the quarterfinals of the Prague Open by defeating Ysaline Bonaventure of Belgium 7-6 (2), 6-4 on Thursday. The French Open champion will next face her doubles partner and Czech compatriot Katerina Siniakova. Ninth-seeded Greet Minnen beat

4:59 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Tennis Hall of Famer Shirley Fry Irvin, who won three consecutive major titles in the 1950s to complete a career Grand Slam, has died at 94. Her death Tuesday was confirmed by the International Tennis Hall of Fame, where she was a 1970 inductee. She lived in

4:14 PM ET Men’s British No. 1 Dan Evans has said he will miss the Tokyo Olympics following a positive test for COVID-19 in another blow to Team GB after Johanna Konta also pulled out. Konta, the women’s British No. 1, withdrew on Tuesday having tested positive for COVID-19, two weeks after she pulled out

3:41 PM ET World No. 2 Naomi Osaka, who withdrew from this year’s French Open and Wimbledon on mental health grounds, will compete in Montreal next month, organizers of the Canadian event said Wednesday. Osaka, a four-time Gland Slam champion who is one of Japan’s best gold medal prospects at the Tokyo Olympics, will be

7:36 AM ET The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said it is investigating two matches from this month’s Wimbledon Grand Slam after bookmakers flagged “possible irregular betting patterns.” “Two alerts [were] provided to us during the Championships from the betting industry indicating possible irregular betting patterns,” an ITIA spokesperson told Reuters. 1 Related “We are

6:36 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — British teen sensation Emma Raducanu has received a wild card into the main draw of next month’s Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic. Raducanu, 18, made plenty of fans during a stellar run to the second week of Wimbledon this month. Raducanu was forced to retire from her