Tennis

Coco Gauff routs Iga Swiatek to reach Madrid final against No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka

MADRID (AP) — Coco Gauff overpowered defending champion Iga Swiatek 6-1, 6-1 to reach the Madrid Open singles final for the first time Thursday.

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Diallo’s breakthrough run ends with quarterfinal loss to Musetti at Madrid Open

MADRID — Montreal's Gabriel Diallo’s impressive run at the 2025 Madrid Open ended in the quarterfinals Thursday with a 6-4, 6-3 loss to Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti.

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After loss in Madrid, Swiatek hopes to start 'moving better' to rebound from recent struggles

MADRID (AP) — Iga Swiatek's struggles continue.

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Swiatek recovers from 0-6 start to beat Keys and set up Madrid semifinal vs. Gauff

MADRID (AP) — Iga Swiatek survived “one of the weirdest matches” after losing the first six games and recovering to defeat Madison Keys 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 and stay on track to defend her title at the Madrid Open on Wednesday.

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Canada's Diallo into quarterfinals at Madrid Open with upset win over Dimitrov

MADRID — Montreal's Gabriel Diallo advanced to his first Masters-level quarterfinal with a comeback 5-7, 7-6 (7), 6-4 fourth-round win over 15th-seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria on Wednesday.

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Andre Agassi wins his professional pickleball debut with partner Anna Leigh Waters

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Andre Agassi won his professional pickleball debut a day after turning 55, teaming with 18-year-old Anna Leigh Waters to defeat a pair of even younger teens 11-8, 9-11, 11-7 in the mixed pro division at the U.S.

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Sinner considered taking a break from tennis before he accepted 3-month ban in doping case

ROME (AP) — Jannik Sinner considered taking an extended break from tennis earlier this year before he accepted a three-month ban in a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency.

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Swiatek and Sabalenka power into Madrid quarterfinals a day after blackout. Top seed Zverev loses

MADRID (AP) — Power was restored at the Caja Magica tennis complex Tuesday and the Madrid Open resumed with a packed schedule that included second-ranked Iga Swiatek advancing to the quarterfinals after a “more relaxed” day because of the blackout .

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Madrid Open players took blackout in stride, enjoyed time away from cellphones

MADRID (AP) — Many of the tennis players who endured the power outage that brought Spain and Portugal to a standstill and disrupted the Madrid Open tournament on Monday said they actually enjoyed some of their time off the grid.

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Novak Djokovic withdraws from the Italian Open after losing his past 3 matches

ROME (AP) — Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Italian Open on Tuesday in the midst of a three-match losing streak, shedding doubt on how well he'll be able to play at the upcoming French Open as he continues to seek a record 25th Grand Slam trophy and

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