Aug 2, 2023, 02:06 PM ET Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu made her return to the practice court on Wednesday for the first time since she underwent wrist and ankle surgery in May. In a video posted to social media, the 20-year-old Briton could be seen training with compatriot Kyle Edmund. “August 2nd, the

Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 01:33 PM ET PRAGUE — Eighth-seeded Kateryna Baindl of Ukraine reached the quarterfinals of the Prague Open on Wednesday after Germany’s Jule Niemeier retired when trailing 5-0 in the first set of their second-round match. Baindl will face next Jaqueline Cristian of Romania, who eliminated Emiliana Arango of Colombia 6-4,

Associated Press Aug 1, 2023, 04:58 PM ET WASHINGTON — The worst part for Jennifer Brady during her two years away from the WTA Tour was not the injuries themselves – the fracture in her right knee or the tissue tear in her left foot – that caused the prolonged absence she finally ended Tuesday

Associated Press Aug 1, 2023, 04:10 PM ET PRAGUE — Yanina Wickmayer rallied to upset second-seeded Zhu Lin 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the Prague Open on Tuesday. It was the first top-50 win for the Belgian since 2017 and came after Wickmayer reached the semifinals at the Poland Open where she

Associated Press Aug 1, 2023, 12:51 PM ET WASHINGTON — Kei Nishikori pulled out of the DC Open on Tuesday because of an injured left knee shortly before he was scheduled to play what was supposed to be his first match at the second ATP tournament of a comeback from hip surgery. Nishikori, a 33-year-old

Associated Press Jul 31, 2023, 09:15 PM ET WASHINGTON — Spectators at the DC Open were told before Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina defeated Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (2), 6-4 on Monday night that the players would not shake hands when their first-round match ended. During the war in Ukraine, Svitolina — like several other players from

Associated Press Jul 31, 2023, 04:11 PM ET PRAGUE — Jaqueline Cristian upset top-seeded Marie Bouzkova 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to eliminate the defending champion in the first round of the Prague Open on Monday. The unseeded Romanian beat the Czech player for the fist time in their four encounters. Another unseeded player, Viktoria Hruncakova of

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 31, 2023, 01:48 PM ET Venus Williams will play in the upcoming Western & Southern Open after receiving a wild card, the tournament announced Monday. It is the second hardcourt event Williams will be playing this summer ahead of the US Open, where she also is expected to receive a wild

Associated Press Jul 30, 2023, 07:11 PM ET ATLANTA — Taylor Fritz won his sixth career title Sunday, beating Aleksandar Vukic of Australia 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-4 at the Atlanta Open. The top seed and highest-ranked American at No. 9 tuned up for the U.S. Open with his second victory of the season on hard

Associated Press Jul 30, 2023, 03:56 PM ET WARSAW, Poland — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek won her fourth title of the year and her first at home by routing Laura Siegemund 6-0, 6-1 in the final of the Poland Open on Sunday. The French Open champion didn’t lose a set over the course of the tournament.