5:16 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Top-seeded defending champion Rafael Nadal advanced to the Rogers Cup quarterfinals, beating Argentina’s Guido Pella 6-3, 6-4 in the wind Thursday night. “A tough day in terms of wind. But we are used to playing like this,” Nadal said. “When we play on outdoor courts, that’s part of

2:25 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are joining Novak Djokovic on the ATP Player Council, bringing the Big Three together to reshape a board that has been roiled by conflict. The governing body of men’s tennis announced Thursday that Federer and Nadal were elected along with doubles specialist Jurgen

5:33 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Serena Williams won her first match since losing the Wimbledon final, beating Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday night in the second round of the Rogers Cup. The 37-year-old Williams has won the event three times, all in Toronto. She will face Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova —

5:25 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Top-seeded Rafael Nadal opened his Rogers Cup title defense Wednesday, beating England’s Daniel Evans 7-6 (6), 6-4 in a second-round match delayed by rain three times. After rain delays of six and 30 minutes, Nadal fought off two set points in the first-set tiebreaker. Play was stopped for

Jul 9, 2019 D’Arcy MaineESPN LONDON — Cori “Coco” Gauff waved her racket upward in frustration, and then she slowly made her way to the net. Her magical Wimbledon run was over in the fourth round after she hit the ball wide. She graciously shook hands with Simona Halep, her opponent, but never cracked a

3:24 AM ET Naomi Osaka‘s Grand Slam title wins at the U.S. and Australian Opens have helped catapult the Japanese tennis player up to second, behind Serena Williams, in Forbes’ list of the highest-paid female athletes over the last year. Williams, a 23-times Grand Slam champion, topped the annual list for a fourth consecutive year

9:33 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — Zheng Saisai kept sending back those big, looping groundstrokes and digging balls from every corner to keep points alive as Aryna Sabalenka became more and more frustrated not to be thriving in her typical power game. Zheng of China stayed steady and patient to capture her

7:06 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Nick Kyrgios overcame a bothersome back and used two of his 18 aces to close things out Sunday, edging No. 3 seed Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4) to win the Citi Open for his second title of the year. Kyrgios, ranked 52nd, followed his thrill-a-minute semifinal victory

3:30 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Jessica Pegula won the first WTA title of her career with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Camila Giorgi at the Citi Open on Sunday. Pegula, 25, is ranked 79th. Her parents own the Buffalo Bills and the Buffalo Sabres. She had a 4-8 record and hadn’t reached the

6:29 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Jessica Pegula of the U.S. reached the second WTA final of her career at the Citi Open and will face Camila Giorgi of Italy for the hard-court title. The 79th-ranked Pegula, whose parents own the NFL’s Buffalo Bills and NHL’s Buffalo Sabres, advanced by beating qualifier Anna Kalinskaya