Articles filed under Tennis
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Home-crowd favorite Berlocq into 2nd round in Buenos AiresFeb 14, 2017 6:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Home-crowd favorite Carlos Berlocq defeated Jozef Kovalik of Slovakia 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the clay-court Arge...
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Tennis umpire Gabas has surgery after being hit in eyeFeb 13, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Tennis umpire Arnaud Gabas has had surgery on a fractured bone under his left eye after being hit by a ball struck by Canadian player Denis Shapovalov duri...
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Former champion Tomas Berdych into second round in RotterdamFeb 13, 2017 6:00 am - ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Former champion Tomas Berdych beat Romanian qualifier Marius Copil 7-6 (3), 6-4 to reach the second round of the World Tennis Tournament on...
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US beat Germany to advance to Fed Cup semifinalsFeb 12, 2017 6:00 am - KAANAPALI, Hawaii (AP) - CoCo Vandeweghe won the final 10 games to beat Germany's Andrea Petkovic 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 on Sunday and give the United States an insurmountable 3-...
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Czechs make Fed Cup semifinals with 3-2 win over SpainFeb 12, 2017 6:00 am - OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) - Barbora Strycova sent defending champion Czech Republic to the semifinals of the Fed Cup with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Lara Arruabarrena of...
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After anthem mistake, US leads Germany in Fed CupFeb 12, 2017 6:00 am - KAANAPALI, Hawaii (AP) - After an outdated stanza of the German national anthem that later became associated with the Nazi regime was sung during the opening ceremonies,...
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Belarus completes surprise win over Netherlands in Fed CupFeb 12, 2017 6:00 am - MINSK, Belarus (AP) - With or without Victoria Azarenka, Belarus can still succeed on the tennis court. The former top-ranked player is taking time out with her baby son...
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Teenage Zverev beats Gasquet to win Open Sud de France titleFeb 12, 2017 6:00 am - MONTPELLIER, France (AP) - Teenage Alexander Zverev beat two-time defending champion Richard Gasquet 7-6 (4), 6-3 to win the Open Sud de France on Sunday and clinch his ...
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Estrella Burgos wins again at Ecuador OpenFeb 12, 2017 6:00 am - QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Victor Estrella Burgos won his third straight title at the Ecuador Open, defeating Paolo Lorenzi 6-7 (2), 7-5, 7-6 (6) Sunday. Sunday's title was t...
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Gasquet and Zverev win to set up Open Sud de France finalFeb 11, 2017 6:00 am - MONTPELLIER, France (AP) - Frenchman Richard Gasquet remains on course for a third straight title at the Open Sud de France, where he will face German teen Alexander Zve...