Articles filed under Tennis
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All these years later, American Harrison beats Troicki in DCJul 20, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Back when Ryan Harrison participated in the 2011 edition of the hard-court ATP tournament in the nation's capital, he was still a teen, still considere...
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Kerber avoids Lister upset at Stockholm OpenJul 20, 2016 7:00 am - BASTAD, Sweden (AP) - Top-seeded Angelique Kerber dropped a set before beating local wild card Cornelia Lister 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday in the second round of the Stoc...
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Bosnia's Dzumhur upsets 5th-seeded Almagro at Croatia OpenJul 19, 2016 7:00 am - UMAG, Croatia (AP) - Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia-Herzegovina upset fifth-seeded Nicolas Almagro of Spain 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 in the first round of the Croatia Open on Tuesday. Alm...
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No. 5 seed Doi, 7th-seeded Cornet advance in BOTW ClassicJul 19, 2016 7:00 am - STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Fifth-seeded Misaki Doi and No. 7 seed Alize Cornet each needed three sets on Monday night to advance to the second round of the Bank of the West...
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Federer, Nadal join Murray in skipping Rogers CupJul 19, 2016 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have pulled out of the Rogers Cup, leaving the Toronto tournament without three of the world's top four men's tennis player...
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Melzer beats Daniel for 1st win after 10-month injury layoffJul 19, 2016 7:00 am - KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) - Jurgen Melzer made a winning return from a 10-month injury layoff on Tuesday, beating Taro Daniel of Japan 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the opening round a...
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Stephens upset, Querrey advances at Citi OpenJul 19, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Sam Querrey advanced despite not having his giant-slaying best. Sloane Stephens didn't have any of her best and is going home. The eighth-seeded Querre...
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For his 70th, Ilie Nastase awarded by Romania presidentJul 19, 2016 7:00 am - BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Ilie Nastase received an award on his 70th birthday from Romania President Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday for services to sport. "You offered more t...
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Beck and Errani into 2nd round at Bastad tournamentJul 19, 2016 7:00 am - BASTAD, Sweden (AP) - Fourth-seeded Annika Beck beat Romania's Sorana Cirstea 7-5, 7-5 to advance to the second round of the Stockholm Open on Tuesday, and turn the page...
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Top seeds fall in first round of Bank of the West ClassicJul 19, 2016 7:00 am - STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Alison Riske and 17-year old wildcard CiCi Bellis each upset a ranked opponent on Tuesday in the first round of the Bank of the West Classic. Bel...