Tennis

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two-time former champion Elina Svitolina routed last year's runner-up Anna Kalinskaya 6-1, 6-2 in the first round of the Dubai Championships on Sunday.

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Ugo Humbert enjoyed the perfect service game when he hit four straight aces on his way to winning the Open 13 Provence final on Sunday.

LONDON (AP) — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner accepting a three-month doping ban deal was slammed by his fellow tennis professionals on Saturday.

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Amanda Anisimova won the Qatar Open on Saturday for her third career title and first since 2022. Anisimova beat former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-4, 6-3 in a final disrupted twice by showers.

Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner accepted a three-month ban in a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency and said Saturday the agreement ends a case that was “hanging over me" since his two positive doping tests nearly a year ago.

Eugenie Bouchard already has her own signature pickleball paddle. She’s No. 17 in the pickleball rankings and constantly appears on the main court at events because she’s always a big draw.

Eugenie Bouchard already has her own signature pickleball paddle. She’s No. 17 in the pickleball rankings and constantly appears on the main court at events because she’s always a big draw.

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Jelena Ostapenko ended Iga Swiatek's three-year reign of the Qatar Open in the semifinals on Friday and will play Amanda Anisimova for the title. No. 37-ranked Ostapenko won 6-3, 6-1 and improved her record against No.

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek reached the Qatar Open semifinals by beating Elena Rybakina 6-2, 7-5 on Thursday. Swiatek will face Jelena Ostapenko, who beat Ons Jabeur 6-2, 6-2, for a spot in the final.

DOHA — It was a tough day for Canadian tennis players at the Qatar Open on Wednesday with both Leylah Fernandez and Gabriela Dabrowski making quick exits from their respective events.