11:20 AM ET It took four months and 18 tournaments, but when the WTA finally produced a repeat tournament winner on Sunday, Petra Kvitova accomplished the job with class. She remained calm and confident in Stuttgart, Germany, as she outhit powerful Anett Kontaveit to break the hex at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. Roger Federer
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5:37 PM ET Associated Press STUTTGART, Germany — Third-seeded Petra Kvitova beat No. 8 Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 7-6 (2) to win the Porsche Grand Prix final on Sunday. The 29-year-old Czech clinched her second title of the year. She also won Sydney in January. Kvitova, playing in her fourth final of the year, saved two
1:12 PM ET World no. 5 Dominic Thiem captured his second title of the year after thrashing Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-0 in the Barcelona Open final on Sunday. 1 Related The Austrian had been beaten by Rafael Nadal in his previous appearance in the Barcelona final in 2017 but after knocking out the 11-times
8:38 AM ET Former world no. 1 Andy Murray said he is under no pressure to return to competitive tennis after undergoing hip resurfacing surgery earlier this year but he would attempt to make a comeback if his body allowed it. 1 Related The three-times Grand Slam champion said at this year’s Australian Open that
5:45 AM ET Ankita Raina, India’s top-ranked women’s singles player, isn’t entirely sure how she ended up crying after beating 2011 US Open champion Samantha Stosur of Australia at the ITF Challenger on the clay courts of Anning, China last Wednesday. “It was like time paused and I was just trying to take in what
1:17 PM ET Dominic Thiem celebrates his win over 11-times champion Rafael Nadal in the semifinals of the Barcelona Open Pau Barrena/AFP/Getty Images Dominic Thiem knocked favourite and 11-times champion Rafael Nadal out of the Barcelona Open with a stunning 6-4 6-4 victory in Saturday’s semifinal, avenging his defeat by the Spaniard in last year’s French
9:45 AM ET World No. 1 Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the semifinals of the Porsche Grand Prix, the tournament announced Saturday. Osaka said she was injured during Friday’s come-from-behind win over Donna Vekic. With Osaka’s withdrawal, Anett Kontaveit advanced to the final. Kontaveit also advanced in the quarterfinals when Victoria Azarenka retired with an
9:23 AM ET Eugenie Bouchard has split with her coach Eric Joyce. Dave Rowland/Getty Images Eugenie Bouchard’s coach Michael Joyce has revealed the pair are no longer working together after splitting up. The Canadian had climbed back into the top 100 under Joyce, who had previously coached former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova and British No. 1
7:01 PM ET Associated Press STUTTGART, Germany — Top-ranked Naomi Osaka came from behind in the final set to beat Donna Vekic 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (4) on Friday and reach the semifinals of the Porsche Grand Prix. Osaka easily won the first set before Vekic looked to have seized control of the match by winning
2:25 PM ET Associated Press Rafael Nadal brushed off a challenge from German Jan-Lennard Struff to earn a 7-5, 7-5 win and a place in the Barcelona Open semifinals Friday. The top-seeded Nadal will next face either Dominic Thiem or Guido Pella as he seeks a 12th title on the outdoor clay courts at Barcelona.