Articles filed under Tennis
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Davis Cup: Cilic beats Pouille as Croatia levels vs. FranceSep 16, 2016 7:00 am - ZADAR, Croatia (AP) - Marin Cilic held his nerve to beat big-hitting Lucas Pouille 6-1, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-2 and draw Croatia level against France at 1-1 in their Davis Cup...
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Spain, Japan, Australia up 2-0 in Davis Cup WGroup playoffsSep 16, 2016 7:00 am - Spain, Japan and Australia took 2-0 leads in their Davis Cup World Group playoffs on Friday, although Rafael Nadal was a late withdrawal from his scheduled opening singl...
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Murray to play singles, doubles for Britain in Davis CupSep 15, 2016 7:00 am - An energy-sapping summer of tennis isn't quite over for Andy Murray. His last task is potentially playing three matches - two singles and a doubles - for Britain in a Da...
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Nara upsets third-seeded Putintseva to advance at Japan OpenSep 15, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Local favorite Kurumi Nara upset third-seeded Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open. Nara se...
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Frenchman Gasquet faces Croatia's Coric in Davis Cup SFsSep 15, 2016 7:00 am - ZADAR, Croatia (AP) - Richard Gasquet faces teenager Borna Coric in the opening singles of the Davis Cup semifinal between injury-hit France and host Croatia on Friday. ...
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Girls tennis: Fremd wins rivalry matchup with PalatineSep 15, 2016 1:00 am - The pressure and excitement is evident in the crosstown rivalry between Palatine and Fremd in all sports, and Thursday night was no different in the Vikings' backyard co...
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Putintseva advances at Japan Open with win over SakkariSep 14, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Third-seeded Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan defeated Maria Sakkari of Greece 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday to advance to the second round of the Japan Open. Putints...
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Davis Cup: Murray gives Britain lift vs Argentina in semisSep 14, 2016 7:00 am - With Andy Murray back, Britain should beat Argentina in Davis Cup this weekend for the first time since 1928 and make the final. Murray has won the Olympic gold medal an...
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Monfils ruled out of Davis Cup semifinal against CroatiaSep 14, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Gael Monfils has been ruled out of France's Davis Cup semifinal in Croatia this week. Coming off the U.S. Open semifinals, Monfils was hampered by a knee pr...
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ITF bans 2 umpires for life for betting-related offensesSep 14, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The International Tennis Federation says Uzbekistan umpires Sherzod Hasanov and Arkhip Molotyagin have been banned for life after being found guilty of bet...