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Sabalenka wins latest-starting match in US Open history that finally begins after midnight

Aug. 31, 2024 02:51 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka finally got rolling after a bad beginning to the latest-starting match in U.S. Open history, regrouping to beat No. 29 Ekaterina Alexandrova 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 early Saturday to reach the fourth round. The No. 2 seed didn't get underway until 12:07 a.m....

Naomi Osaka wins at Wimbledon for the first time in 6 years, and Coco Gauff moves on, too

Jul. 01, 2024 15:35 PM EDT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Naomi Osaka had not won a match at Wimbledon in six years. Hadn't even played there in five. Grass courts never were her favorite surface. Twelve months ago at this time, Osaka was off the tour while becoming a mother — her daughter, Shai, turns 1 on...

IOC invites 8 Russian tennis players, 2 from Belarus to compete as neutrals at Paris Olympics

Jun. 27, 2024 13:01 PM EDT

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC invited eight top Russian tennis players plus Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka from Belarus on Thursday to compete as neutral athletes at the Paris Olympics — though some already declined the expected offer. The Russian men invited to...