Articles filed under Tennis
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Qualifier Copil beats 6th-seeded Sousa in European OpenOct 18, 2016 7:00 am - ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) - Qualifier Marius Copil had nine aces as he upset sixth-seeded Joao Sousa of Portugal 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the European Open on Tue...
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Mexican tennis player gets 6-month ban in match-fixing caseOct 18, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Mexican tennis player Daniel Garza has been suspended six months and fined $5,000 after being found guilty of a match-fixing offense. The Tennis Integrity ...
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Seppi sends Delbonis out of inaugural European OpenOct 17, 2016 7:00 am - ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) - The 100th-ranked Andreas Seppi beat eighth-seeded Federico Delbonis 7-6 (7), 5-7, 6-3 Monday to advance to the second round of the inaugural Euro...
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Serena Williams out of WTA Finals, citing injured shoulderOct 17, 2016 7:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Serena Williams will miss the season-ending WTA Finals for the second year in a row, citing a right shoulder injury. The WTA announced Willia...
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Early exit for Johnson, Baghdatis at Stockholm OpenOct 17, 2016 7:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Radu Albot of Moldova upset fifth-seeded Steve Johnson in straight sets in the first round of the Stockholm on Monday. Albot held his serve throughout t...
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ATP announces suspension, fine for Nick KyrgiosOct 17, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Nick Kyrgios will miss the rest of the season after being suspended by the men's tour and fined an additional $25,000 on Monday for "tanking" a match and i...
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Garcia survives tough opener in LuxembourgOct 17, 2016 7:00 am - LUXEMBOURG (AP) - Fourth-seeded Caroline Garcia was taken to three sets before beating Anett Kontaveit of Estonia 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-4 on Monday in the first round of the L...
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Kasatkina powers past Bencic in 1st round in MoscowOct 17, 2016 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Daria Kasatkina of Russia powered into the second round of the Kremlin Cup on Monday, beating Switzerland's Belinda Bencic 6-4, 6-1. The eighth-seeded Kasa...
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College tennis: Mella's max effort leads to CCIW honor at CarthageOct 17, 2016 1:00 am - Carthage junior Max Mella had a perfect week on the tennis courts. The Warren High School graduate was rewarded by being named women's tennis player of the week in the C...
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China's Peng Shuai captures 1st title at Tianjin OpenOct 16, 2016 7:00 am - TIANJIN, China (AP) - Chinese veteran Peng Shuai captured the first title of her career at the Tianjin Open on Sunday, beating Alison Riske in the final 7-6 (3), 6-2. Pe...