2:53 AM ET Associated Press SHANGHAI — Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from next week’s Shanghai Masters because of a left hand injury, the ATP said Friday. Nadal is a two-time finalist in Shanghai — in 2009 and 2017 — and was looking to extend an 11-match winning streak. He pulled out of his final match

11:57 AM ET Associated Press BEIJING — Naomi Osaka won the final 10 games of the match and beat Alison Riske 6-4, 6-0 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals at the China Open. The two-time Grand Slam champion from Japan served seven aces and stretched her winning streak to seven matches. “Today I was kind

3:59 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — David Goffin’s impressive play at what is becoming one of his favorite tournaments continued Thursday at the Japan Open when he advanced to the quarterfinals. Goffin, who beat Denis Shapovalov 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2), is the only former champion in the draw. He has made the final in

10:58 AM ET Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. — Goran Ivanisevic has gained the most fan votes for the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020. That means 2001 Wimbledon champion Ivanisevic will get a bonus of 3% added to his results from the official voting group that includes journalists, historians and members of the

10:07 AM ET Sumit Nagal hasn’t been home to India since he played the biggest match of his life four weeks ago. He’s still a journeyman, flitting between Challenger tournaments, checking for Airbnb listings in the cities he’s traveling to and washing his tennis gear in hotel baths. Now though, occasionally he runs into a

6:50 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Novak Djokovic reached the quarterfinals of the Japan Open on Wednesday by beating Japanese wild-card entry Go Soeda 6-3, 7-5. Djokovic, who is attempting to win a title on his tournament debut for the 10th time, hit 10 aces and saved three of four break points. “I was

Oct 2, 2019 ESPN News Services Andy Murray progressed to the quarterfinals of the China Open on Wednesday with a hard-fought victory against fellow Brit Cameron Norrie, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (4), 6-1. The Scot took the first set after one hour and six minutes, earning four set points in the tiebreak and converting the fourth.

8:17 PM ET Moments after Rafael Nadal won the grueling, five-set U.S. Open final in early September, he sat spent but relaxed in his chair on the court, gazing at the giant video screen high up in Arthur Ashe Stadium. As images from each of his previous 18 Grand Slam tournament victories flashed by, Nadal

5:00 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Novak Djokovic stepped up his comeback from injury, and made amends for his doubles exit at the Japan Open, by progressing to the second round of the singles on Tuesday. The top-ranked Serb — attempting to win a title on his tournament debut for the 10th time —

4:57 AM ET ESPN News Services BEIJING — Andy Murray continued his positive return to singles play after hip surgery with a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (7) win over 13th-ranked Matteo Berrettini of Italy in the first round of the China Open on Tuesday. The former top-ranked Murray, who had a hip resurfacing operation in January,