Some tennis fans wonder why top players, who complain about how crowded the sport’s calendar is, would add an in-season exhibition like the Six Kings Slam, which starts Wednesday in Saudi Arabia, to their schedule. Taylor Fritz can think of millions of reasons. Well, $6 million, to be precise. “I’d love for them to show…
An undefeated run to the ATP Finals trophy later this year will result in a paycheck of more than $5 million — slightly more than what Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka earned for their U.S. Open titles this month. The exact amount for an undefeated run at the year-ending event for the top-eight players is…
France moved to the brink of the Davis Cup Final 8 by taking a 2-0 lead over Croatia, while Argentina, Austria, and Germany were also close to booking their spots in Bologna after dominating the opening day of their qualifying ties on Friday. Debutant Corentin Moutet gave 10-times champion France the ideal start in Osijek…
Twice major winner Barbora Krejcikova harnessed her experience to knock promising Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko out of the U.S. Open 6-3 6-2 in the first round on Monday, finding her rhythm in an injury-dented season. It was a tough draw for Mboko, who beat four major winners in a fairytale run to the title in…