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Cameron Norrie withdrew from the Korea Open on Friday due to illness, giving American Jenson Brooksby a bye into the semifinals of the competition in Seoul. Norrie, the British No. 1, said he was jetlagged after defeating Japan’s Kaichi Uchida 6-2, 6-2 in the previous round. Brooksby will face Denis Shapovalov for a place in

British No. 1 Cameron Norrie defeated Kaichi Uchida 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday to reach the last eight at the Korea Open in Seoul. Norrie bounced back from three consecutive defeats to down Uchida in just over an hour of play. 1 Related Norrie will face American Jenson Brooksby — who sent home favourite SoonWoo Kwon

Novak Djokovic said he wants his biggest rivals to be by his side when he brings the curtain down on his career, much like Roger Federer‘s emotional goodbye to professional tennis last week. Images of Federer and Rafael Nadal — who shared one of the sport’s most enthralling rivalries — sitting together and crying after

Serena Williams released her first children’s book on Tuesday, another accomplishment she can add to her legendary résumé. 1 Related Williams’ book, titled “The Adventures of Qai Qai,” stars her daughter Olympia’s doll. According to the official summary on the publisher’s website, the story centers around a little girl who “learns to believe in herself

10:56 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print British No. 2 Daniel Evans was defeated by Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2, 7-6 (3) in one hour, 49 minutes in the first round of the Korea Open on Tuesday. Evans, the No. 5 seed for the tournament, has lost all six of his previous

Sania Mirza’s plans of retiring at the end of the 2022 season may be affected by the tendon injury in her arm, which, having forced her out of the US Open last month, is taking longer to heal than expected. She is still in pain and unable to train. “Honestly, the recovery has been slower

SAN DIEGO — Brandon Nakashima‘s first ATP Tour victory came in his hometown, as he beat friend and fellow Southern Californian Marcos Giron 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday in the San Diego Open final. “It’s super special, something you dream of, but to have it happen in my hometown with all my friends and family here,

Frances Tiafoe sealed Team World’s first victory over Team Europe in the Laver Cup as he saved four match points en route to beating Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday. The American, who beat Roger Federer in the Swiss great’s last competitive match Friday, proved a fly in Europe’s ointment once again with a scintillating victory. Tiafoe

Lorenzo Sonego clinched his first title of the season by beating Alexander Bublik 7-6(3), 6-2 in the Moselle Open final on Sunday. The 27-year-old Italian did not drop a set all tournament as he won the third title of his career and first on hard courts. “This is an emotional moment for me because I

Former world No. 1 Andy Murray has said he is not thinking about retiring from tennis and insisted he is still competitive against top players. The 35-year-old, who has played with a metal right hip since he underwent surgery in 2019, has improved his ranking in 2022 from No. 134 to his current mark of

TOKYO — Liudmila Samsonova of Russia extended a remarkable summer run by clinching her third title in two months after beating rising Chinese player Zheng Qinwen 7-5, 7-5 at the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Sunday. No. 30-ranked Samsonova won in Washington and Cleveland in August and also reached the fourth round of the U.S.

LONDON — Roger Federer‘s tearful farewell to his playing career is over. True to his word, the 20-time Grand Slam champion did not say goodbye to tennis. A day after heading into retirement with a Laver Cup doubles match alongside longtime rival Rafael Nadal — the pair sat crying, side-by-side, when it ended — Federer

Tamara Korpatsch won the Budapest Open to claim the first WTA 125 title of her career, beating Viktoriya Tomova 7-6(3), 6-7(4), 6-0 in a final which lasted nearly three hours. It marked the biggest result of Korpatsch’s career as the German made up for the disappointment of losing the Andalucia Open final to Mayar Sherif

Stan Wawrinka and Hubert Hurkacz missed out on a place in the Moselle Open final on Saturday as Lorenzo Sonego and Alexander Bublik advanced to the showpiece in Metz, France. Wawrinka was forced to retire injured after only three games of his semifinal against Bublik when he was losing 2-1 in the first set, walking

Rafael Nadal withdrew from the Laver Cup on Saturday for personal reasons, his press spokesperson confirmed to ESPN. Nadal partnered with Roger Federer in his last professional match at the team competition between Europe and the rest of the world in London on Friday, losing in a deciding match tiebreak to Jack Sock and Frances

Emma Raducanu was forced to retire due to injury during the Korea Open semifinals on Saturday, sending former French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko to a championship clash against Ekaterina Alexandrova. Raducanu’s 2022 season has been blighted by injuries ranging from blisters to side strains and hip and back problems, and she was playing in her

After knocking out top seed Daniil Medvedev in the previous round at the Moselle Open, Stan Wawrinka‘s stunning run of form continued with an epic 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5) victory over Mikael Ymer on Friday to reach the last four. The pair battled for two hours and 47 minutes as 37-year-old Wawrinka rolled back the

TOKYO — Rising teenager Zheng Qinwen continued her winning run at the Toray Pan Pacific tournament Saturday, beating the sole remaining seed Veronika Kudermetova 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the semifinals at the Ariake Coliseum. In another Chinese-Russian matchup, unseeded Liudmila Samsonova overcame Zhang Shuai 7-6 (4), 6-2. In a match that lasted a little