Western Southern Open

Western & Southern Open: Naomi Osaka reverses decision to withdraw from semi-finals

Osaka said in a statement on Wednesday that she had pulled out of her last-four clash with Belgium's Elise Mertens in protest at the police shooting of black man Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.

NBA: Games brought to a halt again, this time players decide when they resume

Milwaukee Bucks changed the narrative across the entire sports landscape, putting the focus squarely on social justice reform in protest of the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by police, while three of his children in his car looked on.

Milwaukee Bucks' walkout over Jacob Blake shooting leads to sporting boycott in US; NBA, WNBA, MLS, MLB games scrapped

Milwaukee Bucks' decision to not play in their NBA playoff match over the US police shooting of Jacob Blake led to a historic sporting boycott in US as Naomi Osaka, MLB, MLS and WNBA joined the protest.

Western & Southern Open: Naomi Osaka withdraws from semi-final in protest, tournament 'paused' for a day

Naomi Osaka tweeted that as a Black woman, she feels compelled to pull out of the tournament to put a focus on police shooting Black people.

Western & Southern Open: Serena Williams stunned by Maria Sakkari; Novak Djokovic reaches QF with commanding win

Novak Djokovic’s neck felt much better, and his tennis looked much better, in a 6-2, 6-4 victory over unseeded American Tennys Sandgren at the Western & Southern Open on Tuesday that improved the No. 1-ranked man to 20-0 in 2020.

Western & Southern Open: Serena Williams likens Maria Sakkari loss to 'dating a guy you know sucks'

Serena Williams finished rather meekly in a 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-1 upset against Maria Sakkari on Tuesday night at Western & Southern Open

Western & Southern Open: Guido Pella frustrated at decision to stop him from playing even after testing negative for COVID-19

Pella said on Instagram that Galvan has now tested negative for the virus, just as he and Dellien have.

Western & Southern Open: Ailing Djokovic beats Berankis to reach round of 16; Serena claws out victory

Novak Djokovic battled through neck pain on the way to a 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 victory over Ricardas Berankis at the Western & Southern Open, where second seed Dominic Thiem crashed out.

Western & Southern Open: Rohan Bopanna, Denis Shapovalov go down fighting in opening round of doubles event

Bopanna has been pairing with Shapovalov consistently since the Indian Wells Masters last year, which he had started by pairing with compatriot with Divij Sharan.

Western & Southern Open: Pliskova, Kenin suffer defeats in opening matches; Tsitsipas beats Anderson

It was a stunning turn of events on a day that saw men's fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas lead the way into the round of 16 with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over two-time Grand Slam finalist Kevin Anderson.