4:21 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — Madison Keys rallied late in both sets and beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5, 7-6 (5) for her first Cincinnati championship Sunday, sending her into the U.S. Open on a one-week upswing. By winning her first hard-court final since the 2017 U.S. Open, she’ll be No. 10 when she

9:22 PM ET ESPN News Services MASON, Ohio — Novak Djokovic overcame concerns about his right elbow but couldn’t prevail over Daniil Medvedev‘s 14 aces, as the Russian pulled out a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 stunning victory over the world No. 1 in the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open. Djokovic got the muscles around

10:51 PM ET The 2018 US Open women’s final was billed as the chance to watch Serena Williams tie Margaret Court’s Grand Slam singles record title at 24. The 36-year-old was a heavy favorite against Naomi Osaka, a 20-year-old upstart from Japan whose idol growing up just happened to be Williams. One hour and 19

2:37 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — Ashleigh Barty was upset by Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2, 6-4 in the Western & Southern Open semifinals, missing her chance to return to the No. 1 ranking ahead of the US Open. Barty dropped an opening set Saturday for the third straight match, but couldn’t overcome the slow

5:58 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — Ashleigh Barty was in the same predicament, trying to dig out from an ugly first set. The Western & Southern Open’s top seed found a way to do it again. Barty reached the semifinals of the tournament for the first time and moved closer to regaining the

5:58 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — Naomi Osaka felt a strange sensation in her left knee, different than anything she’d experienced. The U.S. Open champion left the court worried about whether she’ll be in shape to defend her precious title. Osaka retired from her quarterfinal match at the Western & Southern Open on

3:26 AM ET Former world No. 1 Andy Murray will not feature in the doubles at the US Open this month in order to focus on his singles career. The Scot had planned to play in the men’s doubles at Flushing Meadows, having been playing doubles with mixed success after undergoing hip surgery earlier this

5:42 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — Seven-time champion Roger Federer was ousted from one of his favorite tournaments in only 61 minutes Thursday, falling in straight sets to a 21-year-old qualifier he’d never faced. Andre Rublev — with only one career win over a top-five player to his credit — took advantages of

5:42 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — For Roger Federer, it was one big blur. The seven-time champion was ousted from one of his favorite tournaments in barely over an hour, falling in straight sets to a 21-year-old qualifier he’d never faced. Andrey Rublev — with only one career win over a top-five player

1:55 PM ET ESPN News Services Nick Kyrgios was fined $113,000 by the ATP for his outburst Wednesday at the Western and Southern Open, when he swore at and berated the umpire and smashed a couple of rackets. Kyrgios was fined for ball abuse, five unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, leaving the court, audible obscenity and verbal