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Maria Sharapova and the Bryan brothers are elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame
Howard Fendrich, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 24 - 10:24 a.m. | Save Story
Maria Sharapova and brothers Bob and Mike Bryan are first-ballot selections for the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The Newport, Rhode Island-based Hall announced the results for the Class of 2025 on Thursday. Sharapova and the Bryans will be inducted in August. Sharapova is a five-time Grand Slam singles champion who was the first Russian woman to reach No. 1 in the WTA singles rankings. The Bryan twins won a record 16 major titles in men's doubles together, an Olympic gold medal and spent more than 400 weeks at No. 1 in the ATP doubles rankings.
Wawrinka outlasts Mannarino at Swiss Indoors and Rublev advances
The Associated Press | Posted Oct. 23 - 4:56 p.m. | Save Story
Stan Wawrinka became the oldest match-winner in the Swiss Indoors tournament history when he outlasted Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. Playing in front of a home crowd, the 39-year-old Wawrinka earned his first win over Mannarino after having lost to the Frenchman three times. Wawrinka will next face 22-year-old Ben Shelton for a spot in the quarterfinals. Also Wednesday, top-seeded Andrey Rublev beat Alejandro Tabilo in straight sets to reach his 13th quarterfinal of the season.
Zverev beats Giron to advance to Vienna quarterfinals
The Associated Press | Posted Oct. 23 - 2:44 p.m. | Save Story
Alexander Zverev has reached the quarterfinals at the Erste Bank Open by beating Marcos Giron 6-2, 7-5 for the German's personal best 61st win of the year. The third-ranked Zverev is the top seed at the indoor hard-court tournament in the Austrian capital. He will next face Lorenzo Musetti who advanced when Gael Monfils withdrew from their second-round match because of an illness. Zverev's prior season high for wins was 60 in 2018.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic pulls out of Paris Masters
The Associated Press | Updated Oct. 23 - 1:06 p.m. | Save Story
Defending champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the Paris Masters. The 37-year-old Djokovic played at the Six Kings Slam exhibition last week and organizers did not give a reason for his withdrawal. Djokovic has won a record seven titles at the Paris indoor tournament. His decision not to play could jeopardize his chances to qualify for the year-end ATP Finals featuring the top eight players in the race.
Rune, Tsitsipas and Shelton advance at Swiss Indoors
The Associated Press | Posted Oct. 22 - 4:25 p.m. | Save Story
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Holger Rune kept alive their slim hopes of reaching the ATP Finals with wins at the Swiss Indoors tournament. Tsitsipas, ranked No. 11, outlasted Francisco Cerundolo in three sets, while 14th-ranked Rune beat Nicolas Jarry in two. The top-eight Finals are next month in Turin. The third-seeded Tsitsipas next plays qualifier Botic van de Zandschulp. Rune is seeded fourth and will face Swiss wild card Dominic Stricker. Also Tuesday, sixth-seeded Ben Shelton beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry in straight sets.
Dominic Thiem ends career with first-round loss in Vienna
The Associated Press | Posted Oct. 22 - 1:34 p.m. | Save Story
Dominic Thiem has played his last professional match losing 7-6 (6), 6-2 to Luciano Darderi in the first round at the Erste Bank Open. The 2020 U.S. Open champion had earlier announced he would retire after struggling to return to his top form following a wrist injury. The 31-year-old Austrian played in front of a home crowd but the former world No. 3 lost steam after having built a 4-2 lead. He received a huge applause as he left center court.
American Sofia Kenin advances to the second round at the Pan Pacific Open in Japan
The Associated Press | Posted Oct. 21 - 10:02 p.m. | Save Story
and at Auckland, New Zealand last year. Kenin beat Garbiñe Muguruza in the Melbourne Park Grand Slam singles final in 2020 and lost to Iga Swiatek in the French Open final a few months later.
