7:42 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Brothers Andy and Jamie Murray have advanced in doubles at the Citi Open. The Scottish Murray brothers beat France’s Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-4, 6-7(7), 10-5 on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals. They rallied to win on their fourth match point. Former No. 1-ranked Andy Murray
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4:47 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Top-seeded Sloane Stephens has been upset in straight sets in the first round of the Citi Open. Rebecca Peterson beat Stephens 6-2, 7-5 on Tuesday at the hard-court tournament that serves as a tune-up for the US Open. Stephens was coming off a third-round loss at Wimbledon. Stephens
4:47 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Top-seeded Sloane Stephens was upset in the first round of the Citi Open on Tuesday, and Coco Gauff also lost in the tune-up for the US Open. Rebecca Peterson beat Stephens 6-2, 7-5 at the hard-court tournament. Stephens was coming off a third-round loss at Wimbledon. Gauff, the
2:46 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — An Egyptian tennis player whose brother was banned from the sport for life for match-fixing has been suspended from tennis for alleged integrity violations. The Tennis Integrity Unit announced Tuesday that 21-year-old Youssef Hossam has been provisionally suspended while its investigation continues. Hossam may not compete in or
4:56 AM ET Andy Murray has revealed that he could return to singles action as early as August, with the three-time Grand Slam champion targeting the Cincinnati Masters. Speaking ahead of his doubles opener with brother Jamie Murray at the Citi Open in Washington, the 32-year-old said: “I think I’m quite close. If I was
8:57 AM ET Stefanos Tsitsipas sent shock waves through the tennis world on the evening of Jan. 20 at the Australian Open. Just 20 years old, Tsitsipas met defending champ and international idol Roger Federer in a fourth-round match and, four sets and three tiebreakers later, found himself the winner. The following day, Alexander Zverev,
11:25 PM ET ESPN News Services Teenager Coco Gauff earned a spot in the main draw of the Citi Open on Sunday, beating Japan’s Hiroko Kuwata 6-1, 6-2 in the final round of qualifying. Gauff will face Kazakhstan’s Zarina Diyas in the tournament’s first round Monday in Washington. The 15-year-old American was the youngest player
10:43 AM ET Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili won the Hamburg European Open for a second consecutive year, beating Andrey Rublev 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the final Sunday. Fourth seed Basilashvili won 81 percent of his first-serve points and struck 26 forehand winners to record his 12th straight win on Hamburg clay, which includes 10 main draw
7:30 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Coco Gauff has moved on in qualifying for the Citi Open. Gauff beat Maegan Manasse 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the qualification tournament Saturday. She must beat Hiroko Kuwata of Japan on Sunday to qualify for the main draw of the tournament. Kuwata, ranked 265th in
1:33 PM ET Defending champion Nikoloz Basilashvili saved two match points against Alexander Zverev before battling past the German 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5) to reach final of the Hamburg European Open on Saturday. Basilashvili was staring at defeat while trailing 3-5 in the third set but the 27-year-old dug deep to deny local favourite Zverev