10:08 PM ET Associated Press No. 1-ranked women’s tennis player Naomi Osaka has a new coach: Jermaine Jenkins. Osaka’s agent confirmed in an email to The Associated Press on Thursday that Jenkins has started working with the two-time major champion. Osaka had tweeted about “taking this moment to thank Jermaine for joining us and coming
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7:00 PM ET Nick Kyrgios had played just six matches in 2019 before he clashed with Rafael Nadal on Wednesday evening in the Acapulco ATP 500. Kyrgios more than made up for lost time as he toppled the tournament’s top seed in an electric three-hour epic in signature Kyrgo fashion — with a welter of
6:08 PM ET Nick Kyrgios celebrates his victory over Rafael Nadal at the Mexico Open, February 27, 2019 PEDRO PARDO/AFP/Getty Images Nick Kyrgios has returned serve at Rafael Nadal, saying he wouldn’t “listen at all” to the world No.2 after the Spaniard said he needed to show more respect to himself, his opponents and the crowd.
6:59 AM ET Naomi Osaka has added American Jermaine Jenkins to her support team, the world number one said Thursday. The Australian Open champion, who split with former coach Sascha Bajin earlier this month, made the announcement on social media but did not elaborate on Jenkins’ exact role. “Had a great dinner with the team.
10:32 PM ET Associated Press SAO PAULO — Third-seeded Guido Pella of Argentina advanced to the Brazil Open quarterfinals Wednesday, beating Spain’s Roberto Carballes Baena 6-2, 6-4. Pella will face compatriot Marco Trungelliti, a 6-4, 7-5 winner over Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild. Canadian teen Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas 5-7, 6-3, 6-3. The 18-year-old
7:16 PM ET Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — Brazilian qualifier Beatriz Haddad Maia beat top-seeded Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday in the Mexican Open for her first victory in seven career matches against players ranked in the top 10. The fourth-ranked Stephens, the 2017 US Open winner, was making her first appearance in the
10:24 PM ET Associated Press SAO PAULO — Sixth-seeded Jaume Munar and No. 7 seed Juan Ignacio Londero advanced at the Brazil Open on Tuesday. Munar, of Spain, beat Brazilian Pedro Sakamoto 6-3, 6-2. Argentina’s Londero topped Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi 7-6 (3), 6-1. Munar will face Chile’s Christian Garin in the round of 16 at
3:04 PM ET Kei Nishikori was made to work hard by ailing Frenchman Benoit Paire before winning 6-4 6-3 to reach the second round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday. The world number six, making his debut in Dubai, saved seven break points in the first set before taking full advantage of
11:56 AM ET Belinda Bencic decided to celebrate her title in the talent-laden Dubai Championships by ignoring the advice of just about everyone. After recovering from a proverbial free fall early in her tennis career, the gifted 21-year-old Swiss was resolved to experience the real thing and went skydiving. “I’m providing a lot of heart
10:36 PM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print SAO PAULO — Eighth-seeded Taro Daniel of Japan and Argentina’s Federico Delbonis were eliminated at the Brazil Open on Monday. Argentinian Marco Trungelliti upset Daniel in the first round of the clay-court tournament 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5). Delbonis, who won the title in