Sloane Stephens is for real — at least on U.S. soil.

The American on Saturday beat reigning French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko to win the Miami Open, the second-biggest title of her career after the 2017 US Open, and her first of 2018.

Ostapenko hadn’t lost a set during the tournament before falling to Stephens 7-6(5), 6-1.

The American remains a perfect 6-0 in career finals and on Monday will debut in the …

Two players who weren’t even on the radar a year ago meet for the Miami title today. Now, as Grand Slam champions, Sloane Stephens and Jelena Ostapenko, meet for their second biggest title.

The two have never met before. Ostapneko has yet to lose a set while Stephens has beaten some big names en route including 3-time champion Victoria Azarenka and former No. 1s Garbine Muguruza and Angelique Kerber.

Both are …

Per an ESPN report last night, Andre Agassi has decided to end his partnership with Novak Djokovic.

The two first linked up last May, but after elbow problems and poor results, that relationship is over, according to Agassi’s former coach Darren Cahill who broke the news last night on ESPN.

“With only the best intentions I tried to help Novak. We far too often found ourselves agreeing to disagree. I …

Playing some of his best tennis, John Isner put a halt to Juan Martin del Potro’s 15-match win streak, overpowering the Argentine 6-1, 7-6(2) to reach his first career Miami Masters final.

The American who ripped through Marin Cilic and Hyeon Chung, continued to pound forehand and pound serves, relegating del Potro to a virtual spectator watching winners fly by.

“Things are just clicking. Look, if I’m returning well and getting in …

Alexander Zverev showed again why he is the class of this younger generation. The 20-year-old crushed Nick Kyrgios in the fourth round on Tuesday and today had his way with the hot-handed Borna Coric in a 6-4, 6-4 victory.

The match was delayed about 90 minutes due to a lighting issue in the stadium, but it didn’t slow Zverev down who never dropped served. It was Zverev’s first career win against …

The reigning French Open champion and a surprise American qualifier completed the Miami Open semifinals on Wednesday.

American qualifier Danielle Collins shocked her Florida idol growing up, Venus Williams, defeating the No. 8 seed 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday night in quarterfinal play.

“I obviously have an incredible amount of respect for Venus, but you kind of have to take the name out of it and just focus on the tennis part and …

Juan Martin del Potro upped his win streak to 15 Wednesday night, but he did it the hard way. In a rematch of a 1-sided Indian Wells semifinal, this time Milos Raonic came to play.

The Canadian had not been broken all tournament and early on kept the serve humming and sealed the first after breaking del Potro.

Milos continued to hold serve in the second but fell apart in the breaker …

Former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka and reigning US Open champion Sloane Stephens led the charge into the Miami Open semifinals on Tuesday after straight-set wins on Key Biscayne.

The wildcard Azarenka dismissed another former No. 1, No. 5 seed Karolina Pliskova 7-5, 6-3, and the No. 13-seeded Stephens continued to thrive in front of her home Florida crowd, blowing past former No. 1 and No. 10 seed Angie Kerber 6-1, 6-2.

“It …

The theme of the day in the men’s fourth round at Miami was big men. And the big men showed up with John Isner, Kevin Anderson, Alexander Zverev, Juan Martin del Potro and Milos Raonic all winners and all securing quarterfinal berths.

Former semifinalist John Isner blanked Marin Cilic in an opening breaker then got a late break for a 7-6(0), 6-3 victory, one of his best in the last year.

Tomorrow, …

Sloane Stephens and Victoria Azarenka have set up the first Miami semifinal. The two former Grand Slam champions just played earlier this month at Indian Wells with the American powering to a 6-1, 7-5 opening round win.

Azarenka, though, has won 11 straight matches in Miami. Tonight, the 3-time champion held on to take a scratchy first set then pulled away in the second to beat fellow-former No. 1 Karolina Pliskova …

After saving three match points on Sunday, Venus Williams had to come back again to claim victory. This time she toppled defending champion Johanna Konta 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 and in doing so sent the Brit out of the Top 20.

“The first set was definitely all her, and she came up with some amazing shots to break me at 5-5,” the 37-year-old Venus told the crowd. “There was not much I …

Before the late evening rains, six of the eight scheduled men’s matches were completed notably 2017 semifinalist Nick Kyrgios set up a young gun showdown with Alexander Zverev.

Kyrgios rolled Fabio Fognini, who also made the semifinals last year, by a score of 6-3, 6-3.

“We both competed,” Kyrgios said. “I just played a little better in some bigger points.

“I knew it was going to be tough. He has a lot of …

Juan Martin del Potro kept it rolling Sunday in Miami. The Indian Wells champion upped his win streak to 13 after pounding former finalist Kei Nishikori 6-2, 6-2 to reach the fourth round.

“I think I’m playing good,” said del Potro. “I can play even better, but I need to get confidence playing on this court, trying to keep winning matches. But it is not easy. My body is starting to …

Three-time champion Venus Williams stayed alive in Miami after saving three match points in a topsy-turvy victory over Kiki Bertens 5-7, 6-3, 7-5.

Bertens held two match points serving 5-3 in the third, but failed to convert either and succumbed to the American losing the last four games.

“It was a very interesting match, to say the least,” said Williams who led 5-0 in the first.

“I just tried to hang in …

World No. 1 Simona Halep could not close out former world No. 2 Agnieszka Radwanska on Saturday at the Miami Open, losing 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 and leaving more questions about her ability to hold onto the top ranking.

Halep won her first tournament of the year at Shenzhen but has been winless since. Her early exit in Miami comes on the heels of a semifinal loss at Indian Wells where she …