11:55 PM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print RIO DE JANEIRO — Third-seeded Cristian Garin of Chile advanced to the Rio Open quarterfinals Wednesday, beating Argentina’s Federico Delbonis 6-4, 6-3. Garin will face Argentina’s Federico Coria, a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 winner over Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz Garfia. Home favorite Thiago Monteiro dropped
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8:09 PM ET Associated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Teenage wild card Brandon Nakashima beat qualifier Cameron Norrie 7-5, 6-2 on Wednesday to become the youngest quarterfinalist at the Delray Beach Open in 12 years. The 18-year-old Nakashima, from San Diego, is playing in his first tour-level tournament. With two wins this week, he’s the
9:33 PM ET Associated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — American Jack Sock earned his second tour-level victory since the start of 2019 by overcoming a match point to beat defending champion Radu Albot 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2) Tuesday night in the first round at the Delray Beach Open. Sock missed much of last year with
8:05 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Dominic Thiem won his first match since losing to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final, advancing to the second round of the Rio Open on Tuesday. The top-seeded Thiem outlasted Brazilian Felipe Meligeni Alves for a 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 victory. It looked as though Thiem
6:08 PM ET Aljaz Bedene produced an upset and knocked Karen Khachanov out of the Open 13 Provence in the round of 32 on Tuesday. The No. 5 seed won the first set but the Slovenian recovered and earned a 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory to progress into the next round. Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz also advanced
9:40 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — China forfeited a Davis Cup tie on Tuesday because its men’s tennis team cannot travel to Romania next month. The International Tennis Federation cited “increased restrictions in response to the current coronavirus outbreak” for the decision. China was to play in Piatra Neamt, Romania, on March 6-7 in
12:00 AM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Spain’s Fernando Verdasco was eliminated by Pablo Andujar in the first round of the Rio Open on Monday. The 36-year-old Verdasco lost 6-3, 6-3 to his countryman. Top seed and Australian Open finalist Dominic Thiem of Austria will play his first match on Tuesday against Brazilian
8:26 PM ET Associated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Yoshihito Nishioka rallied past No. 5-seeded John Millman 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 on the opening day of the Delray Beach Open on Monday. It was Millman’s first match since a wrenching loss to Roger Federer at the Australian Open last month. Wild card Ryan Harrison of the
3:08 AM ET Julian Ocleppo has a flight to catch in three hours. He’s ranked outside the top 300 in singles, traveled for 32 tournaments last year, earned $9303 (Rs 6.65 lakh) in prize money so far this year, and doesn’t mind the grind of a tennis journeyman’s calendar. It’s not the only kind of
2:48 AM ET Julian Ocleppo has a flight to catch in three hours. He’s ranked outside the top 300 in singles, traveled for 32 tournaments last year, earned $9303 (Rs 6.65 lakh) in prize money so far this year, and doesn’t mind the grind of a tennis journeyman’s calendar. It’s not the only kind of