US Open: Tiafoe, Fritz, Pegula and Navarro reach the semifinals and make US tennis matter again

NEW YORK (AP) — To hear Frances Tiafoe tell it, Taylor Fritz predicted this sort of moment for the two of them. And for American men's tennis. It was during an early morning plane ride together a few years ago that the conversation turned to the future and...

US Open: No. 1 Jannik Sinner gets past Tommy Paul to set up a quarterfinal against Daniil Medvedev

NEW YORK (AP) — Top-seeded Jannik Sinner reached the U.S. Open quarterfinals by shaking off a slow start and coming through in the clutch at the end of tiebreakers that decided the first two sets, then pulling away to get past No. 14 Tommy Paul 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-1 on Monday night. ...

Rafael Nadal tells a Spanish TV show he doesn't think Jannik Sinner intended to dope

NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal told a Spanish television show that he doesn't think Jannik Sinner intended to use a banned substance and that the current No. 1-ranked man didn't receive preferential treatment when he was cleared of doping after testing positive twice in March for trace amounts of...

Zzzzzzz: US Open tennis players take naps before matches, especially late ones

NEW YORK (AP) — Plenty of tennis players at the U.S. Open agree: Don't sleep on the benefits of a good nap, especially ahead of a night match. Whether at a hotel or on one of the beds in the “Player Quiet Room” down the hall from the locker rooms or anywhere else they can find...

US Open 2024: Even the players aren't sure who will be at their best on New York's hard courts

NEW YORK (AP) — Tennis fans unable to decide who has the best shot at doing well at the U.S. Open have company as the year’s last Grand Slam tournament is set to begin Monday. Even the players themselves aren't sure what to expect. “We’ve seen people, all the time, surprise...

Olympic doubles bronze medalists Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul win singles matches in Montreal

MONTREAL (AP) — Olympic doubles bronze medalists Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul won their opening singles matches Wednesday in the National Bank Open. The ninth-seeded Fritz beat Mariano Navone of Argentina 6-4, 6-1 and the 10th-seeded Paul topped Luciano Darderi of Italy 6-4, 7-6...

Alcaraz, Djokovic, Musetti and Auger-Aliassime reach the men's semifinals in Olympic tennis

PARIS (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz says he doesn't feel unbeatable at Roland Garros, the site of the Paris Olympics tennis competition and the French Open title he won last month. His opponents might disagree. Alcaraz ran his winning streak at the place to 11 matches and became the...

Andy Murray heads into retirement after Olympic doubles loss to American duo of Fritz and Paul

PARIS (AP) — Tears welled in Andy Murray's eyes as he walked alone onto the court to wave goodbye to professional tennis, his career over after a loss in the Paris Olympics doubles quarterfinals Thursday night. The 37-year-old Murray had said the 2024 Summer Games would be his last...

Andy Murray heads into retirement after Paris Olympics doubles loss to Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul

Paris Olympics tennis players' dirty little secret is that clay gets everywhere and is hard to clean

PARIS (AP) — It's the dirty little secret of tennis players who compete on the kind of red clay being used at the Paris Olympics: Keeping clothes — especially white socks — and footwear clean while running around on what’s really dust from crushed red bricks is absolutely impossible. ...