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22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal will retire from tennis after next month's Davis Cup finals
MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal is retiring from professional tennis at age 38, he announced Thursday, after winning 22 Grand Slam titles — 14 at the French Open — during an unprecedented era he shared with rivals Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Nadal has competed infrequently the...
Alcaraz clinches Laver Cup for Team Europe in 13-11 victory over Team World
BERLIN (AP) — Four-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz overcame Taylor Fritz 6-2, 7-5 as Team Europe rallied to beat Team World 13-11 and win the Laver Cup on Sunday. Alcaraz broke the U.S. Open runner-up Fritz in the 11th game and then closed out victory on serve, sparking...
Laver Cup is 2-2 after Fritz and Shelton win doubles from Alcaraz and Zverev
BERLIN (AP) — American pair Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton edged Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev in doubles to tie the Laver Cup after the first day Friday. Alcaraz and Zverev, who faced each other in the French Open final three months ago, had a point for 5-4 in the second set...
US Open: Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz will meet in an all-American semifinal in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz set up an all-American semifinal at the U.S. Open with victories Tuesday, guaranteeing the United States a man in the title match at the country's Grand Slam tournament for the first time in 18 years. The 20th-seeded Tiafoe made it to...
US Open: Navarro's first Grand Slam semifinal will be against Sabalenka. Fritz and Tiafoe win, too
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 begins her US Open title defense with an easy win after a two-match losing streak
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...
Dominic Thiem, the 2020 champion, ends his US Open career with the cheers he missed when he won
NEW YORK (AP) — Dominic Thiem never heard the unmistakable sounds of the New York crowd when he won the U.S. Open for his lone Grand Slam title. Arthur Ashe Stadium was nearly empty for his historic comeback on that 2020 night, the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the tournament to be...
Top-ranked Sinner reaches final in Cincinnati; women's No. 1 Swiatek falls to Sabalenka
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...
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner reach semifinals in Cincinnati
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
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...
