Articles filed under Tennis
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Out-of-nowhere Ostapenko to face Halep for French Open titleJun 08, 2017 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Jelena Ostapenko is a young woman in a hurry. On the day she turned 20, Ostapenko became the first unseeded French Open finalist since 1983, using big and b...
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Nishikori's erratic loss to Murray reflects his French OpenJun 07, 2017 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Kei Nishikori's French Open ended with an appropriately erratic performance against top-ranked Andy Murray in the quarterfinals. The 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (0), 6-1 ...
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Big comeback puts Halep in French Open semi against PliskovaJun 07, 2017 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Trailing by a set and two breaks in the French Open quarterfinals, just one game from defeat, Simona Halep was not exactly full of positive thoughts during ...
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The Latest: Murray bemused by chair umpire's time violationJun 07, 2017 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The Latest on the French Open (all times local): 9 p.m. Top-ranked Andy Murray was bemused by the chair umpire's decision to give him a time violation when ...
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'16 champ Djokovic in 'whole new situation' after Paris lossJun 07, 2017 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - His French Open title defense nearing an end, Novak Djokovic stumbled and tumbled to his knees on the red clay, his racket flying from his right hand as his...
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Davis Cup singles could be cut to best-of-3-set matchesJun 06, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Change could be coming to the Davis Cup. Singles matches in the international competition would be reduced to best-of-three-sets, instead of the current be...
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Kvitova's comeback includes playing New Haven before US OpenJun 06, 2017 7:00 am - NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Czech tennis star Petra Kvitova will continue her comeback from a knife attack by playing at the Connecticut Open in August, the final WTA tune-u...
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Troubled sleep, then a French Open dream for BacsinszkyJun 06, 2017 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Sometimes, nerves get the better of Timea Bacsinszky. The good thing is it happens off the tennis court. Facing wind, rain and cold and a crowd cheering her...
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After postponement, Nadal, Djokovic try to set semi in ParisJun 06, 2017 7:00 am - A quick look at the French Open: WOMEN'S RESULTS TUESDAY Quarterfinals: Unseeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia beat No. 11 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 4-6, 6-2, 6-2; No. ...
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The Latest: Latvia's Ostapenko into French Open semifinalsJun 06, 2017 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The Latest on the French Open (all times local): ___ 8:05 p.m. Teenager Jelena Ostapenko advanced to the semifinals of the French Open by rallying past form...