Russia's Kasatkina feels 'more free and happy' after coming out as gay
Russian Daria Kasatkina said she feels more "free" since coming out as gay last month as support poured in for the women's world number 12 from her fellow players.
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Aussie upsets Pegula as Halep, Hurkacz fall at Washington
Australia's Daria Saville upset top-seeded defending champion Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-4 on Wednesday at the ATP and WTA Washington Open, where Hubert Hurkacz and Simona Halep also exited.
Like mother, like daughter: Mandlik shows potential in San Jose
Elizabeth Mandlik, daughter of four-time major winner Hana Mandlikova, showed she has the potential to make a name for herself in tennis after impressing on her WTA Tour main draw debut at the Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose, California.
Medvedev makes triumphant return in Mexico with landmark 250th ATP win
World number one Daniil Medvedev, playing his first match in six weeks, beat Australian qualifier Rinky Hijikata 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday at the ATP hard court tournament in Los Cabos, Mexico.
Auger-Aliassime hits 15 aces against Hernandez to advance to Los Cabos Open quarters
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarter-finals of the Los Cabos Open on Wednesday.
Daria Saville upsets Jessica Pegula as Simona Halep, Hubert Hurkacz fall at Washington
World number 88 Saville ripped the seventh-ranked American in hot and humid conditions while Romanian third seed Halep retired down 7-5, 2-0 to Anna Kalinskaya with illness. "I stayed really composed," Saville said. "I managed the energy really well.
'Wiser' Emma Raducanu ready to 'start over' as US Open title defence looms soon after Citi Open
Emma Raducanu says she is prepared to “start over” and work back her way back to the top if she falls down the WTA Tour rankings after the US Open. Raducanu, 19, will be defending 2,040 points at the final Grand Slam of the year after sensationally coming through qualifying to win the tournament last year. Without those points she would currently be ranked outside the top 90.
Marino advances to Citi Open quarterfinals with win over Petkovic
WASHINGTON — Canadian qualifier Rebecca Marino advanced to the quarterfinals of the Citi Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 win over Germany's Andrea Petkovic on Wednesday.