Articles filed under Tennis
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Brown beats top-seeded Cilic in MontpellierFeb 08, 2017 6:00 am - MONTPELLIER, France (AP) - Dustin Brown hit eight aces and didn't face a break point as he upset top-seeded Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-4 at the Open Sud de France on Wednesday. ...
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Bellucci into the quarterfinals on clay in QuitoFeb 08, 2017 6:00 am - QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Fourth-seeded Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil reached the quarterfinals of the Ecuador Open on Wednesday, defeating Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 7-6 (8), 7...
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No. 8 Renzo Olivo of Argentina advances in EcuadorFeb 07, 2017 6:00 am - QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Eighth-seeded Renzo Olivo of Argentina defeated Emilio Gomez of Ecuador 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (5) on Tuesday to reach the second round of the clay-court Ec...
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Super Bowl bet gets suburban college student date with tennis star Genie BouchardFeb 07, 2017 12:00 am - The Patriots' historic Super Bowl comeback victory Sunday also will be entered in a Vernon Hills college student's personal record book for leading to one of the most im...
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Melzer ousts No. 6 Zeballos from first round in Ecuador OpenFeb 06, 2017 6:00 am - QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Gerald Melzer of Austria upset No. 6-seeded Horacio Zeballos of Argentina 6-7 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Monday to reach the second round of the Ecuador ...
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Pats comeback earns fan date with tennis star Genie BouchardFeb 06, 2017 6:00 am - Forget the Lombardi Trophy. The New England Patriots' shocking comeback win over the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl 51 earned one fan a date with Canadian tennis star Gen...
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Player fined $7K for hitting umpire with ball in Davis CupFeb 06, 2017 6:00 am - OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov was fined $7,000 on Monday, a day after unintentionally striking umpire Arnaud Gabas in the eye and immedi...
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Chardy and Brown advance to Open Sud de France 2nd roundFeb 06, 2017 6:00 am - MONTPELLIER, France (AP) - Jeremy Chardy of France beat seventh-seeded Marcel Granollers 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the second round of the Open Sud de France on Monday. Alt...
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Davis Cup: Defending champ Argentina KO'ed by ItalyFeb 06, 2017 6:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Defending champion Argentina was knocked out of the Davis Cup in the first round by Italy on Monday. Italy's Fabio Fognini defeated Guido ...
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Davis Cup: France completes 4-1 victory over JapanFeb 05, 2017 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - France completed a 4-1 win over Japan in their Davis Cup World Group first-round tie on Sunday. France secured a quarterfinal berth on Saturday with a win b...