9:55 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The hopes of American men’s tennis rest largely on the talented rackets of Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul. But a Spanish roadblock named Carlos Alcaraz is in the way — never more illustrated by the last few days at the Miami Open. Two days after routing

6:24 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — A tennis umpire from the Dominican Republic was handed a lifetime ban from the sport on Thursday for manipulating the scoring of matches in 2019. Fabián Carrero was found to have committed 16 breaches of tennis’ anti-corruption program across eight matches in tournaments held in the Dominican Republic

6:57 PM ET Former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu suffered two torn ligaments in her left ankle at the Miami Open this week and is unsure when she will be fit to return to action, she said Wednesday. Andreescu, the No. 31-ranked player in the world, retired from her fourth-round match against Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova

Mar 29, 2023 Associated Press LONDON — – The draw for the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals set up a possible meeting between No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz and No. 2 Novak Djokovic as Spain and Serbia were placed in the group on Wednesday. Spain will host Group C, which also includes the Czech

3:40 PM ET Unseeded Romanian Sorana Cirstea earned the biggest win of her career with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Australian Open champion and world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka on Wednesday to reach the Miami Open semifinal. Cirstea, who has yet to drop a set in Miami and is the last unseeded player in the

Mar 29, 2023 BERLIN — Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk said it was wrong for International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach to argue that Russian and Belarusian athletes can return to international competitions because they already compete without friction in some sports. Bach had used Kostyuk’s victory over Russia’s Varvara Gracheva in the ATX Open

7:19 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina extended her winning streak to 12 matches by delivering 10 aces — her fourth consecutive outing with at least that many — in a 6-3, 6-0 victory over 25th-seeded Martina Trevisan on Tuesday in the Miami Open quarterfinals. Rybakina has 46

12:56 AM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Canada’s Bianca Andreescu, the 2019 U.S. Open champion, left the court in a wheelchair due to a lower left leg injury in the second set of her Monday night match against 18th-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova at the Miami Open. There was no immediate word on the

8:03 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Third-ranked Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Chilean qualifier Cristian Garin 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 at the Miami Open on Monday, the Greek’s first on-court action after a bye and walkover in the opening rounds. Tsitsipas had 12 aces in his first victory since an opening-round win in Rotterdam

3:53 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Bianca Andreescu of Canada — the 2019 US Open champion — beat 2020 Wimbledon winner Sofia Kenin of the United States 6-4, 6-4 in the third round of the Miami Open on Sunday. Andreescu advanced to the fourth round of the Miami Open for the third