Rafael Nadal has officially ended his 2021 season, the former No. 1 announced today. Nadal cited ongoing issues with his left foot for putting an end to 2021.

He only played on event since the French Open, losing in his second match at Washington to Lloyd Harris.

The 35-year-old will hope to return next year.

“I am very sorry to announce that I will not be able to keep playing tennis during …

The struggle is real for Naomi Osaka. A day after coming from a set down to defeat Coco Gauff at the Cincinnati Masters, the 4-time Slam winner couldn’t hold a set lead to Jil Teichmann in a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 stunned Thursday night.

The lefty Tiechmann’s variety created havoc for Osaka as the former No. 1 sprayed 41 unforced errors and her lethal serve surrendered seven double faults.

“I knew she’s a …

Tournament favorite Daniil Medvedev rolled past fellow Cincinnati champion Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals once again in Ohio.

”It was tough, especially in the second set,” Medvedev said on court. “I had four break points before I broke him. I knew I had to continue to push him. Grigor is an amazing player, but a little bit worse on the backhand, and I like when people slice, so …

Masters champions Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev kept on their winning ways on Wednesday at the Cincinnati Masters.

Medvedev, who just won Toronto on Sunday, dominated in his Cincinnati opener rolling Mackenzie McDonald 6-2, 6-2. Medvedev has won his last six matches.

“Mackenzie can play good. Everybody who is in the second round of a Masters can play good tennis, we all know this,” Medvedev told the crowd. “It’s not easy …

The marquee showdown Wednesday at the Cincinnati Masters featured 4-time Slam champion Naomi Osaka meeting the teen phenom Coco Gauff in the second round.

In their third meeting, Gauff fended off an early strong start from Osaka before settling down, and by the end of the opener Osaka tossed in a few errors and Gauff served it out.

Gauff got another break early in the second but Osaka would bounce right back …

Dominic Thiem has announced his 2021 is finished. The 27-year-old injured his right wrist in Mallorca just before Wimbledon after two months of rehab, Thiem had another flare-up with the wrist last week and has since been advised to take more time off to recover.

“I want to update you on my injury and unfortunately, I’ve had to withdraw from the US Open and will miss the rest of the 2021 …

Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini overcame a tough test in his Cincinnati Masters opener outlasting Albert Ramos Vinolas 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-5.

The Italian, who was playing his first match since Wimbledon, was paced by 25 aces. He’ll now take on fellow big man Karen Khachanov or Felix Auger-Aliassime who meet on Wednesday.

“I’m happy for the win. I think I served really well. My strokes from the baseline weren’t working the way …

Rain played havoc with the Tuesday schedule, but several matches did get in at the Cincinnati Masters.

Simona Halep collected her first match win since May topping Magda Linette 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 to reach the second round.

“I’m really happy that I could win the match,” said Halep who did tweak her leg in the second set. “It’s always important to have victories when you come back from an injury. It was …

Petra Kvitova kept Madison Keys’s slide going Monday in Cincinnati, easing past the former Top 10 7-5, 6-4 in the first round Monday night.

Kvitova was broken just once and hit 28 winners in the match. The American Keys has lost her last four matches.

After a brief rain delay, French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova kept her roll going with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Daria Kasatkina. The Czech has now won …

Two-time champion Andy Murray is still finding success in Cincinnati. The former No. 1 opened play last night and cruised through veteran Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-4.

Murray was potent on serve delivering 15 aces among his 38 winners during the 1 hour, 50 minute affair.

“I thought I did well. I moved pretty well for my first singles match in a while on hard courts,” Murray said. “Certainly, a little bit more …

Fresh off his first Canadian Open title, Daniil Medvedev will be the man to beat at the Cincinnati Masters which saw first round play begin today. The Russian made his big breakthrough at Cincinnati two years ago beating Novak Djokovic in the 2019 semifinal before David Goffin for the title.

The 25-year-old said he will go all out for a fifth Masters title.

“I’m going to go full power at Cincinnati …

Naomi Osaka returns to WTA play this week in Cincinnati. The 4-time Slam winner has only played one event — the Tokyo Olympics — since her controversial exit at the French Open.

Osaka made the final of the event last year when it was played in New York. But she withdrew from her final against Victoria Azarenka.

The top seed at the Cincinnati Masters event is world No. 1 Ash …

Daniil Medvedev won his fourth career Masters title topping the towering Reilly Opelka 6-4, 6-3 in comfortable fashion.

”I could not have dreamt of [this] at one point,” Medvedev told the crowd. “With Masters, with Novak and Rafael playing, it seemed like an untouchable achievement. Now I have four wins in five finals, which is a good score. I am just happy. I want to achieve more. I am really happy …

In one of the biggest surprises in the last few years, Camila Giorgi walked away with the Canadian Open Masters title topping Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 7-5.

Giorgi’s previous two titles at 2015 Den Bosch and 2018 Linz were no where near the level of a 1000 event like Montreal.

“I really think I was very emotional inside. I’m not the one that shows a lot. Of course, it’s just amazing. I’m very …

Roger Federer’s 2021 season is likely over. The Swiss star announced today that he will undergo a third surgery on his right knee forcing him out of the US Open and likely the remained of 2021.

“I just wanted to give you a bit of an update what’s been going on since Wimbledon,” Federer said. “As you can imagine it’s not been simple. I’ve been doing a lot of checks with …