Teen sensation Coco Gauff made the most of her “lucky loser” status by running the table and winning her first career title Sunday in Linz, besting former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 1-6, 6-2.

“I’m still overwhelmed and shocked,” said Gauff. “I guess it’s crazy to say it’s my first WTA title. This was definitely not on the calendar at the beginning of the year, because I didn’t think I’d …

Daniil Medvedev won his second straight Masters event defeating Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-1 to win the Shanghai title on Sunday.

Medvedev, who was playing in his sixth final in six events, also wins his first career match over Zverev who lead the Russian coming in 4-0.

“This one is also amazing because Shanghai I think is one of the most prestigious Masters on the Tour,” Medvedev said. “Especially in the past 10 …

The two youngest Masters champions will collide in the Shanghai final Sunday in China. Daniil Medvedev kept his hot streak going besting Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(5), 7-5 to reach his sixth straight tournament final.

Medvedev won a tight first set then managed to recover in the second after failing to serve it out at 5-4.

“Making six in a row, including three Masters 1000’s and one Grand Slam, is something I could never …

Chalk one up for the young guns who Friday in Shanghai dispatched two of the titans of tennis. Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev both toppled Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, respectively, in quarterfinal play at the Masters event in China.

Tsitsipas, who had split two meetings with Djokovic prior, stunned the Serb yet again with a 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 victory over the 4-time time tournament champion.

“It’s the best comeback that I …

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer lead a big quarterfinal day at the Shanghai Masters which features the Top 6 seeds.

On Thursday, Djokovic won his 7th straight matches, 14th consecutive set, dismissing the dangerous John Isner 7-5, 6-3.

“I managed to kind of read his serve and find a good position on the return, at the end of the first set and also beginning of the second,” said Djokovic. “I won five …

Following his first Tokyo title Sunday, Novak Djokovic kept things rolling in his opener in Shanghai cruising past Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-3 to win his sixth straight match and 12th straight set.

“It’s nice to be back. And also, it feels very good to play as well as I did today,” Djokovic said. “I knew that Denis is very dangerous player. If he has time, if he’s feeling the ball well, …

Drama filled the end of the day in Shanghai on Monday as Andy Murray and Fabio Fognini got into it during their second round clash.

At 5-all in the third set, someone shouted just as Murray put away a volley. The Scot looked in the direction of the noise which seemed to indicate it came from Fognini. Things escalted on the changeover with Murray telling the Italian to “shut up!”

The exchange:…

Former champion Andy Murray won his Shanghai Masters opener getting past qualifier Juan Ignacio Londero 2-6, 6-2, 6-3.

“The court is by far the fastest conditions that I have played in since I came back,” said Murray. “I really struggled with that early on. I was mistiming the ball. I felt quite slow on the court, and he was pretty much dictating all of the points.

“I managed kind of early on …

The eighth Masters event of the season is already underway in Shanghai, China with 17 of the Top 20 players in attendance.

Rafael Nadal withdrew from the event last week due to a wrist issue, but the tournament still features Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray who have won the event the last three years.

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The 4-time champion Djokovic opens his title defense against either Frances Tiafoe or Denis …

Dominic Thiem captured his 15th career title and 4th of 2019 after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to win Beijing. The Austrian won seven straight games to go from 4-all in the second to 5-1 in the third.

Thiem’s four titles equals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic’s tour lead. The Austrian now has four career titles on hard courts.

“It feels great because today was for me one of the best …

Naomi Osaka came from a set down to deny World No. 1 Ash Barty 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to win her first Beijing title.

After a slow start, Osaka grabbed early breaks in each of the last two sets to claim her second straight title (after Osaka) and fifth of her career.

“I just told myself if I stop being so dramatic I could honestly contest it,” Osaka said of the comeback. “I …

Novak Djokovic added Tokyo to the list of cities where he’s been victorious. Playing in first Tokyo open, the World No. 1 coasted to the title in the Japanese capital overwhelming John Millman 6-3, 6-2 in the Sunday final.

Djokovic, who never lost a set and lost more than four games in a set once in five matches, collects his 76th career title, first since Wimbledon.

“It was a fantastic week in …

Stefanos Tsitsipas saved three opening set points to derail Alexander Zverev 7-6(6), 6-4 to advance to the Beijing final.

Zverev led the Greek 6-3 in the first set breaker before dropping five straight points. Tsitsipas kept rolling to lead 5-1 in the second then hung on to take it.

“I didn’t play phenomenal, but I played smart. Smart is more important than phenomenal,” said Tsitsipas. “I did things right when I had …

Novak Djokovic will seek his first title since Wimbledon Sunday in Tokyo where he will meet qualifier John Millman.

Djokovic cruised past former champion David Goffin 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the final in his debut at the event.

“I’m very satisfied with the way I’ve been playing the whole week,” Djokovic said. “It’s been a very positive week on the court, off the week as well. Hopefully I’ll be able to …

The final Premier Mandatory event of the 2019 WTA season will go to either Naomi Osaka or Ash Barty. The two both reached the Beijing finals via different routes Saturday in China.

Osaka had now trouble ending the run of defending champion Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-2 to reach her first Beijing final.

Osaka, who was down a break in the quarters to Bianca Andreescu, broke at 4-all and against early in …