Steve Carr
Canada extended its undefeated run in the group stage of Davis Cup finals with a second victory in as many days Thursday. Vasek Pospisil and Gabriel Diallo won singles matches followed by a doubles victory…
Steve Carr
Alexis Galarneau and Gabriel Diallo got defending champion Canada rolling with a 2-0 triumph in a tie against Italy to open the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals on Wednesday. Galarneau of Laval, Que.,…
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Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has been banned for four years for two separate anti-doping rule violations, the International Tennis Integrity Agency stated Tuesday. Halep, 31, has been provisionally suspended since October 2022 after testing positive for banned…
Steve Carr
US Open women’s runner-up Aryna Sabalenka and men’s champion Novak Djokovic each moved up one spot to No. 1 in the world rankings Monday — Sabalenka’s first week atop the WTA and Djokovic’s record-extending 390th atop the ATP. US…
Steve Carr
After 109 years, Canada earned its first-ever Davis Cup title last year in Spain. The encore starts on Wednesday. “It was really important for us to win the Davis Cup,” coach Frank Dancevic told CBC…
Steve Carr
Coco Gauff dealt just fine with the heat, the humidity, her big-hitting adversary and the task of trying to reach the US Open semifinals for the first time, defeating 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-0, 6-2 on…
Steve Carr
When Caroline Wozniacki finished off the biggest victory of her still-fresh comeback following 3½ years away from tennis, she sat in her US Open sideline chair, leaned forward and covered her face with both hands. Then she…
Steve Carr
There are no Canadians left in the singles tournaments at the U.S. Open. Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., was bounced from the Grand Slam tournament after a 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-4 loss to 22nd seed…
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Coco Gauff knew the perfect word to describe her triumph on Day 1 of the US Open on Monday night. “Slow,” Gauff said during her on-court interview, before sort of suppressing a smile, pausing for effect…
Steve Carr
American Jack Sock will retire from tennis after the US Open, the former world No. 8 stated Sunday. Sock, 30, has collected four ATP singles titles and 17 tour-level doubles trophies, with the most notable crowns being…
Steve Carr
Simona Halep was dropped from the U.S. Open field on Monday because of a provisional doping suspension. The U.S. Tennis Association revealed that Halep, a two-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1-ranked player, “was automatically…
Steve Carr
Novak Djokovic overcame a match point and stifling heat to defeat world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz 5-7, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (4) and collect the Cincinnati Open in a heart-pounding thriller Sunday. Djokovic collapsed on his back before tearing…
Steve Carr
Denis Shapovalov is pulling out of the U.S. Open. The tennis star from Richmond Hill, Ont., made the announcement on social media Wednesday. Shapovalov stated he had done everything he could to be healthy for…
Steve Carr
Novak Djokovic fell in his first match in the United States since 2021, losing in doubles Tuesday in the Western & Southern Open. Djokovic and Nikola Cacic lost 6-4, 6-2 to Jamie Murray and Michael Venus in the Serbian star’s return to…
Steve Carr
Venus Williams defeated a top-20 player for the first time in four years, rallying from big deficits in both sets to knock off 16th-ranked Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 7-5 in the first round of the Western & Southern Open…
Steve Carr
Jessica Pegula routed Liudmila Samsonova 6-1, 6-0 on Sunday to earn the National Bank Open for her third career WTA Tour victory. “We’re out on tour to win tournaments and to win titles every single week, but tennis…
Steve Carr
There were occasional flashes of the old Milos Raonic during his run to the third round at the National Bank Open. Expectations were low this week for the 32-year-old Canadian, just two months into a…
Steve Carr
It was a mixed bag for Canadians at the National Bank Open in Toronto and Montreal on Tuesday, as Leylah Fernandez and Gabriel Diallo — in his first career ATP Tour triumph — advanced to…
Steve Carr
A little more than a month ago, Coco Gauff left Wimbledon after a first-round loss that left her dispirited and unsure of what she needed to do. That seems kind of far away after she earned the…
Steve Carr
Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime fell in consecutive sets to Japan’s Yosuke Watanuki at the Citi DC Open in Washington on Wednesday, suffering a 7-6(10), 7-6(3) loss. Auger-Aliassime has struggled through injuries this season and spoke recently about his…
Steve Carr
Bianca Andreescu approaches each match like a Grand Slam champion, because she is one. Nearly four years after winning a U.S. Open title, her confidence is undiminished. “I definitely believe that my level is top…
Steve Carr
Venus Williams will play in the upcoming Western & Southern Open after getting a wild card, the tournament revealed Monday. It is the second hardcourt event Williams will be playing this summer ahead of the US…
Steve Carr
Andy Murray hailed his “perfect start to the grass season” as the three-time Grand Slam champion stepped up preparations for Wimbledon in style. Murray, 36, became the oldest grass-court champion at an ATP Challenger Tour event,…
Steve Carr
Novak Djokovic, in his words, felt “quite sluggish, quite slow” for nearly two full sets versus Karen Khachanov in the the French Open quarterfinals Tuesday. Afterward, Djokovic called it his worst stretch of the tournament, a…
Steve Carr
Coco Gauff put aside a skinned knee and a bad stretch in the first set to reach the French Open quarterfinals for the third consecutive year with a 7-5, 6-2 triumph over Anna Karolina Schmiedlova on Monday. Gauff…
Steve Carr
Novak Djokovic inched closer to a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title by crushing Juan Pablo Varillas 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday to reach the French Open quarterfinals. No. 3 Djokovic, who is currently tied with Rafael Nadal with 22 major…
Steve Carr
Carlos Alcaraz came through a tricky early test at the French Open with flying colors, as the world No. 1 sealed a 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 triumph over Japan’s Taro Daniel on Wednesday to reach the third round.…
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Bianca Andreescu of Canada — the 2019 US Open champion — defeated 2020 Wimbledon winner Sofia Kenin of the United States 6-4, 6-4 in the third round of the Miami Open on Sunday. Andreescu advanced to the fourth…
Steve Carr
Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime shook off his recent rust to conquest his opening match at the Barcelona Open on Wednesday. The 21-year-old Auger-Aliassime, ranked No. 9 in the world and seeded third in the event, withstood…
