Articles filed under Tennis
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Serena Williams withdraws from Cincinnati with injuryAug 15, 2016 7:00 am - MASON, Ohio (AP) - Serena Williams withdrew from the Western & Southern Open with a sore shoulder on Monday, putting her No. 1 ranking in jeopardy. Williams originally p...
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Shoulder injury forces Serena Williams out of tourneyAug 15, 2016 7:00 am - CINCINNATI (AP) - Top-seeded Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Western & Southern Open with a shoulder injury, the tournament announced on Monday. Williams, the tou...
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Ivo Karlovic wins Mexican Open, beating Feliciano LopezAug 14, 2016 7:00 am - LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) - Ivo Karlovic won the Mexican Open on Saturday night for his second ATP World Tour title of the year and eighth overall, beating top-seeded Felic...
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Serena Williams tries to hold onto No. 1 in CincinnatiAug 14, 2016 7:00 am - MASON, Ohio (AP) - Defending champion Serena Williams initially opted to skip Cincinnati, figuring she'd be just finishing up in Rio de Janeiro. An early upset changed h...
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Michael Mmoh, Kayla Day earn US Open wild-card entriesAug 14, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Michael Mmoh and Kayla Day earned U.S. Open wild-card entries Sunday with victories in the USTA Boys' and Girls' 18s National Championships. The Grand Sl...
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Venus guaranteed a record-tying 5th Olympic tennis medalAug 13, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Venus Williams isn't used to taking the court in doubles uncertain whether she can win. That's why the four-time gold medalist sat in her changeove...
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In tennis, Puig wins Puerto Rico's 1st Olympic gold everAug 13, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The spectators told Monica Puig they believed she could win Puerto Rico's first Olympic gold medal in any sport, providing a soundtrack of "Si se p...
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Serena Williams gets a wild card for Western & SouthernAug 12, 2016 7:00 am - MASON, Ohio (AP) - Defending champion Serena Williams got one of seven wilds cards announced Friday for the Western & Southern Open. The tournament opens Sunday with the...
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Resurgent Juan Martin del Potro into Olympic quarterfinalsAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Juan Martin del Potro had doubted he could win the six matches in eight days needed for another Olympic medal. After all, this is a player who went...
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On long day, Nadal assures self, Spain of at least 1 medalAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - What was shaping up as a very long day of Olympic tennis for Rafael Nadal began shortly after 11 a.m., when he played the first point of what would...