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Swiatek helps Poland oust host Spain from Billie Jean King Cup Finals, Britain beats Germany

Nov. 15, 2024 16:51 PM EST

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Poland's Iga Swiatek beat home favorite Paula Badosa of Spain to knock out the host of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in the opening round on Friday, while Britain eliminated Germany. The world No. 2 Swiatek sealed Poland's spot in the quarterfinals against...

Billie Jean King Cup Finals to begin with added attention given to victims of deadly floods in Spain

Nov. 11, 2024 07:57 AM EST

MADRID (AP) — The Billie Jean King Cup Finals will begin in Malaga this week in a closer partnership with the Davis Cup and with some added attention given to the victims of the deadly floods that recently devastated eastern Spain. It will be the first time that the women's team...

Gauff rallies to reach China Open final and Sinner, Alcaraz and Djokovic win in Shanghai

Oct. 05, 2024 14:19 PM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — Coco Gauff rallied from a set down for the third consecutive match as she beat Paula Badosa 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the China Open final on Saturday. The sixth-ranked Gauff will play Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic in Sunday's final. Muchova...

US Open: Navarro's first Grand Slam semifinal will be against Sabalenka. Fritz and Tiafoe win, too

Sep. 04, 2024 00:20 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Emma Navarro's first Grand Slam semifinal will come at the U.S. Open against Aryna Sabalenka, someone trying to win her second major trophy of the year and third overall. Navarro, an American who is seeded 13th, used a stunning turnaround to grab the last six games...

Coco Gauff loses at the U.S. Open to Emma Navarro, ending her title defense with 19 double-faults

Sep. 02, 2024 03:07 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — This is pretty much all anyone needs to know about defending champion Coco Gauff's 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 loss to Emma Navarro in the U.S. Open's fourth round on Sunday: Gauff wound up with more double-faults, 19, than winners, 14. It was the latest in a series of...

US Open: Who is Emma Navarro, the woman who beat defending champion Coco Gauff?

Sep. 01, 2024 21:54 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Emma Navarro's 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory over defending champion Coco Gauff at the U.S. Open on Sunday earned her a trip to the quarterfinals for the second consecutive Grand Slam tournament. Before this year's appearance in New York, Navarro had never been past the...

Wimbledon champion Krejcikova out of US Open, Shelton and Tiafoe set to meet in 3rd round

Aug. 29, 2024 00:52 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe is getting the rematch he wants, a second shot at Ben Shelton at the U.S. Open. But there won't be a second straight Grand Slam title for Barbora Krejcikova. The Wimbledon champion was knocked out of the U.S. Open in the second round on...

Top-ranked Sinner reaches final in Cincinnati; women's No. 1 Swiatek falls to Sabalenka

Aug. 18, 2024 23:50 PM EDT

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner outlasted Alexander Zverev in a third-set tiebreaker Sunday to reach the Cincinnati Open final, while No. 1 Iga Swiatek fell to No. 3 Aryna Sabalenka in the women's semifinals. In the final Monday, Sinner will play American Frances...