Articles filed under Tennis
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Kyrgios upset, Querrey wins in TorontoJul 25, 2016 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Denis Shapovalov upset Australia's Nick Kyrgios 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-3 on Monday night in the first round of the Rogers Cup men's tennis tournament. Shapovalov...
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Monfils wins 1st title in 2 1/2 years, edging Karlovic in DCJul 24, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Things were looking bleak for Gael Monfils, a man with a long history of losing tournament finals. Monfils' opponent in the Citi Open title match, Ivo ...
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Siegemund clinches 1st WTA title with Swedish OpenJul 24, 2016 7:00 am - BASTAD, Sweden (AP) - Sixth-seeded Laura Siegemund clinched her first WTA title Sunday with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic in the Swedi...
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Serena Williams out of Rogers Cup with inflamed shoulderJul 24, 2016 7:00 am - MONTREAL (AP) - Serena Williams has pulled out of the Rogers Cup because of shoulder inflammation. The three-time Rogers Cup champion was seeded first in the hard-court ...
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Wickmayer tops Davis, wins Citi Open singles and doublesJul 24, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Yanina Wickmayer beat Lauren Davis 6-4, 6-2 in the Citi Open final Sunday to win the fifth WTA title of her career. Wickmayer, a 26-year-old Belgian wh...
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Italy's Fognini beats Martin to win Croatia OpenJul 24, 2016 7:00 am - UMAG, Croatia (AP) - Fabio Fognini defeated Andrej Martin 6-4, 6-1 to win the Croatia Open on Sunday. The fourth-seeded Italian, who had played in Umag for nine consecut...
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Feliciano Lopez wins Swiss Open for 1st clay-court titleJul 24, 2016 7:00 am - GSTAAD, Switzerland (AP) - Top-seeded Feliciano Lopez of Spain won his first career clay-court title on Sunday, beating Robin Haase of the Netherlands 6-4, 7-5 in the Sw...
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Johanna Konta tops Venus Williams for first singles crownJul 24, 2016 7:00 am - STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - As Johanna Konta pounded the ball from every spot on the court Sunday and rarely missed, there were moments Venus Williams could do little more t...
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At age 37, Ivo Karlovic to face Monfils in Citi Open finalJul 23, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Even Ivo Karlovic willingly admits that whatever success he has on a tennis court is due mainly to his big serve. Well, that one stroke is in fine form...
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Martin reaches his 1st final, plays Fognini at Croatia OpenJul 23, 2016 7:00 am - UMAG, Croatia (AP) - Andrej Martin of Slovakia reached his first career ATP final after defeating Carlos Berlocq of Argentina 7-6 (4), 6-4 Saturday in the last four of t...