Tennis

4:44 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Italian 19-year-old Jannik Sinner, playing in only his third top-level ATP tennis event, advanced to the Miami Open final by beating Roberto Bautista Agut 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 on Friday. Sinner became the fourth teenager to reach the Miami men’s final, joining Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andre Agassi.

4:25 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Hubert Hurkacz of Poland earned his first semifinal berth in a top-level ATP event by rallying past No. 2-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 Thursday at the Miami Open. Hurkacz, seeded 26th, has won three in a row when facing a top-five opponent, but he beat Tsitsipas for

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6:02 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — Defending champion Ash Barty returned to the final of the Miami Open by beating No. 5-seeded Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday. On Saturday, Barty will play the winner of the second semifinal between No. 8 Bianca Andreescu and No. 23 Maria Sakkari. Barty is assured of

2:15 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — This year’s Rio Open tennis tournament was canceled Thursday because of the spike in COVID-19 cases in Brazil, organizers said. The ATP tournament had already been postponed from its original February dates, and organizers said the continued uncertainty around the pandemic meant it would not be

3:10 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — No. 2 Naomi Osaka‘s 23-match winning streak ended Wednesday when she lost to Maria Sakkari of Greece in the quarterfinals of the Miami Open, 6-0, 6-4. The defeat was Osaka’s first since February 2020, and it ended any chance of reclaiming the No. 1 ranking this week from

7:05 AM ET Britain’s Andy Murray has said he would be interested in becoming a caddy on a professional golf tour or getting football coaching qualifications after he retires from tennis. Murray, a three-times Grand Slam champion, pulled out of the Miami Open last week due to a groin injury. The 33-year-old has fallen to

6:41 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Daniil Medvedev was 8 years old the last time an ATP Masters 1000 event was held without Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic. The last time a player outside of the Big Four (Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Andy Murray) was ranked in the top two, a 9-year-old Medvedev had

3:16 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Roberto Bautista Agut didn’t take the easiest route to the Miami Open quarterfinals. The No. 7 seed from Spain fought off a match point before ousting former Miami champion and No. 18 seed John Isner of the U.S. 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7) on Tuesday — his second three-set

5:25 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — The heat and humidity this time of year in South Florida remind Ash Barty of what conditions can be like in her native Australia. She loves it. The world’s top-ranked player didn’t wilt in the conditions Tuesday at the Miami Open, winning the final nine points to

3:25 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — Ash Barty is tough to beat under any circumstances, especially when she’s on the ropes. She proved that again Monday. The world’s top-ranked women’s tennis player has reached the Miami Open quarterfinals, getting there by holding off 14th-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-1, 1-6, 6-2. It was

4:37 PM ET ESPN News Services Sixth-seeded Denis Shapovalov of Canada was upset by 26th seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland 6-3, 7-6 (6) on Monday at the Miami Open. Shapovalov was clearly frustrated with some calls that the Hawk-Eye Live technology — the system that replaces live lines judges with cameras — saw one way

12:55 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — Naomi Osaka advanced to the fourth round of the Miami Open for the first time in her career Sunday when qualifier Nina Stojanovic withdrew from their match shortly before the scheduled start because of a right thigh injury. Osaka, ranked No. 2, has won 22 consecutive matches

4:08 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — John Isner never had a break-point opportunity and won anyway, which is the kind of feat typical of John Isner. The big American with the big serve hit 16 aces Sunday and edged No. 11-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) in the third round of the

1:01 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Top-ranked Ash Barty advanced to the fourth round at the Miami Open by beating Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-2 Saturday. Barty had a much easier time than in the previous round, when she saved a match point to beat qualifier Kristina Kucova. That was Barty’s first match away from

2:56 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — No. 2-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the fourth round at the Miami Open by beating Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 6-4 Saturday. Tsitsipas, ranked a career-high No. 5, improved to 15-4 this year. He hopes to take advantage of a draw without Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

12:20 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — No. 3-seeded Simona Halep withdrew from the Miami Open before her third-round match Saturday because of a right shoulder injury. “I wanted to come here to give my best and play many matches, but unfortunately I can’t,” Halep said in a statement. Halep earned her 400th career win

5:02 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Naomi Osaka might never hit a worse shot. Not that it mattered. The world’s No. 2-ranked woman shanked a serve that sailed over her opponent’s head, but shook off the mishit to win her 22nd match in a row Friday, beating Ajla Tomljanović 7-6 (3), 6-4 in the