Articles filed under Tennis
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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...
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Querrey trying to build momentum after beating DjokovicJul 18, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The player who beat Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon is ready to get back on the court. Sam Querrey has been on the ATP Tour for a decade, but he arrived at...
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Zverev, Gimeno-Traver reach 2nd round in KitzbuehelJul 18, 2016 7:00 am - KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) - Mischa Zverev of Germany twice came back from a break down in the second set to defeat Facundo Bagnis of Argentina 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) in the fir...
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Davis Cup: Croatia rallies to stun US 3-2 in PortlandJul 18, 2016 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The odds stacked against his underdog side, Croatian captain Zeljko Krajan was brimming with confidence Sunday morning before the reverse singles m...
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Leonardo Mayer, Nikola Cacic into 2nd round of Croatia OpenJul 18, 2016 7:00 am - UMAG, Croatia (AP) - Serbian qualifier Nikola Cacic spoiled Aljaz Bedene's 27th birthday by beating the British player 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 for his maiden win on the ATP tour o...
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Schmiedlova, Knapp through to 2nd round of Swedish OpenJul 18, 2016 7:00 am - BASTAD, Sweden (AP) - Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia won her first match on the main WTA Tour since January when she beat a local wild card in straight sets to st...
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Wimbledon champion Andy Murray withdraws from Rogers CupJul 18, 2016 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has withdrawn from the Rogers Cup tennis tournament because of fatigue. The world No. 2 men's tennis player and defending R...