5:36 PM ET Former US Open champion Andy Murray, well-known for his support for gender equality in various aspects of the game, said Saturday at the National Tennis Center that he would not be signing on to support a rebel ATP faction led by top-ranked Novak Djokovic and journeyman Vasek Pospisil. “I’m not totally against

9:52 AM ET Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the final of the Western & Southern Open due to a left hamstring injury, the tournament announced Saturday. By walkover, Victoria Azarenka is the women’s singles champion. “I’m sorry to have to withdraw today with an injury,” Osaka said in a statement. “I pulled my left hamstring

3:35 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic tied Rafael Nadal‘s record by winning his 35th title at a Masters 1000 tournament, overcoming a sluggish start to beat Milos Raonic 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the Western & Southern Open final Saturday and remain unbeaten this season. Getting tuned up ahead of the US

9:08 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic and former top-30 member Vasek Pospisil would be the co-presidents of a new group they are trying to set up to represent men’s professional tennis players. A letter emailed to players — and obtained by The Associated Press on Friday — pushes the

6:59 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic overcame more neck problems and advanced to the final of the Western & Southern Open on Friday with a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (0) win over Roberto Bautista Agut, who won their previous three head-to-head matchups on hard courts. Djokovic won the tournament for

9:03 AM ET Serena Williams‘ drive to earn Grand Slam singles title No. 24, thereby equaling the all-time record held by Margaret Court, will begin next week at the fan-free US Open. The tournament will be unlike any major that she, or any other tennis pro, has ever experienced. This radical and unexpected development caused

7:37 PM ET Professional tennis is back on one of its biggest stages after a long hiatus cause by the coronavirus pandemic. Get ready for a 2020 US Open unlike any other. There will be no spectators after more than 700,000 attended last year. Also missing? Several top players, including both 2019 champs: Rafael Nadal

7:33 PM ET NEW YORK — The men’s singles draw for the US Open just doesn’t look right — not with the names of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal missing, not with Andy Murray buried like just another ATP schmo down on line No. 115, his name in regular typeface as opposed to the bold

2:06 PM ET Associated Press Two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka and 16-year-old Coco Gauff could face each other at the US Open again after Thursday’s draw for the Grand Slam tournament set up a possible third-round rematch. The U.S. Tennis Association quietly posted the women’s and men’s singles draws online, without the usual TV

10:52 PM ET Kelly CohenESPN On Sunday, there were four NBA playoff games, three WNBA games, two NHL playoff games, one MLS game and 14 MLB games. The same day, Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot seven times in the back by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, as he tried to enter the driver’s