Articles filed under Tennis
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Top-seeded Cilic loses in 2nd round at Chennai OpenJan 04, 2017 6:00 am - CHENNAI, India (AP) - Top-seeded Marin Cilic was beaten in the second round of the Chennai Open on Wednesday, losing to 117th-ranked Jozef Kovalik 7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-5. "It...
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Roger Federer loses close match to Zverev at Hopman CupJan 04, 2017 6:00 am - PERTH, Australia (AP) - Roger Federer found himself overmatched - just - by a younger and stronger-serving opponent on Wednesday, losing 7-6 (1), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4) to 19-...
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Frustrated Serena Williams loses in 2nd round at AucklandJan 04, 2017 6:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Serena Williams lost her second-round match at the ASB Classic and the 22-time Grand Slam singles champion, frustrated by swirling winds, di...
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Top-ranked Kerber reaches quarterfinals in BrisbaneJan 04, 2017 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - In the 12 months since her previous trip to the Brisbane International, Angelique Kerber won her first two Grand Slam titles and supplanted Se...
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Djokovic wins, then poses for selfie, Murray advancesJan 04, 2017 6:00 am - DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Defending champion Novak Djokovic and top-seeded Andy Murray posted straight-set wins on Wednesday to reach the Qatar Open quarterfinals, but only Djo...
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Aljaz Bedene wins opening match at Chennai OpenJan 03, 2017 6:00 am - CHENNAI, India (AP) - Aljaz Bedene won his opening match at the Chennai Open on Tuesday, beating Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 6-3, 6-2. Bedene, who reached the final ...
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Agnieszka Radwanska reaches quarterfinals at Shenzhen OpenJan 03, 2017 6:00 am - SHENZHEN, China (AP) - Defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska reached the quarterfinals of the Shenzhen Open on Tuesday with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Sorana Cirstea. The top-...
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Unbeaten Americans beat Spain 3-0, lead Hopman Cup groupJan 03, 2017 6:00 am - PERTH, Australia (AP) - American teammates CoCo Vandeweghe and Jack Sock combined for a 3-0 win over Spain on Tuesday at the Hopman Cup and secured a spot in the final. ...
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Venus Williams withdraws from ASB Classic with arm injuryJan 03, 2017 6:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Venus Williams has withdrawn from the ASB Tennis Classic, her first tournament of 2017, due to an arm injury. Williams beat New Zealand wild...
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Destined for WTA records: Destanee Aiava's 1st main draw winJan 03, 2017 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Her name is Destanee, and she's a teenager with a record that nobody born in this millennium can match. The 16-year-old Destanee Aiava advance...