Tennis

11/18/2024 |  Rafael Nadal and Spain’s captain won’t say whether he’ll play at the Davis Cup (Associated Press (AP)) FUENGIROLA, Spain (AP) — Neither Rafael Nadal nor Spanish captain David Ferrer would say Monday whether the 22-time Grand Slam champion will play at the Davis Cup Final 8, his last event before retirement.
Spain is scheduled to face the Netherlands on Tuesday in the quarterfinals on an indoor hard court at the Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena in Malaga. The winner will play in the semifinals on Friday. The championship will be decided on Sunday.

11/18/2024 |  Jannik Sinner dominated so much at the ATP Finals that it was hardly a contest (Associated Press (AP)) TURIN, Italy (AP) — It’s supposed to be the tournament where the year’s top eight players battle it out for one last prestigious trophy.
Only this year it was hardly a contest at the ATP Finals.
That’s because Jannik Sinner’s game reached such a high level in Turin that his fellow competitors — all of them ranked in the top 10 — said “there’s nothing you can really do” because “he’s playing almost too good.”

11/18/2024 |  World No. 1 Jannik Sinner caps stellar year with ATP Finals victory over Taylor Fritz (CNN Sports) Jannik Sinner couldn’t have dreamed of a better ending to his remarkable 2024 season.
The world No. 1 defeated American Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 to win the ATP Finals in Turin, Italy, on Sunday, claiming the trophy for the first time on home soil. The victory also avenged his defeat in last year’s final against Novak Djokovic.     

11/18/2024 |  Rafa Nadal is more focused on helping Spain win Davis Cup than his retirement (Reuters Sports) MALAGA, Spain, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal will not dwell on his impending retirement at the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga and only focus on helping Spain claim the trophy this week should he be called into action, the 38-year-old said on Monday.

11/15/2024 |  US tennis star Frances Tiafoe fined $120,000 for repeatedly swearing at a chair umpire (CNN Sports) Frances Tiafoe has been fined $120,000 for his profanity-laden outburst at a chair umpire during the Shanghai Masters last month.
The ATP – the governing body for men’s tennis – announced Thursday that its fines committee had handed Tiafoe, who later apologized for his actions, a $60,000 fine for aggravated behavior, in addition to a maximum on-site fine of $60,000 for verbal abuse.