Zverev sympathizes after routing local wild card in Vienna
The Associated Press | Posted Oct. 21 - 3:23 p.m. | Save Story
No. 3-ranked Alexander Zverev has been sympathetic for Joel Schwaerzler after hammering the 18-year-old wild card in his hometown debut in the Vienna ATP tournament. Zverev won by a quick 6-2, 6-2 on Monday. He then gave 347th-ranked Schwaerzler, who was appearing in his second tour-level match, encouragement when they met at the net. Zverev's 60th win of the year has equalled his season best from 2018. In other matches, Italians Matteo Berrettini and Flavio Cobolli were also winners.
Osaka to miss remainder of WTA season with back injury
The Associated Press | Posted Oct. 21 - 3:10 p.m. | Save Story
Naomi Osaka will miss the remainder of the WTA tour due to a back injury. The Hong Kong Open set to begin on Oct. 28 announced on its social media channels on Monday that the four-time Grand Slam singles champion is not only withdrawing from the tournament but also ending her season early. The WTA also made the announcement on its website. Osaka retired from her fourth-round match against Coco Gauff at the China Open three weeks ago and has not played since. Osaka suffered back and abdominal injuries.
Rublev boosts ATP Finals hopes after winning his Swiss Indoors debut match
The Associated Press | Posted Oct. 21 - 2:38 p.m. | Save Story
Top-seeded Andrey Rublev has won on his Swiss Indoors debut and bolstered his hopes of qualifying for a fifth consecutive ATP Finals next month. No. 7-ranked Rublev accounted for Nuno Borges of Portugal 6-3, 6-2 on Monday. He is eighth in the race for the top-eight Finals. Rublev is trying to stay ahead of ninth-placed Alex de Minaur, who is playing in Vienna. Fifth-seeded Ugo Humbert fired 13 aces while battling past Swiss qualifier Jerome Kym 7-5 in the third. Humbert's second-round opponent will be lucky loser David Goffin. Goffin had his own struggles to put down Matteo Arnaldi of Italy in three sets. Seventh-seeded Arthur Fils also had trouble with German qualifier Daniel Altmaier while winning in straight sets.
John Curry, who led Wimbledon through a period of expansion, dies at 86
The Associated Press | Posted Oct. 21 - 9:59 a.m. | Save Story
Former All England Club chairman John Curry has died. He was 86. The club that organizes the Wimbledon tennis tournament said Curry died on Saturday. No cause of death was given. Curry served as club chairman between 1989-99 and oversaw the enactment of a long-term expansion plan that included the opening of the new No. 1 Court in 1997. The club said the new court "consolidated Wimbledon's position as the world's premier tennis tournament."
Aryna Sabalenka overtakes Iga Swiatek to reclaim WTA No. 1 ranking
The Associated Press | Posted Oct. 21 - 6:59 a.m. | Save Story
U.S. Open champion Aryna Sabalenka is officially No. 1 in the WTA rankings again after ending Iga Swiatek's 11-month reign. Sabalenka led Swiatek by 41 points in the latest rankings published Monday. She overturned a 69-point deficit from the week before, even though neither of the two played last week. Instead, the WTA says the Belarusian took back the No. 1 spot following "continuing year-end adjustments for falling short of certain tournament quotas." The next chance for Swiatek to regain the top spot is at the WTA Finals next month.
Tommy Paul wins the Stockholm Open for 3rd trophy this year
The Associated Press | Updated Oct. 20 - 10:00 a.m. | Save Story
Tommy Paul has capped a dominant week by winning the Stockholm Open for a second time. The American, who hadn't dropped a set this week, beat Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-3 in 85 minutes. It was a third tour-level trophy of the year for Paul after his victories at the Dallas Open and Queen's Club. His only previous ATP title before this year was in Stockholm in 2021. Stockholm continued to prove mixed fortunes for Dimitrov. The Bulgarian won the tournament in 2013 but lost in the final the following year as well as in 2017.
