11:14 AM ET Kevin WangESPN.com NEWPORT, R.I. — Speaking to an expectant audience Saturday night at her 2019 International Tennis Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Li Na kept her speech succinct but full of gratitude. “Tennis has taken me around the world to explore different countries. And because of this great sport, I have learned

Jul 21, 2019 Fiona Ferro claimed her first WTA singles title after beating French compatriot Alize Cornet in the Swiss Open final Sunday. World No. 98 Ferro overcame defending champion Cornet 6-1, 2-6, 6-1 in one hour and 40 minutes. It was the first all-French WTA final in 10 years and Ferro clinched the title

10:03 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. — Li Na has broken new ground at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The 37-year-old former Chinese star became the first Asian-born player to be inducted on Saturday. She was enshrined along with Mary Pierce of France and Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov during a lengthy on-court ceremony that

7:37 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. — Top-seeded John Isner overcame extremely hot conditions and a first-set tiebreaker loss to beat fourth-seeded Ugo Humbert of France 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5), 6-3 on Saturday and advance to the Hall of Fame Open final. The 34-year-old American will face Alexander Bublik, a 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-4

10:00 AM ET France’s Alize Cornet will have the chance to defend her Swiss Open title after defeating Tamara Korpatsch in the semifinals Saturday. The defending champion booked her place in Sunday’s final with a 6-3, 6-4 victory in a match which lasted one hour and 45 minutes. “It’s crazy to go to the final

Jul 20, 2019 France’s Alize Cornet will have the chance to defend her Swiss Open title after defeating Tamara Korpatsch in the semifinals Saturday. The defending champion booked her place in Sunday’s final with a 6-3, 6-4 victory in a match which lasted one hour and 45 minutes. “It’s crazy to go to the final

3:02 AM ET Australian Bernard Tomic‘s appeal to overturn a fine for not playing to “required professional standards” at Wimbledon earlier this month has been denied in a stinging rebuke by the Grand Slam board. Tomic lost his first round match 6-2 6-1 6-4 to France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at Wimbledon and was fined his entire

1:25 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — U.S. tennis player Anna Tatishvili will be awarded her French Open prize money. The Grand Slam Board reversed its decision to fine her under its first-round performance rule. Tatishvili lost to 29th-seeded Maria Sakkari of Greece 6-0, 6-1 in Paris. Her earnings of about $50,000 were docked

1:13 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Li Na remembers first watching a tennis match on TV, drawn to the unforgettable style of one of the players. Andre Agassi had long hair, an earring and wore denim shorts, and made an instant fan in China. “Andre Agassi is my role model,” Li said. Li

3:35 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The US Open total purse this year is more than $57 million, the richest in tennis history. The men’s and women’s singles champion will each receive $3.85 million, and the men’s and women’s doubles champion teams will get $740,000. Those are both the highest payouts in US