Articles filed under Tennis
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Top-ranked Murray to face Verdasco in Dubai finalMar 03, 2017 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Top-ranked Andy Murray reached his second final of the season with a dominant 7-5, 6-1 win over seventh-seeded Lucas Pouille at the Du...
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Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain into semifinals in Brazil OpenMar 03, 2017 6:00 am - SAO PAULO (AP) - Top-seeded Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain has reached the semifinal of the clay-court Brazil Open, defeating Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-0, 7-6 (1). The Frid...
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Kyrgios stuns Djokovic to reach Mexican Open semifinalsMar 03, 2017 6:00 am - ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) - Australia's Nick Kyrgios used a barrage of 25 aces to defeat top-seeded Novak Djokovic 7-6 (9), 7-5 early Friday morning and reach the semifinals...
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Last seeds eliminated in Malaysian Open quarterfinalsMar 03, 2017 6:00 am - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Magda Linette of Poland knocked out the last remaining seed in the Malaysian Open when she beat No. 5 Duan Ying Ying of China 7-6 (3), 4-6,...
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Murray survives seven match points in Dubai quarterfinalsMar 02, 2017 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Andy Murray saved seven match points before beating Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-7 (4), 7-6 (18), 6-1 to reach the Dubai Tennis Championshi...
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Gigi Fernandez to coach New York Empire tennis teamMar 02, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Hall of Famer Gigi Fernandez has been hired as coach of the New York Empire of World TeamTennis. The league said Thursday she is succeeding Patrick McEnr...
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Djokovic rallies to beat Del Potro in AcapulcoMar 02, 2017 6:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Novak Djokovic rallied to beat Argentinian Juan Martin Del Potro in three sets 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 early on Thursday to advance to the Mexican Open quarterf...
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Djokovic returns with a victoryMar 01, 2017 6:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Novak Djokovic beat Slovakia's Martin Klizan 6-3, 7-6 (4) in the opening round of the Mexican Open on Tuesday. The win was Djokovic's first since his ...
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Federer upset by qualifier Donskoy in Dubai, Murray winsMar 01, 2017 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Roger Federer squandered three match points in a shock 3-6, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (5) second round loss to Russian qualifier Evgeny Donskoy at ...
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Fabio Fognini advances to 2nd round in Brazil OpenFeb 28, 2017 6:00 am - SAO PAULO (AP) - Fifth-seeded Fabio Fognini of Italy reached the second round of the Brazil Open on Tuesday with a 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory over qualifier Marco Cecchinato o...