Articles filed under Tennis
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Angelique Kerber advances to 2nd round in Hong KongOct 11, 2016 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Top-ranked Angelique Kerber overcame five double-faults and fought off eight break points before beating Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-4 in the opening round of ...
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With new mindset, Djokovic wins 1st match since US OpenOct 11, 2016 7:00 am - SHANGHAI (AP) - No longer concerned about titles and honors, Novak Djokovic is instead trying to rediscover the inner joy he used to have while playing tennis. And after...
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Monica Puig advances to 2nd round at Tianjin OpenOct 11, 2016 7:00 am - TIANJIN, China (AP) - Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig advanced to the second round of the Tianjin Open by beating Kurumi Nara of Japan 6-3, 7-6 (5) Tuesday. The fifth-...
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Girls tennis scoreboard: Tuesday, Oct. 11 resultsOct 11, 2016 1:01 am - Girls tennis scoreboard: Tuesday, Oct. 11 results * Kaneland 6, Elgin 1 ...
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Defending champion Pavlyuchenkova wins opener in LinzOct 10, 2016 7:00 am - LINZ, Austria (AP) - Defending champion Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova eased past Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia 6-4, 6-1 in less than an hour on Monday on the opening day of ...
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Tsonga returns from injury with win at Shanghai MastersOct 10, 2016 7:00 am - SHANGHAI (AP) - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won for the first time since retiring from his quarterfinal match at the U.S. Open, beating Florian Mayer 6-3, 6-2 Monday in the openi...
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Andy Murray defeats Grigor Dimitrov to win China OpenOct 09, 2016 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Andy Murray won the China Open in Beijing on Sunday, defeating Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 7-6 (2), in a hard-fought match that featured plenty of acrobatics fro...
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Kyrgios beats Goffin to claim Japan Open crownOct 09, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Nick Kyrgios claimed his third, and biggest, title of the year, when rallying to beat David Goffin at the Rakuten Japan Open on Sunday. The big-serving Aust...
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Chinese wild card Wu beats Cuevas at Shanghai MastersOct 09, 2016 7:00 am - SHANGHAI (AP) - Chinese wild card Wu Di upset 16th-seeded Pablo Cuevas 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (2) in front of his hometown fans in the opening round of the Shanghai Masters Sunda...
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Goffin faces Kyrgios in Japan Open finalOct 08, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - David Goffin booked his place in the final of the Japan Open with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over fourth-seeded Marin Cilic on Saturday. The fifth-seeded Goffin pla...