Tennis

4:25 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Hubert Hurkacz of Poland earned his first semifinal berth in a top-level ATP event by rallying past No. 2-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 Thursday at the Miami Open. Hurkacz, seeded 26th, has won three in a row when facing a top-five opponent, but he beat Tsitsipas for
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2:15 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — This year’s Rio Open tennis tournament was canceled Thursday because of the spike in COVID-19 cases in Brazil, organizers said. The ATP tournament had already been postponed from its original February dates, and organizers said the continued uncertainty around the pandemic meant it would not be
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3:10 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — No. 2 Naomi Osaka‘s 23-match winning streak ended Wednesday when she lost to Maria Sakkari of Greece in the quarterfinals of the Miami Open, 6-0, 6-4. The defeat was Osaka’s first since February 2020, and it ended any chance of reclaiming the No. 1 ranking this week from
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7:05 AM ET Britain’s Andy Murray has said he would be interested in becoming a caddy on a professional golf tour or getting football coaching qualifications after he retires from tennis. Murray, a three-times Grand Slam champion, pulled out of the Miami Open last week due to a groin injury. The 33-year-old has fallen to
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4:37 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — Sixth-seeded Denis Shapovalov of Canada was upset by 26th seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland 6-3, 7-6 (6) on Monday at the Miami Open. Shapovalov was clearly frustrated with some calls that the Hawk-Eye Live technology — the system that replaces live lines judges with cameras — saw
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3:25 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Ash Barty seems to enjoy getting pushed to a deciding set. The top seed from Australia moved into the quarterfinals of the Miami Open on Monday, holding off 14th-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 in a matchup of past Miami champions — plus one where the
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