Articles filed under Tennis
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Kuznetsova makes semis at WTA Finals after beating PliskovaOct 26, 2016 7:00 am - SINGAPORE (AP) - Svetlana Kuznetsova became the first player to reach the last four of the WTA Finals after sealing her second round-robin victory this week, beating Kar...
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Top-seeded Murray beats Klizan in 3 sets in Vienna openerOct 26, 2016 7:00 am - VIENNA (AP) - Top-seeded Andy Murray lost a set for the first time in 11 matches as he beat Martin Klizan of Slovakia 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-0 in the opening round of the Erste...
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Pro John Isner to break ground for Southaven tennis complexOct 26, 2016 7:00 am - SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (AP) - Southaven is bringing in one of the world's top-ranked tennis pros to help break ground for a complex at the city's Snowden Grove Park. The Comme...
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Venus Williams, Muguruza, del Potro, Kyrgios to play at MSGOct 26, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Major champions Juan Martin del Potro, Venus Williams and Garbine Muguruza are among the tennis players taking part in exhibition matches at Madison Squa...
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Nishikori, Del Potro advance easily at Swiss IndoorsOct 26, 2016 7:00 am - BASEL, Switzerland (AP) - Kei Nishikori and Juan Martin del Potro won in straight sets at the Swiss Indoors on Wednesday to stay on course for a quarterfinals meeting. T...
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Kerber beats Halep, goes to 2-0 in Red Group at WTA FinalsOct 25, 2016 7:00 am - SINGAPORE (AP) - Top-seeded Angelique Kerber is the only player in the WTA Finals Red Group to stand at 2-0 in the round-robin stage after a 6-4, 6-2 win over Simona Hal...
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Wawrinka advances; Raonic, Dimitrov exit at Swiss IndoorsOct 25, 2016 7:00 am - BASEL, Switzerland (AP) - On a tough day for seeded players in the Swiss Indoors first round, Stan Wawrinka rallied to beat 119th-ranked fellow Swiss Marco Chiudinelli 6...
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Jurgen Melzer upsets Bautista Agut to advance in ViennaOct 25, 2016 7:00 am - VIENNA (AP) - Two-time former champion Jurgen Melzer upset fourth-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3, 7-5 in the first round of the Erste Bank Open on Tuesday. The Austria...
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Cut above: Kuznetsova resorts to scissors to beat RadwanskaOct 24, 2016 7:00 am - SINGAPORE (AP) - Svetlana Kuznetsova snipped off part of her braid with scissors during a changeover before going on to beat defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska 7-5, ...
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Karlovic beats 2015 finalist Johnson in 2 sets in ViennaOct 24, 2016 7:00 am - VIENNA (AP) - Ivo Karlovic hit 16 aces to beat last year's runner-up Steve Johnson 7-6 (5), 6-3 Monday on the opening day of the Erste Bank Open. The eighth-seeded Croat...