5:46 PM ET Top seed Julia Goerges is into the final of the Luxembourg Open after she overcame Eugenie Bouchard at the Kockelscheuer Sport Centre. The German world No. 9 — bidding for her fourth WTA Tour win in the last 12 months — defeated her Canadian opponent 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-1 to end Bouchard’s fine
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12:10 PM ET Associated Press MOSCOW — Tunisian qualifier Ons Jabeur became the first player from her country to reach a WTA final on Friday, and she will next face Daria Kasatkina for the Kremlin Cup title. Jabeur, the 2011 junior champion at the French Open, beat Anastasija Sevastova 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the semifinals.
5:02 AM ET Kyle Edmund eased into the quarterfinals of the European Open with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Albert Ramos-Vinolas in Antwerp Thursday. No. 1 seed and world No. 15 Edmund won the opening 10 games to take a commanding lead, and the British player went on to win the match in 56 minutes.
3:47 PM ET Associated Press Serena Williams‘ coach says in-match coaching should be allowed in tennis to help the sport’s popularity. Patrick Mouratoglou, who admitted he used banned hand signals to try to help Williams during her loss in the U.S. Open final, wrote Thursday in a posting on Twitter that making coaching part of
1:22 PM ET Three major appearances, two Grand Slam finals and one memorable controversy. That was Serena Williams‘ return to tennis in a nutshell, but her 2018 season was far more than that. The 23-time Grand Slam winner came back after a 14-month maternity leave and at times appeared like she’d never missed a day.
3:37 AM ET Associated Press SINGAPORE — The Women’s Tennis Association said Thursday that No. 1-ranked Simona Halep has withdrawn from the WTA Finals because of a lower back injury. Halep’s withdrawal means Kiki Bertens has qualified for the final spot, joining Angelique Kerber, Naomi Osaka, Petra Kvitova, Caroline Wozniacki, Sloane Stephens, Karolina Pliskova and
6:10 PM ET Wouldn’t it be wonderful to see Naomi Osaka experience the unadulterated joy she was denied at the US Open last month? It’s a moment she deserved, one that every young player dreams about. But for Osaka, the controversial ending during her championship run turned a celebration into conflicting emotions and tears. One
8:28 AM ET Associated Press MOSCOW — Sloane Stephens was eliminated from the Kremlin Cup on Wednesday, losing to Tunisian qualifier Ons Jabeur 6-3, 6-2. Sloane Stephens was eliminated from the Kremlin Cup on Wednesday, losing to Tunisian qualifier Ons Jabeur 6-3, 6-2. The third-seeded Stephens, who had a first-round bye, lost her opening service
5:51 PM ET Garbine Muguruza has made a winning start to her campaign at the Luxembourg Open by defeating Stefanie Voegele in straight sets. The No. 2 seed made the perfect start, breaking Voegele in the very first game, and from there her service game was untouchable. The 2017 Wimbledon champion won eight service games
5:50 PM ET Associated Press American Tennys Sandgren upset fifth-seeded Lucas Pouille of France 6-4, 6-4 Tuesday to reach the second round of the Stockholm Open. Sandgren hit 14 aces and won 90 percent of points on his first serve, breaking once in each set to wrap up the win in 1 hour, 16 minutes.