Djokovic tops Nadal before Sinner beats Alcaraz for the title at the Six Kings Slam exhibition
The Associated Press | Posted Oct. 19 - 4:36 p.m. | Save Story
Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz for the championship in the Six Kings Slam exhibition event after Novak Djokovic topped Rafael Nadal for third place in what might have been the final match in one of tennis' great rivalries. Djokovic won 6-2, 7-6 (5) in the match between opponents who have combined for 46 Grand Slam singles titles. Nadal, who won 22 Slam titles, is planning to retire after playing for Spain next month in the Davis Cup. Sinner beat Alcaraz 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3 to win the $6 million purse.
Danielle Collins isn't retiring from tennis after all. She'll be back in 2025
The Associated Press | Updated Oct. 17 - 9:39 p.m. | Save Story
Danielle Collins says she's changed her mind about retiring from the WTA Tour at the end of this year and will be back in 2025. The 30-year-old American said on her Instagram account Thursday that after dealing with hurricanes in her home state of Florida and seeing specialist doctors about her health issues, she's been "a little MIA (missing in action) the last few weeks." She adds "I am fully confident in the team I am working with. It is just going to take longer than I thought . . . so, the DANIMAL story has not reached its conclusion. I will be back on tour in 2025."
Nadal loses to Alcaraz at Six Kings Slam exhibition event
The Associated Press | Posted Oct. 17 - 4:27 p.m. | Save Story
With an eye on the Davis Cup, Rafael Nadal says he was pleased with his performance despite losing 6-3, 6-3 to Carlos Alcaraz at the Six Kings Slam. Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-7 (0), 6-4 in the other semifinal at the exhibition event that awards money but no ATP ranking points and is Saudi Arabia's latest foray into tennis. The match against Alcaraz was Nadal's his first since he announced last week that he would be retiring after playing for Spain in the Davis Cup next month. Nadal and Alcaraz played doubles together at the Paris Games and could team up again for the Davis Cup.
Iga Swiatek has hired Wim Fissette as her new coach
Howard Fendrich, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 17 - 7:24 a.m. | Save Story
Iga Swiatek is hiring Wim Fissette to be her new coach. Swiatek announced via social media on Thursday that she is bringing aboard someone who has worked with a long list of top players that includes Naomi Osaka, Kim Clijsters and Victoria Azarenka. The No. 1-ranked Swiatek parted ways with Tomasz Wiktorowski two weeks ago after three years together. Swiatek hasn't competed since Sept. 4, when she lost in the U.S. Open quarterfinals to eventual runner-up Jessica Pegula. Since then, Swiatek withdrew from the China Open and Korea Open. Next up for Swiatek is the season-ending WTA Finals in November.
Nadal-Alcaraz and Djokovic-Sinner are the Six Kings Slam exhibition matches in Saudi Arabia
The Associated Press | Updated Oct. 16 - 2:07 p.m. | Save Story
Rafael Nadal starts his pre-retirement farewell tour against Carlos Alcaraz on Thursday at the Six Kings Slam, and Novak Djokovic faces Jannik Sinner at the exhibition event that awards money but no ATP ranking points and is Saudi Arabia's latest foray into tennis. In Wednesday's matches, the top-ranked Sinner beat Daniil Medvedev 6-0, 6-3, and Alcaraz defeated Holger Rune 6-4, 6-2. Nadal, an ambassador for the Saudi Tennis Federation, and Djokovic were given byes into the semifinals. The matchup against Alcaraz will be the first contest for Nadal since his exit at the Paris Olympics in July.
Serena Williams says she had a benign cyst removed from her neck and 'all is OK'
The Associated Press | Posted Oct. 16 - 6:16 a.m. | Save Story
Serena Williams says she had a benign branchial cyst "the size of a small grapefruit" removed from her neck and "all is OK." The retired tennis star posted Wednesday on social media that she found a lump on her neck in May, had an MRI exam, and was told she didn't need to get it removed if she didn't want to. So she didn't then, "but it kept growing," Williams wrote. After more tests, including a biopsy that was negative for cancer, Williams said, her doctors said she should have a procedure. Williams turned 43 last month.
