Articles filed under Tennis
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Williams writes she 'won't be silent' about police killingsSep 28, 2016 7:00 am - Star tennis player Serena Williams says she "won't be silent" about the killing of black men by police officers. Williams wrote on Facebook on Tuesday that she was inspi...
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Top-ranked Kerber falls to Kvitova at Wuhan OpenSep 28, 2016 7:00 am - WUHAN, China (AP) - Angelique Kerber lost for the first time since becoming the No. 1-ranked player, losing to Petra Kvitova in the third round of the Wuhan Open on Wedn...
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Girls tennis scoreboard: Wednesday, Sept. 28 resultsSep 28, 2016 1:01 am - Girls tennis scoreboard: Wednesday, Sept. 28 results * Tuesday's late results Glenbard West 7, York 1 Singles - No.1: Lopez (GW) d. Cartis 6-1, 6-1; No.2: Snow (GW) d. D...
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Girls tennis: Huntley, Jacobs enjoying productive seasonsSep 28, 2016 1:01 am - Huntley girls tennis No. 1 singles player Alex Landman said this year's squad has something to prove. "Last year we didn't do as well as we had hoped," she said. "This y...
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Serena Williams to start 2017 season in AucklandSep 27, 2016 7:00 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Second-ranked Serena Williams will begin her 2017 season and Australian Open buildup at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, organize...
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Flipkens advances, Buyukakcay out at Tashkent OpenSep 27, 2016 7:00 am - TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) - Second-seeded Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium saved 12 of 14 break points and beat Ana Bodgan of Romania 7-6 (7), 6-3 on Tuesday in the first rou...
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Vesely through to Shenzhen Open 2nd roundSep 27, 2016 7:00 am - SHENZHEN, China (AP) - Jiri Vesely served 13 aces to beat Pablo Andujar 6-2, 7-6 (8) and advance to the second round of the Shenzhen Open on Tuesday. Vesely lost just si...
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Kerber beats Mladenovic in 1st match as women's world No. 1Sep 27, 2016 7:00 am - WUHAN, China (AP) - Playing her first match as the No. 1-ranked player in women's tennis, Angelique Kerber dropped the first set before recovering to beat Kristina Mlade...
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Girls tennis scoreboard: Tuesday, Sept. 27 resultsSep 27, 2016 1:01 am - Girls tennis scoreboard: Tuesday, Sept. 27 results * vernon hills 7, maine east 0 Singles - No. 1: Jazbutis (VH) d. Choi 6-0, 6-2; No. 2: Tartakovsky (VH) d. Musilimovic...
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Hibino, Nara win in Tashkent Open 1st roundSep 26, 2016 7:00 am - TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) - Japan's Nao Hibino and Kurumi Nara were among the winners on the first day of main-draw play at the WTA Tashkent Open on Monday as both beat ...