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Tommy Paul wins 2nd career ATP title with three-set win over Marcus Giron at Dallas Open

Feb. 11, 2024 17:26 PM EST

DALLAS (AP) — Second-seeded Tommy Paul won his second career ATP title, surging ahead by winning the first three games in the third set and beating unseeded Marcos Giron 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-3 in an all-American final at the Dallas Open on Sunday Neither player had dropped a set on the...

Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek win in doubles to lead the US past Ukraine in the Davis Cup

Feb. 02, 2024 13:22 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek clinched a spot for the United States in the Davis Cup Finals group round by winning the doubles match against Ukraine on Friday for an insurmountable 3-0 lead in the best-of-five-match qualifying series in Vilnius, Lithuania. Ram and...

Chris Eubanks and Sebastian Korda give the US a 2-0 lead over Ukraine in the Davis Cup

Feb. 01, 2024 17:21 PM EST

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Chris Eubanks stepped in as a late replacement for an injured Taylor Fritz and joined Sebastian Korda in earning singles victories on Thursday to give the United States a 2-0 lead against Ukraine in Davis Cup qualifying. The No. 32-ranked Eubanks, a...

10-time champ Djokovic beats Fritz, will play Sinner in Australian Open semis

Jan. 23, 2024 10:42 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Nobody has ever been better at this end of the Australian Open than Novak Djokovic, the 10-time champion. Every time he's won a quarterfinal at Melbourne Park — as he did against Taylor Fritz on Tuesday — he's gone on to win the title. ...

US Open winner Gauff to play Australian Open titleholder Sabalenka in semifinals

Jan. 23, 2024 08:25 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Coco Gauff hopes she's got her "bad” match out of the way at the Australian Open before meeting defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals. It'll be a rematch of the U.S. Open final, which the 19-year-old Gauff won in three sets for her...

Alcaraz sets up Australian Open quarterfinal against Zverev. Four first-timers into women's last 8

Jan. 22, 2024 09:54 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz will meet Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open quarterfinals and Daniil Medvedev is also back in a last eight that is stacked with the top six seeds. While the men's competition is playing fairly...

Djokovic reaches the Australian Open quarterfinals, matching Federer's Grand Slam record

Jan. 21, 2024 07:49 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Achieving yet another record at the Australian Open put Novak Djokovic in a reflective mood, revealing how he thought things might change after he'd clinched that historic 24th major title. Djokovic played his best two sets “in a while” in a 6-0,...

Can too many tennis ball changes cause injuries? Players think so. The tours are checking

Jan. 17, 2024 02:04 AM EST

In the run-up to the Australian Open, defending champion Novak Djokovic's right wrist was sore — hardly ideal for a tennis player who swings his racket primarily with that arm. Cam Norrie, the tournament's 19th-seeded man, has been dealing with wrist pain, too. As has Brenda...

Defending champion Djokovic fends off first-timer Prizmic in 4 hours to advance in Australia

Jan. 14, 2024 09:01 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Until he took on defending champion Novak Djokovic at Rod Laver Arena on opening Sunday in Australia, Dino Prizmic had never played a Grand Slam match. The 18-year-old Croatian qualifier, who was born seven months after Djokovic made his Grand Slam debut...