ESPN News Services May 21, 2023, 09:10 AM ET Former world No. 1 Andy Murray has withdrawn from the French Open, tournament organizers said Sunday, and will now turn his focus to the grass-court season and Wimbledon in July. The 36-year-old, who has made just one appearance at Roland Garros since reaching the final in

ESPN News Services May 20, 2023, 09:16 PM ET ROME — Elena Rybakina is discovering that her big serve and heavy groundstrokes can do damage on clay courts, too. The Wimbledon champion was a dominating 21-9 with winners when Ukrainian opponent Anhelina Kalinina retired due to a left thigh injury early in the second set

Associated Press May 20, 2023, 05:33 PM ET ROME — Holger Rune‘s run at the Italian Open has already been extraordinary. And he’s not done yet. The 20-year-old Danish player recorded his second victory over Novak Djokovic in little more than six months in the quarterfinals. Then he rallied past Casper Ruud 6-7 (2), 6-4,

ESPN News Services May 19, 2023, 04:17 PM ET Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has been accused of a second doping offense by the International Tennis Integrity Agency for irregularities in her athlete biological passport. The charge announced Friday “is separate and in addition to” the provisional suspension Halep received last year after failing

Associated Press May 19, 2023, 01:12 PM ET ROME — Anhelina Kalinina‘s family home in Ukraine was destroyed in a Russian attack last year. Her elderly grandparents have had to relocate from the southern city of Nova Kakhovka, which is held by Russian forces, to Kyiv. Kalinina’s parents work as tennis coaches in Kyiv, and

Associated Press May 18, 2023, 11:33 AM ET ROME — Daniil Medvedev‘s clay-court game keeps improving. First came a run to the French Open quarterfinals in 2021. Then an appearance in the fourth round at Roland Garros a year ago. Now, the third-ranked Russian is making big strides at the Italian Open. Medvedev beat German

Associated Press May 18, 2023, 01:42 PM ET ROME — The right thigh injury that forced top-ranked Iga Swiatek to retire during her Italian Open quarterfinal “shouldn’t be anything serious,” the Polish player said Thursday. Swiatek had to stop playing during the third set against Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in a match that started late

ESPN News Services May 18, 2023, 10:14 AM ET Rafael Nadal announced Thursday that he is pulling out of the French Open because of a lingering hip injury that has sidelined him since January and that he expects 2024 to be the final season of his tennis career. The owner of a record 14 championships

ESPN News Services May 17, 2023, 10:25 PM ET Nick Kyrgios is forced to miss the French Open due to a foot injury sustained during the theft of his car and not because of a knee problem, his agent said Thursday. Police said the Wimbledon finalist’s mother was held up at gunpoint on May 1

Associated Press May 17, 2023, 07:21 PM ET ROME — Two-time defending champion Iga Swiatek retired in the third set of her Italian Open quarterfinal against Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina because of a right thigh injury. It was 2-2 in the third when the top-ranked Swiatek retired after more than two hours of play. She