11:55 AM ET Dominic Thiem overcame Diego Schwartzman 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the Vienna Open final on Sunday to secure his fifth title of the year. Top seed Thiem, who was also victorious in Beijing, Kitzbuhel, Barcelona and Indian Wells this season, surrendered the first set after his Argentine opponent broke serve three times. Schwartzman
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11:29 AM ET Roger Federer extended his record number of title wins at the Swiss Indoors on Sunday, defeating Alex de Minaur in straight sets to lift the trophy in Basel for a 10th time. Federer, who was already the most successful player in the history of the tournament, was competing in his 15th final
9:17 AM ET Associated Press SHENZHEN, China — Top-ranked Ashleigh Barty of Australia rebounded from a set down to win her debut match 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 over Belinda Bencic of Switzerland at the WTA Finals on Sunday. Earlier, Naomi Osaka extended her winning streak to 11 matches after defeating Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic
1:26 PM ET Top seed Dominic Thiem came back from a set down to earn a 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 victory over Italy’s Matteo Berrettini Saturday to advance to his first Vienna Open final. With the home crowd behind Thiem at the Wiener Stadthalle, the 26-year-old broke Berrettini five times in the contest and became the
1:13 PM ET Roger Federer will compete in the final of the Swiss Indoors for the 15th time on Sunday, having beaten Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets in Saturday’s semifinal. Federer, whose nine trophies in Basel already make him the most successful player in the history of the tournament, will aim to win a tenth
12:34 PM ET The unavailability of several of India’s regular players for the Davis Cup tie against Pakistan in Islamabad in November, including non-playing captain Mahesh Bhupathi, means that Leander Paes might feature as the playing captain in the squad. Paes, 46, who holds the record for the most number of doubles wins (43), hasn’t
12:14 PM ET The unavailability of several of India’s regular players for the Davis Cup tie against Pakistan in Islamabad in November, including non-playing captain Mahesh Bhupathi, means that Leander Paes might feature as the playing captain in the squad. Paes, 46, who holds the record for the most number of doubles wins (43), hasn’t
3:46 AM ET Roger Federer progressed to the Swiss Indoor semfinals in his hometown of Basel after compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka was unfit to play their scheduled quarterfinal clash on Thursday. Wawrinka, who finished runner-up to Andy Murray last week at the European Open as the Scot won his first singles title since returning from hip
11:44 AM ET This has been a year of surprises in the WTA Tour, starting with Serena Williams‘ struggles as she tried — unsuccessfully — to lock down a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam title, Simona Halep‘s startling win at Wimbledon, 15-year-old Coco Gauff‘s sensational debut and Bianca Andreescu‘s jet-propelled breakout. The WTA Finals, pitting the
8:35 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Former tennis player-turned-businessman Andrea Gaudenzi will take over as chairman of the ATP next year. The Italian, who won three tour-level titles and reached a career-high ranking of 18th before retiring in 2003, will start the job on Jan. 1, replacing Chris Kermode. Gaudenzi said it is “a