11:00 AM ET CINCINNATI — An hour into his second Masters 1000 match, 19-year-old Ben Shelton is a game away from beating 2022 French Open finalist Casper Ruud. That’s when he does something incredible. At the net, Shelton sees the lob coming, and takes off in the direction of the ball. When it plummets toward

1:57 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Serena Williams and Meghan recount challenges they’ve experienced as working mothers on the Duchess of Sussex’s first podcast, including stories of having to work soon after scary incidents involving their children. Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion who said recently “the countdown has begun” to her retirement,

7:31 AM ET A tennis fan is taking legal action against Nick Kyrgios after he accused her of being “drunk out of her mind” during his defeat in the Wimbledon final. In a statement released by her solicitors Tuesday, Anna Palus said the 27-year-old Australian had defamed her by making “a reckless and entirely baseless

9:45 PM ET Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia — Tennis star Nick Kyrgios did not appear in an Australian court on Tuesday when a charge of common assault was listed for the first time. The 27-year-old Kyrgios, who was not required to attend the Australian Capital Territory Magistrates Court, was represented by his lawyer Michael Kukulies-Smith.

10:27 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Alexander Zverev, the No. 2-ranked player in the world, has withdrawn from the US Open as he continues to recover from a right ankle injury and subsequent surgery. The 25-year-old German sustained ligament damage during his semifinal match against Rafael Nadal at the French Open in June, needing to be

7:23 PM ET ESPN News Services MASON, Ohio — Borna Coric continued his headlong rush up the men’s rankings, completing an improbable run to the Western & Southern Open championship with a 7-6 (0), 6-2 win over No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas. Coric, 25, is expected to be ranked 29th going into the US Open. He

4:51 PM ET ESPN News Services MASON, Ohio — Caroline Garcia generated momentum going into next week’s US Open, capturing the Western & Southern Open women’s tennis championship with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Petra Kvitova on Sunday. Garcia, already the first qualifier to reach the tournament final, clinched the victory when Kvitova sent a

11:19 PM ET ESPN News Services MASON, Ohio — Borna Coric made history Saturday after defeating No. 9 Cameron Norrie in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Western & Southern Open final. Ranked No. 152 with a protected injury ranking, Coric is the lowest seed to ever reach the final in Cincinnati. The Croatian

9:22 PM ET ESPN News Services MASON, Ohio — Petra Kvitova outlasted Madison Keys 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday to reach the Western & Southern Open final. The 32-year-old Kvitova had never advanced to the semifinals in 10 prior appearances in the Cincinnati tournament. It is the Czech’s 40th career final, and she’ll face

6:46 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — Top-ranked Daniil Medvedev moved into the Western & Southern Open semifinals Friday as he prepares for his US Open title defense, beating 11th-seeded Taylor Fritz 7-6 (1), 6-3. Medvedev, the 26-year-old Russian banned from Wimbledon for his country’s invasion of Ukraine, won the 2019 Western & Southern