Even though tennis star Danielle Collins was defeated by Belarusian top seed Aryna Sabalenka in the round of 16 at the Miami Open, she’s feeling like a Grand Slam winner after rescuing a wounded dog.

Earlier this week, Collins adopted a pup that she and her entourage came across while leaving the Hard Rock Stadium.

The dog, resembling a ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Wind gusts of 27 mph swirled across center court at Hard Rock Stadium Friday afternoon and Inter Miami star Lionel Messi watched from the stands as 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic breezed past Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-3 in an hour and 10 minutes to reach the Miami Open men’s final.

At 37 years and 10 months ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Talk about an upset.

Jakub Mensik, ranked 54th, bested the No. 17 overall player in Arthur Fils by a score of 7-6, 6-1 in the Miami Open quarterfinal, a stunning upset for the teenager from the Czech Republic.

“I was feeling really great,” Mensik said Thursday, later adding “the rhythm” and “physicality” ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Alexandra “Alex” Eala arrived at the Miami Open as a little-known 19-year-old Filipino wild card ranked No. 140 in the world. Her prize money so far this year totaled $40,480 and she had won only two WTA tour matches in her career.

Nobody would have predicted that over the span of a week she would take down not one, ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — After nine days of glorious weather, rain interrupted the Miami Open on Tuesday.

Fourth-round men’s play was suspended shortly after 2 p.m. with American Sebastian Korda serving at 4-3 in the final set against 38-year-old Frenchman Gael Monfils on Stadium Court and Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina leading Norwegian ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — It was not a good afternoon for American women at the Miami Open on Monday.

Fourth seed Jessica Pegula was the only one of five American women who advanced. She cruised past Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine 6-2, 6-3.

Defending champion Danielle Collins was eliminated in straight sets by top seed Aryna Sabalenka and then No. 3 ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The weather was postcard perfect at the Miami Open Friday and the lineup of big-name matches had tennis fans racing from court to court, passing a tempting array of food and beverage options along the way, everything from cheeseburgers to ceviche to champagne floats.

Six-time Miami champion Novak Djokovic, who is tied ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Coco Gauff, perhaps inspired by the F1 track that surrounds Hard Rock Stadium, raced past fellow American Sofia Kenin 6-0, 6-0 at the Miami Open on a sunny Thursday afternoon in 47 minutes. It was the fastest win of her career.

Third-ranked Gauff, the Delray Beach native who celebrated her 21st birthday last week, won 84...Read more

MIAMI — The Miami Open men’s draw got underway Wednesday, and with world No. 1 and defending champion Yannik Sinner serving a suspension for failed drug tests, the spotlight turns to other stars such as Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev.

Djokovic, the 24-time Grand Slam champion and six-time Miami Open winner (tied with ...Read more

MIAMI — Tennis fans could not have predicted was what in store for last year’s Miami Open champions Danielle Collins and Jannik Sinner when they each posed for photos with their crystal trophies and accepted $1.1 million winners’ checks on center court at Hard Rock Stadium.

Collins, the St. Petersburg native, was the 53rd-ranked player in...Read more

MIAMI — All over South Florida this week, surely there are tennis fans who recall seeing Madison Keys’ power, promise, and smile long before she won the Australian Open at age 29 on Saturday, becoming the oldest American in the Open era to win her first Grand Slam title.

Maybe they saw her as an 8-year-old camper at the Evert Tennis Academy...Read more