Latest Andrey Rublev News

Coco Gauff begins her US Open title defense with an easy win after a two-match losing streak

Aug. 27, 2024 00:06 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The chant rang out in cavernous Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday at the U.S. Open before Coco Gauff's first service game of her first match of her first Grand Slam tournament as a defending champion: “Here we go, Coco! Here we go!” Coming to Flushing Meadows off a...

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner reach semifinals in Cincinnati

Aug. 17, 2024 23:16 PM EDT

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner fended off challenges Saturday to reach the semifinals in the Cincinnati Open. Swiatek extended her match winning streak to 15 with a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 victory over 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva. Swiatek will face third-ranked...

Rublev beats Matteo Arnaldi 6-4, 6-2 after rain delay to reach National Bank Open final

Aug. 11, 2024 23:00 PM EDT

MONTREAL (AP) — Fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev beat Matteo Arnaldi 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday in the National Bank Open semifinals after waiting out a rain delay early in the second set. Rublev, the 26-year-old Russian with victories this year in Madrid and Hong Kong, will face Alexei Popyrin...

Rublev beats top-seeded defending champion Sinner to reach Montreal semifinals

Aug. 11, 2024 00:51 AM EDT

MONTREAL (AP) — Fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev outlasted top-seeded defending champion Jannik Sinner 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 on Saturday night to reach the semifinals in the rain-delayed National Bank Open. Rublev beat Brandon Nakashima 6-2, 6-2 earlier Saturday, while Sinner also was playing...

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...