SA's Lloyd Harris upsets Italian 17th seed in 5-set epic at Australian Open
South African tennis ace Lloyd Harris scored an upset win in the Australian Open first round on Monday when he eliminated Italian 17th seed Lorenzo Musetti.
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ATP roundup: Tommy Paul rallies in Stockholm
American eighth seed Tommy Paul shook off a close first-set loss and beat Swedish wild card Leo Borg 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 in first-round action Tuesday at the Stockholm Open.
Andy Murray pulls out of European Open in Antwerp in bid to finish season with ranking boost in Basel, Paris
Andy Murray has pulled out of this week’s European Open in Antwerp and will instead focus his efforts on a strong finish to the season in Basel and Paris. Murray, 35, won his most recent title in Antwerp in 2019. Ad However, after losing in the quarter-finals of the Gijon Open to Sebastian Korda last week, he has opted out of a return to Belgium.
Dominic Thiem and Coco Gauff progress in Gijon and San Diego but Harriet Dart bows out in Transylvania
Dominic Thiem was made to sweat for a place in the Gijon Open quarter-finals on Wednesday as the Austrian recovered from dropping the opening set to beat Marcos Giron 3-6 6-4 6-0. The American took the opening set after a slow start from Thiem, but the 29-year-old turned things around in the second before running away with it in the decider. Ad Thiem will face either Francisco Cerundolo or Manuel Guinard next.
Carlos Alcaraz, Casper Ruud fail to hit US Open heights in shock losses in Astana and Tokyo - too tired?
Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud have plotted different courses since meeting in the US Open final a month ago. World No. 1 Alcaraz chose only to play the Davis Cup following his remarkable maiden Grand Slam victory.
Kyrgios cruises past Tseng in breathless Japan opener
Kyrgios dropped just seven points on his own service in his opening match at the Japan Open as he dismantled world number 87 Tseng in 1hr, 6min. The maverick world number 20 was playing his first match since his "heartbreaking" quarter-final loss to Karen Khachanov at last month's US Open but he said he made a "solid" return despite a slow start.
Nick Kyrgios cruises into Tokyo Open second round while top seed Casper Ruud has been knocked out
Nick Kyrgios is into the second round of the Tokyo Open after a comfortable 6-3 6-1 win over Chun-Hsin Tseng in one hour and six minutes, while top seed Casper Ruud was knocked out in straight sets. Kyrgios overpowered his opponent, producing 26 winners compared to Tseng's 11, and it never looked like the Taiwanese player would ever find a way back into the match. Ad This year's Wimbledon finalist will play either Sho Shimabukuro or Kamil Majchrzak in the second round.
Confident Tiafoe ‘flying high’ after Tokyo opener
Frances Tiafoe of the US reacts after a point against Yasutaka Uchiyama of Japan during their men’s singles match at the Japan Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on October 3, 2022. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)