Tennis

6:00 AM ET Airing his sweaty tennis shoes outside a California hotel room has landed Andy Murray in trouble at home after the shoes were stolen, along with his wedding ring tied to one of the laces. Murray, who married Kim Sears in 2015, has played with his wedding ring attached to one of his

7:47 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Sloane Stephens outlasted Heather Watson 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-1 on Wednesday in her opening match at the BNP Paribas Open. Stephens won seven of 18 break points. She raced to a 5-0 lead in the third set before Watson held, then served out the win. Watson

6:26 AM ET A return to court for Ash Barty this season looked less likely on Tuesday after the world number one was omitted from Australia’s team for next month’s Billie Jean King Cup finals in Prague. The Wimbledon champion, who returned to Australia after a third-round exit at the U.S. Open in September, led

3:05 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Grand Slam champions Garbiñe Muguruza, Sloane Stephens, Victoria Azarenka, Angelique Kerber and Barbora Krejcikova and US Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez are among the players named Monday for the 12 teams at next month’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals. Defending champion France returns Caroline Garcia, Alize Cornet and Fiona

9:16 AM ET The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) have announced an investigation into Olympic champion Alexander Zverev regarding allegations of domestic abuse. First reported in an investigation by Slate in August, his former girlfriend, Olya Sharypova, said the German grabbed her by the throat and hit her at a hotel during the ATP Masters

9:24 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Second-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway beat Cameron Norrie of Britain 6-0, 6-2 on Sunday in the San Diego Open for his ATP Tour-leading fifth victory of the season. Ruud, ranked No. 10 in the world, had little trouble turning back Norrie, ranked No. 28, to go 5

Oct 3, 2021 Jannik Sinner beat Gael Monfils 6-3 6-4 to successfully defend his Sofia Open title at the Arena Armeec on Sunday. Sinner, 20, added momentum to his chances at qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals as he won his third career title, moving up to become world No. 10. The Italian broke Monfils’

5:45 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Garbine Muguruza rallied to beat Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 on Sunday in the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic for her second WTA Tour victory of the season and ninth overall. “I had to be very strong mentally,” Muguruza said. “I suffered that first set, that it didn’t go

6:45 AM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka says she has tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss the upcoming BNP Paribas Open. The Belarusian player was due to be top-seeded for the Oct. 4-17 tournament at Indian Wells after No. 1-ranked Wimbledon champion Ash Barty withdrew to rest at

6:05 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Ons Jabeur and Garbine Muguruza advanced to the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic final Saturday when their semifinal opponents were unable to play. Jabeur led Elena Rybakina 6-4, 3-2 when Rybakina retired due to illness. Jabeur, ranked 16th in the world, converted all three break-point chances to take the

7:29 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Ons Jabeur had never beaten Elina Svitolina, but Svitolina had never faced the new, improved Jabeur, who is in the midst of a career season. Jabeur, who came into the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic ranked a career-best 16th, fell behind 4-1 in the first set before rallying for

2:21 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Ons Jabeur was hardly thrilled about needing to wake up at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday ahead of her 9 a.m. match and got off to a slow start before reaching the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic quarterfinals by coming back to beat Jessica Pegula 1-6, 6-2, 6-3. The sixth-seeded

4:17 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic overcame 10 double-faults and some first-set frustration to grab 12 of the last 13 games against qualifier Maddison Inglis on Wednesday and reach the third round of the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic. The third-seeded Bencic got past 130th-ranked Inglis 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 at

3:55 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic is the latest big-name tennis player to drop out of the BNP Paribas Open set for next month in the Southern California desert. “I am sorry I won’t get to see my fans in Indian Wells and play in the desert, my favourite

6:02 AM ET Andy Murray eased into the second round of the San Diego Open on Tuesday after a straight-sets victory over Denis Kudla. Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray was originally scheduled to face Japan’s Kei Nishikori, who withdrew from a back injury and he was replaced with lucky loser Kudla. 1 Related The Scot

9:42 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Garbine Muguruza and Ons Jabeur won in straight sets in the second round of the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic on Tuesday. Muguruza said the breezy conditions were challenging during her 6-4 6-4 win over 21-year-old American Ann Li. “It was a difficult match just because [Chicago] is a

6:42 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — US Open champion Emma Raducanu has received a wild card into the BNP Paribas Open next month. The combined men’s and women’s tournament will be played Oct. 4-17 in the Southern California desert, a move from its usual March date because of the coronavirus pandemic. Raducanu,

7:23 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Kim Clijsters lost Monday in her latest return to the WTA Tour, dropping a three-setter against Su-Wei Hsieh in the first round of the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic. It was Clijsters’ first match since a first-round loss at the 2020 U.S. Open a little more than a year