Articles filed under Tennis
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Zhang, Svitolina win opening matches at WTA Elite TrophyNov 01, 2016 7:00 am - ZHUHAI, China (AP) - Chinese wild-card entry Zhang Shuai opened the WTA Elite Trophy tournament with a 6-1, 6-1 win over sixth-seeded Timea Bacsinzky on Tuesday. The tou...
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Raonic hits 17 aces as he reaches Paris Masters 3rd roundNov 01, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Fourth-seeded Milos Raonic hit 17 aces as he beat Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 7-6 (5), 6-4 Tuesday to reach the third round of the Paris Masters. The big-s...
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Andy Murray finally has a chance to become No. 1Oct 31, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - By the end of the week, Andy Murray could become the top-ranked player in the world for the first time in his career. Ever since he first reached No. 2 in t...
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Simon rallies to beat Benneteau in Paris Masters first roundOct 31, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Gilles Simon rallied to beat Julien Benneteau 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in an all-French match in the first round of the Paris Masters on Monday. In their ninth career ...
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Murray beats Tsonga in Vienna for 3rd straight ATP titleOct 30, 2016 7:00 am - VIENNA (AP) - Andy Murray closed in on the No. 1 ranking by winning his third straight ATP title at the Erste Bank Open on Sunday. The Scot can overtake Novak Djokovic a...
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Djokovic under threat from Murray heading into Paris MastersOct 30, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Novak Djokovic heads into the Paris Masters with his No. 1 ranking under serious threat from Andy Murray, and in the rare position of being second favorite....
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Cilic beats Nishikori in 2 sets to win Swiss Indoors titleOct 30, 2016 7:00 am - BASEL, Switzerland (AP) - Marin Cilic beat Kei Nishikori in straight sets to win the Swiss Indoors title Sunday, a repeat of their 2014 U.S. Open final meeting. The four...
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Cibulkova upsets Kerber to win WTA Finals titleOct 30, 2016 7:00 am - SINGAPORE (AP) - Dominka Cibulkova put on a stunning show of unflappable tennis to upset top-ranked Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-4 to win the WTA Finals title on Sunday. The ...
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Heritage Tennis Club celebrating renovationOct 30, 2016 1:00 am - The Arlington Heights Park District will hold a grand reopening 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, for the newly renovated Heritage Tennis Club at 7 W. College Dr...
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Nishikori, Cilic advance to Swiss Indoors finalOct 29, 2016 7:00 am - BASEL, Switzerland (AP) - Kei Nishikori saved a match point with a perfect topspin lob and fought back to beat Gilles Muller 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3 in the Swiss Indoors semif...