Tennis

Auckland : World No.7 Coco Gauff captured her first title of the season at the ASB Classic, defeating Spanish qualifier Rebeka Masarova 6-1, 6-1 in the final, here on Sunday. The title is Gauff's first since 2021 Parma and her first on the…

Sydney : Jessica Pegula, Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz captured the inaugural United Cup title for the USA after beating Italy 3-0 in the final here on Sunday. Fritz clinched the title for his country with a 7-6(4), 7-6 win over Matteo…

Adelaide : Aryna Sabalenka ended her 20-month title drought, as she claimed her 11th career singles title with a 6-3, 7-6(4) victory over Czech player Linda Noskova in the Adelaide International 1 final on Sunday. This is World No.5…

Melbourne : Former two-time champion Naomi Osaka of Japan has withdrawn from this year's Australian Open, the tournament announced on Sunday. With Osaka's withdrawal, Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska moves into the main draw. "Naomi Osaka has…

Brisbane : Team United States sprinted to a 2-0 lead against Team Poland on Friday in the United Cup Final Four, and American Taylor Fritz finished the job Saturday morning. The reigning BNP Paribas Open champion clawed past Hubert…

Adelaide : Aryna Sabalenka has marched into her first final on Australian soil without conceding a set, denying Irina-Camelia Begu at the Adelaide International on Saturday. After a slow start to her campaign, the second seed has quickly…

Madrid : World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Australian Open due to a right leg injury. The 19-year-old Spaniard, who last year became the youngest player to finish year-end No. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, would have…

Adelaide : After making an impressive start to the 2023 season, Daniil Medvedev continued his fine form as he recorded a commanding victory over the World No. 7 Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-3 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Adelaide…

Adelaide : The No.2 seed Aryna Sabalenka on Friday defeated Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Marketa Vondrousova 6-3, 7-5 in straight sets to reach the semifinals at the Adelaide International 1. The World No.5 will play against either…

Adelaide : Continuing her phenomenal week at the Adelaide International 1, No.102 Linda Noskova saved match point to defeat former No.1 Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 6-7(3), 7-6(6) to advance to the semifinals of the tournament, here on Friday.…