Articles filed under Tennis
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Federer beats Tiafoe in 1st round at hometown Basel eventOct 24, 2017 7:00 am - BASEL, Switzerland (AP) - Top-seeded Roger Federer eased past United States teenager Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 6-3 in the first round of the Swiss Indoors on Tuesday. Federer ...
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Venus beats Ostapenko, Pliskova reaches semis at WTA FinalsOct 24, 2017 7:00 am - SINGAPORE (AP) - Venus Williams needed three match points and more than three hours to defeat Jelena Ostapenko 7-5, 6-7 (3), 7-5 at the WTA Finals on Tuesday. The match,...
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Top-ranked Simona Halep beats Caroline Garcia at WTA FinalsOct 23, 2017 7:00 am - SINGAPORE (AP) - Playing her first match as the top-ranked player, Simona Halep beat Caroline Garcia 6-4, 6-2 at the WTA Finals on Monday. "I am really happy I can win t...
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Dzumhur beats Berankis to win Kremlin CupOct 22, 2017 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Damir Dzumhur recovered from a second-set slip to beat Ricardas Berankis and win the Kremlin Cup on Sunday. Bosnia's Dzumhur beat his Lithuanian opponent 6...
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Pliskova beats Williams for 1st win at WTA FinalsOct 22, 2017 7:00 am - SINGAPORE (AP) - Third-seeded Karolina Pliskova cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win over fifth-seeded Venus Williams at the WTA Finals on Sunday. "I felt really good," Pliskova sa...
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Venus Williams returns to WTA Finals for 1st time since 2009Oct 21, 2017 7:00 am - SINGAPORE (AP) - Venus Williams returns to the year-end WTA Finals for the first time since 2009 and will face Karolina Pliskova on Sunday. The top eight players in the ...
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Goerges ends 6-year title wait with victory at Kremlin CupOct 21, 2017 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Julia Goerges ended her six-year wait for another WTA singles title by defeating Daria Kasatkina 6-1, 6-2 in the Kremlin Cup final on Saturday. The German ...
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Girls tennis scoreboard: Saturday, Oct. 21 resultsOct 21, 2017 1:01 am - Girls tennis scoreboard: Saturday, Oct. 21 results * Girls tennis Thursday's results IHSA State meet class 2a tEAM sCORES 1. Whiitney Young 21, Stevenson 21; 3. Hinsdale...
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Girls tennis: Glenbard East's Allen captures state titleOct 21, 2017 1:00 am - A rambunctious crowd had gathered for the Class 2A girls tennis singles championship match on Saturday at Buffalo Grove High School. Glenbard East's Kolie Allen returned...
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Girls tennis: High point for Wauconda's Hackman in state finaleOct 21, 2017 1:00 am - Students she doesn't even know approach her in the hallways at school, offering well-wishes as well as congratulations for her successes on the tennis court. Guess that'...