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Alexander Zverev sent Germany through to the Davis Cup Final 8, outclassing Dino Prizmic on Sunday to secure a 3-1 victory over Croatia.
Canada has officially punched their ticket for the Davis Cup Final 8 in November.
Alexander Zverev gave Germany a 1-0 lead over Croatia in the last qualifying round for the Davis Cup Final 8 by beating Matej Dodig 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Saturday.
Liam Draxl got Canada on the board in its Davis Cup tie against France. Draxl defeated Arthur Rinderknech 6-2, 7-5 in the first singles match of the tie on Friday at the Videotron Centre.
U.S. Open finalist Ben Shelton struggled to dominate with his serve and was beaten 6-4, 6-4 by 24th-ranked Jiri Lehecka on Friday as the Czech Republic drew level 1-1 with the United States in the last qualifying round for the Davis Cup Final 8.
Félix Auger-Aliassime and Team Canada return to Davis Cup competition this weekend, hosting France at Quebec City’s Videotron Centre with a spot in the Davis Cup Final 8 on the line.
The WTA Finals, the elite season-ending event in women’s tennis, will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the next three years in a move that organizers hope will create “the Super Bowl for women’s sports.”
Jack Draper will remain sidelined until the 2027 season as he recovers from a long-term arm injury.
In the 2021 film “King Richard,” Frodin was the body double for actor Demi Singleton, who played the younger Williams. Now, Frodin will play tennis on camera as herself on Wednesday when she faces Elena Rybakina.
Gabriel Diallo is withdrawing from Canada’s upcoming Davis Cup tie against France. Tennis Canada says he’s still recovering from a leg injury he suffered at the National Bank Open last month in his hometown of Montreal.
It’s been nearly a quarter century since no member of the Big Three — Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic — appeared in the top 10 of the men’s tennis rankings.
Alexander Zverev won two Grand Slam titles and reached another final this year. He was the best player in the biggest events.
Top tennis players who have been protesting for a larger share of revenues from the biggest tournaments in the sport say they will no longer go public with their demands now that a Grand Slam Player Advisory Council has been formed.
The brashly confident and appealing 23-year-old was trying to become the first American to win a Grand Slam title since Andy Roddick won the U.S. Open in 2003 — and the first Black man to win the tournament since Arthur Ashe in 1968.
Canadian Bianca Andreescu started strong, but in the end was no match for sixth-seeded Cristina Bucsa of Spain in Sunday’s opening round of the Guadalajara Open.
Germany’s Alexander Zverev claimed the US Open title with a 6-3, 7-6, 5-7, 6-2 victory over Ben Shelton on Sunday. It’s Zverev’s first US Open and his second career Grand Slam after he conquered Roland-Garros earlier this summer.
Elena Rybakina was going to see her name on top of the women’s tennis rankings Monday no matter what happened in the U.S. Open final.
Ben Shelton was not even a year old the last time an American man won a Grand Slam tennis title.
The two-time defending U.S. Open champion has been dethroned, losing to Elena Rybakina 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 in the final on Saturday. Denied the chance to become the third women’s player to win the American Grand slam tournament three times in a row, Sabalenka beat herself up throughout the 2-hour, 21-minute ordeal that was filled with self-inflicted mistakes.
Elena Rybakina won her first U.S. Open title and punctuated her climb to the top of women’s tennis by beating Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 on Saturday.
American Christian Harrison and British partner Neal Skupski won their second Grand Slam men’s doubles title of the year by defeating Germany’s Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz 6-4, 7-6 (6) in the U.S. Open final on Saturday.
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