Tennis

8:39 AM ET Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain — Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur has denied wrongdoing after being linked to a Spanish police investigation of people suspected of paying for false COVID-19 vaccination certificates. Spanish media reported that De Minaur is among 2,200 people who the National Police say are under investigation for having

8:05 PM ET Associated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Reilly Opelka’s winning streak in tiebreakers ended. His winning streak at the Delray Beach Open continued. The second-seeded Opelka rode an unbeatable first serve into the Delray quarterfinals Thursday, beating Jack Sock 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 6-1. It was Opelka’s sixth consecutive victory at Delray, where

5:17 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Second-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway pulled out of the Rio Open clay-court tournament on Thursday with an abdominal injury. Ruud told a news conference that he was still feeling the effects of an injury he picked up during Sunday’s final of the Argentina Open, which he

10:50 AM ET Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Novak Djokovic on Thursday received a warm welcome in Dubai, where he visited the world’s fair following the global discussion around his decision to remain unvaccinated. After being twice detained and deported from Australia ahead of the year’s first Grand Slam Tournament last month, Djokovic

11:32 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta, the No. 4 seed and the 18th-ranked player in the world, was eliminated at the Rio Open clay court tournament Wednesday, falling 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 to Fabio Fognini of Italy in a round-of-16 clash. Fognini advanced to face Argentina’s Federico Coria in

10:11 PM ET Associated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Sebastian Korda is back in the quarterfinals of the Delray Beach Open after fighting past Andreas Seppi on Wednesday night. Korda, a Delray finalist last year and the No. 5 seed this year, needed nearly two hours to beat Seppi 7-5, 6-3 and earn his quarterfinal

1:39 PM ET Former world No. 1 Andy Murray suffered a brutal 6-0, 6-1 defeat by Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut in the second round of the Qatar Open on Wednesday. Murray, twice a champion at the event, never got anywhere near the form he showed the previous day in beating Japan’s Taro Daniel, lasting little

8:32 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Fernando Verdasco of Spain beat Serbian Dusan Lajovic 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Tuesday to advance to the round of 16 of the Rio Open clay court tournament. It was the 38-year-old’s first win in an ATP 500 competition since 2019. Verdasco, formerly a top-10 player, is

9:15 PM ET ESPN News Services DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Sebastian Korda and Adrian Mannarino were among easy winners Tuesday at the Delray Beach Open, both giving up only five games on their way to making the round of 16. Korda, the No. 5 seed and a finalist at Delray Beach last year, defeated Thanasi

1:56 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com In his first interview since being deported from Australia last month, Novak Djokovic reiterated his stance on not getting vaccinated against COVID-19 and said he would opt out of playing in future majors that would require him getting inoculated. “Yes, that is the price that I’m willing to pay,” Djokovic

10:59 PM ET Associated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Australia’s John Millman pulled off the first upset of the Delray Beach Open on Monday, needing nearly three hours and three tiebreakers to oust eighth-seeded Maxime Cressy of the U.S. Millman prevailed 6-7 (2), 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3). “Conditions are challenging,” Millman said. “Very windy, quite

8:38 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Carlos Alcaraz of Spain beat countryman Jaume Munar 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 on Monday, advancing to the round of 16 of the Rio Open clay-court tournament. Alcaraz, who won his first professional title last year in Umag, Croatia, also on clay, is ranked 29th. His first professional

5:26 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Reilly Opelka won his third ATP Tour title, beating Jenson Brooksby in straight sets in an all-American final at the inaugural Dallas Open on Sunday. The second-seeded Opelka won all 46 service games during the tournament and faced just one break point, which came in the second set

6:19 PM ET Associated Press BUENOS AIRES — Casper Ruud of Norway beat home-crowd favorite Diego Schwartzman 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 on Sunday to win his second Argentina Open. “It feels very good to have the trophy back in my hands,” said Ruud, who was the tournament’s top seed and won the first of his six

1:19 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Anett Kontaveit overcame Maria Sakkari 5-7, 7-6 (4), 7-5 in the final of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Sunday for her fourth straight indoor title. The second-seeded Kontaveit needed nearly three hours to beat top-seeded Sakkari, recovering from being a break down in the second

11:40 AM ET Associated Press ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Felix Auger-Aliassime won his first career title at the ninth attempt, upsetting top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-2 in the Rotterdam final on Sunday to deny his opponent an eighth title. Victory at the indoor tournament came as a relief for the 21-year-old Canadian after losing his previous

9:22 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Reilly Opelka won the longest tiebreaker in ATP Tour history to finish a straight-sets win over John Isner and advance to the final of the inaugural Dallas Open on Saturday night. The second-seeded Opelka sent a winner down the line for a 24-22 tiebreaker victory in the second

7:37 PM ET Associated Press BUENOS AIRES — Top-seeded players Casper Ruud and Diego Schwartzman will play in Sunday’s final of the Argentina Open. The Norwegian Ruud, No. 8 in the ATP rankings, and the Argentinian Schwartzman, ranked No. 15, won the 2020 and 2021 editions of the clay court tournament, respectively. Ruud beat Argentinian