Articles filed under Tennis
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Mary Joe Fernandez done as US Fed Cup captain after 8 yearsOct 06, 2016 7:00 am - WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - Mary Joe Fernandez is stepping down as U.S. Fed Cup captain after eight years in the post. Fernandez and the U.S. Tennis Association issued a j...
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Top-ranked Kerber loses to Elina Svitolina at China OpenOct 06, 2016 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Elina Svitolina beat a No. 1-ranked player for the second time this season, ousting U.S. Open champion Angelique Kerber from the China Open 6-3, 7-5 on Th...
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Ex-champs Nishikori, Berdych out of Japan OpenOct 05, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Former champions Kei Nishikori and Tomas Berdych lost at the Japan Open on Wednesday. Top-seeded Nishikori was forced to retire with a left glute problem in...
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Murray sets up China Open quarterfinal vs British teammateOct 05, 2016 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Top-seeded Andy Murray dispatched Andrey Kuznetsov 6-2, 6-1 on Wednesday to set up China Open quarterfinal against his British Davis Cup teammate Kyle Edm...
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Maria Sharapova to play at WTT Smash Hits in Las VegasOct 05, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Maria Sharapova returns to the court for the first time since her doping ban was reduced when she makes her World Team Tennis Smash Hits debut next week ...
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Roger Federer will play at Hopman Cup in JanuaryOct 05, 2016 7:00 am - PERTH, Australia (AP) - Roger Federer will compete at the Hopman Cup in January as part of his buildup to the Australian Open. The 17-time Grand Slam champion will join ...
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Girls tennis scoreboard: Wednesday, Oct. 5 resultsOct 05, 2016 1:01 am - Girls tennis scoreboard: Wednesday, Oct. 5 results * Wheaton Academy 5, St. Charles East 3 Singles - No.1: Litfin (WA) d. Ganz 6-1, 6-0; No.2: McCarthy (SCE) d. Hoogerhe...
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Kyrgios, Monfils advance to 2nd round at Japan OpenOct 04, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - With temperatures soaring, Nick Kyrgios made sure an injured fan at the Japan Open had plenty of water. The sixth-seeded Australian advanced to the second r...
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Q&A: Meldonium, the drug taken by Maria SharapovaOct 04, 2016 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Maria Sharapova's ban for taking the banned substance meldonium has been reduced from two years to 15 months. Although the drug led to a spate of positive ...
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Maria Sharapova to return in April after doping ban reducedOct 04, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Maria Sharapova will be eligible to return to competitive tennis in April after her two-year doping ban was reduced to 15 months on Tuesday by a sports cou...