Articles filed under Tennis
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Bertens fightback leaves Belarus, Dutch level in Fed CupFeb 11, 2017 6:00 am - MINSK, Belarus (AP) - Kiki Bertens saved a match point on Saturday before beating Aryna Sabalenka to level the Netherlands' Fed Cup match against Belarus at 1-1. Aliaksa...
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Pliskova beats Arruabarrena; Czechs level at 1-1 with SpainFeb 11, 2017 6:00 am - OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) - Third-ranked Karolina Pliskova overcame a late scare on the way to a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Lara Arruabarrena which put defending champion ...
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Switzerland and France all square in Fed Cup matchFeb 11, 2017 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky downed Alize Cornet in straight sets to give the host's a flying start, before Kristina Mladenovic hit back for France later...
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Defending champion Gasquet reaches Open Sud de France semisFeb 10, 2017 6:00 am - MONTPELLIER, France (AP) - Two-time defending champion Richard Gasquet of France beat big-serving countryman Kenny De Schepper 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 to reach the semifinals of t...
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Second-seeded Ramos-Vinolas into semifinals in Ecuador OpenFeb 10, 2017 6:00 am - QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain defeated countryman Roberto Carballes Baena on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Ecuador Open. The second-seeded ...
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Muguruza opens for Spain against Czech player StrycovaFeb 10, 2017 6:00 am - OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) - French Open champion Garbine Muguruza will face Barbora Strycova in the opening match when Spain plays the defending champion Czech Republ...
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Rafael Nadal pulls out of ABN Amro tennis tournamentFeb 09, 2017 6:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Australian Open finalist Rafael Nadal has pulled out of next week's ABN Amro tennis tournament, saying he needs to rest. Organizers say the...
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Former Australian Open junior champion suspendedFeb 09, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A former Australian Open junior champion has been provisionally suspended while tennis authorities conduct an investigation into corruption in the sport. T...
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No. 3 Lorenzi, Ram into quarterfinals in Ecuador OpenFeb 09, 2017 6:00 am - QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Paolo Lorenzi of Italy reached the Ecuador Open quarterfinals for a third straight year by defeating Matthew Ebden of Australia 6-4, 6-4 on Thursda...
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2nd-seeded Tsonga and 3rd-seeded Gasquet reach quarterfinalsFeb 09, 2017 6:00 am - MONTPELLIER, France (AP) - Second seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France needed only 45 minutes to reach the quarterfinals of the Open de Sud de France, swatting aside coun...