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Elena Rybakina powered into the Ningbo Open final with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Jasmine Paolini on Saturday that keeps her chances alive of qualifying for the WTA Finals. Paolini could have secured her ticket to next month’s season finale in Riyadh with success on Saturday. But the Italian’s defeat means the battle for the…
The last remaining seeded player at the WTA’s Japan Open is through to Sunday’s final — Leylah Fernandez defeated 35-year-old Sorana Cîrstea 6-1, 2-6, 6-4. At 4-4 in the deciding set Saturday, Fernandez broke Cîrstea’s serve, then held her own serve in the next game to advance. The fourth-seeded Canadian player will face either Jaqueline…
Novak Djokovic said he had been “hanging by a rope” before battling through to the Shanghai Masters last 16 with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 win over qualifier Yannick Hanfmann on Sunday. The 38-year-old Serb is looking to win a record-extending fifth title in Shanghai but was given a mighty scare by the 150th-ranked German. Djokovic…
A tenacious Iga Swiatek battled back from the brink of defeat to capture the Korea Open title on Sunday, surviving a fright in the first set before taming Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova 1-6, 7-6(3), 7-5. Swiatek, who cruised through her first three matches in Seoul, looked out of sorts in the opening two sets, committing several…
The exciting on-court battles and the endearing off-court friendship between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal defined tennis for close to two decades. Not only did the two officially face each other 40 times, including nine Major finals, between 2004 and 2019, they also played a few exhibition events to promote the sport. Swiss maestro Federer,…
Comeback victories from Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro against Great Britain sent the United States through to its first Billie Jean King Cup final since 2018 in Shenzhen on Saturday. After Navarro opened proceedings with a hard-fought 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over Sonay Kartal, Pegula sealed the tie for the Americans with a 3-6, 6-4,…
Holders Italy fought back from the brink to beat Ukraine 2-1 and return to the Billie Jean King Cup final on Friday, with Jasmine Paolini beating Elina Svitolina to level the tie before partnering Sara Errani to seal a decisive doubles win. Victory at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre Arena helped the Italians become the…
Not long after his loss in the U.S. Open final on Sunday, Jannik Sinner already was thinking about how he can become a better player and how he can more frequently beat his only true rival at the top of men’s tennis, Carlos Alcaraz. In sum, Sinner explained that he wants to figure out a…
YEAR WINNER RUNNER-UP SCORE 2025 Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) Jannik Sinner (Italy) 6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 2024 Jannik Sinner (Italy) Taylor Fritz (USA) 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 2023 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Daniil Medvedev (Russia) 6–3, 7–6(5), 6–3 2022 Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) Casper Ruud (Norway) 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–3 2021 Daniil Medvedev (Russia) Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 6–4, 6–4,…
Carlos Alcaraz defeated defending champion Jannik Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to clinch his second U.S. Open title and reclaim the No. 1 ranking from the Italian in New York on Sunday. Alcaraz won his maiden Major at Flushing Meadows in 2022 and became the top-ranked player for the first time in his career. Since…
