Top-seeded Italian Jannik Sinner shrugged off the doping furore surrounding him and overcame a bad start to reach the second round of the U.S. Open with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 victory over American Mackenzie McDonald on Tuesday. Sinner became embroiled in controversy in the week before the year’s final Grand Slam after the International Tennis Integrity Agency said that …
Karolina Pliskova overcame a slow start before beating Garbine Muguruza 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 on Wednesday in her opening match at the WTA Finals. Pliskova now has a 9-2 record against former Wimbledon and French Open champion Muguruza, who won the Chicago and Dubai titles this year and is making her fourth appearance at the season-ending event. Muguruza dropped her opening …
