Tennis

Swiatek beats Mertens and will face Raducanu in Stuttgart quarterfinals

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Top-seeded Iga Swiatek beat Elise Mertens 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the Porsche Grand Prix quarterfinals on Thursday. The top-ranked Swiatek will face next Emma Raducanu, who knocked out Linda Noskova 6-0, 7-5.

Apr 18, 2024 1:18 PM Read more >

Ruud beats Thompson for tour-leading 26th win, reaches Barcelona Open quarterfinals

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Casper Ruud defeated Jordan Thompson in straight sets to earn his season-leading 26th win and secure a spot in the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open on Thursday.

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Auger-Aliassime breezes into Munich quarterfinals with 6-3, 6-2 win over Daniel

MUNICH — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Bavarian International Tennis Championships with a 6-3, 6-2 over Japan's Taro Daniel on Thursday.

Apr 18, 2024 12:27 PM Read more >

Italy starting Davis Cup title defense against Brazil and US plays Chile

LONDON (AP) — Italy will kick off the defense of its Davis Cup title against Brazil in Bologna on Sept. 11. The full schedule of the Davis Cup Finals group stage was announced on Thursday, with all the matches taking place from Sept.

Apr 18, 2024 6:34 AM Read more >

Gauff reaches Stuttgart quarterfinals with win over Vickery. Sabalenka also advances

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Coco Gauff battled her way to the quarterfinals of the Porsche Grand Prix on Wednesday with a hard-fought 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 win over compatriot Sachia Vickery.

Apr 17, 2024 5:28 PM Read more >

Nadal loses to De Minaur in second round at Barcelona. Spaniard had returned from injury layoff

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal's first tournament since January lasted only two matches with the Spaniard losing 7-5, 6-1 to Alex de Minaur at the clay-court Barcelona Open on Wednesday.

Apr 17, 2024 11:37 AM Read more >

Zheng eases past Cîrstea in Stuttgart opener after long trip from China. Mertens to play Swiatek

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Zheng Qinwen eased past Sorana Cîrstea 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the Porsche Grand Prix on Tuesday despite a long journey from China to reach the clay-court tournament.

Apr 16, 2024 4:09 PM Read more >

Nadal returns to action with easy win over Cobolli in first round of Barcelona Open

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Taking it easy after months away from competitive tennis, Rafael Nadal was good enough to earn a comfortable first-round win at the Barcelona Open on Tuesday.

Apr 16, 2024 12:07 PM Read more >

Canada's Auger-Aliassime outlasts Marterer in marathon match in Munich

MUNICH — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime was pushed to the limit before narrowly defeating Germany's Maximilian Marterer 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6), and 7-6 (3) in the first round of the Bavarian International Tennis Championships on Tuesday.

Apr 16, 2024 9:14 AM Read more >

Sabalenka to face good friend Badosa in Stuttgart opener

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Paula Badosa battled past Diana Shnaider 6-3, 6-4 to set up a match with friend and world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka at the Porsche Grand Prix on Monday. Shnaider fended off four match points before former No.

Apr 15, 2024 4:04 PM Read more >