Tennis

Wins by Kokkinakis and Fritz leave Australia and the US tied at the Davis Cup quarterfinals

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Taylor Fritz defeated Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-4 to even the quarterfinal between the United States and Australia, the Davis Cup's greatest champions, on Thursday.

Nov 21, 2024 5:27 AM Read more >

Kokkinakis gets past Shelton for Australia to lead the US 1-0 in Davis Cup

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Thanasi Kokkinakis emerged from a tight-as-can-be tiebreaker by saving four match points and eventually converting his seventh to get past Ben Shelton 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (14) and give Australia a 1-0 lead over the United States in the

Nov 21, 2024 4:18 AM Read more >

Jasmine Paolini and Italy beat Slovakia to win the Billie Jean King Cup

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini capped a breakthrough season by leading Italy to its first Billie Jean King Cup title since 2013 on Wednesday, defeating Rebecca Sramkova 6-2, 6-1 to seal a 2-0 victory over Slovakia i

Nov 20, 2024 12:04 PM Read more >

Canada out of Davis Cup after 2-0 quarterfinal loss to Germany

MÁLAGA — Canada was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup international men's tennis tournament with a 2-0 loss to Germany on Wednesday.

Nov 20, 2024 11:59 AM Read more >

Jasmine Paolini and Italy beat Slovakia to win the Billie Jean King Cup

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini capped a breakthrough season by leading Italy to its first Billie Jean King Cup title since 2013 on Wednesday, defeating Rebecca Sramkova 6-2, 6-1 to seal a 2-0 victory over Slovakia i

Nov 20, 2024 11:14 AM Read more >

Germany wins both singles matches to top Canada and reach Davis Cup semifinals

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Germany kept alive its hopes of winning the Davis Cup for the first time in more than three decades by beating Canada in Wednesday's quarterfinal.

Nov 20, 2024 10:22 AM Read more >

Rafael Nadal's legacy is a relentlessness that inspired Carlos Alcaraz and plenty of others

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Not surprisingly, Rafael Nadal couldn’t take a step around the grounds of the Davis Cup Final 8 in recent days without hearing requests for a handshake or a selfie .

Nov 20, 2024 8:43 AM Read more >

Rafael Nadal's legacy is a relentlessness that inspired Carlos Alcaraz and plenty of others

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Not surprisingly, Rafael Nadal couldn’t take a step around the grounds of the Davis Cup Final 8 in recent days without hearing requests for a handshake or a selfie .

Nov 20, 2024 7:11 AM Read more >

An emotional Rafael Nadal retires at the Davis Cup after he loses and Spain is eliminated

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal bit his lower lip and his reddened eyes welled with tears as he stood alongside his Davis Cup teammates for Spain's national anthem Tuesday before what he — and everyone — knew might be the last match of his career.

Nov 20, 2024 5:00 AM Read more >

Rafael Nadal's last match is a loss to van de Zandschulp as Spain fails to advance in Davis Cup

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal's last match as a professional was a 6-4, 6-4 loss to No. 80 Botic van de Zandschulp in the Davis Cup as Spain was eliminated by the Netherlands on Tuesday.

Nov 19, 2024 5:24 PM Read more >