Tennis News

Alexander Zverev followed up his Olympic gold medal with a victory in the men's final of the Western & Southern Open, and Ash Barty claimed her fifth title of the season in the women's final.

Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania beat third-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Sunday in the first round of Tennis in the Land.

The two singles champions at this year's U.S. Open will receive the lowest payout since 2012, but the overall prize money for qualifying and the first three rounds has been increased.

The US Open will offer $57.5m in total player compensation in 2021, with the qualifying tournament offering nearly $6m in prize money alone.

Alexander Zverev says world No 1 Novak Djokovic is the US Open title favourite, despite the German adding the Western & Southern Open title to his Olympic gold medal on Sunday.

Emma Raducanu will break into the world's top 150 for the first time despite losing the WTA Chicago 125 final to Denmark's Clara Tauson.

Britain's Andy Murray beats American lucky loser Noah Rubin in the Winston-Salem Open first round after his scheduled opponent Nick Kyrgios withdraws.

Andy Murray beat lucky loser Noah Rubin 6-2 6-0 to make it into the next round of the Winston-Salem Open after his original opponent Nick Kyrgios withdrew through injury.