Articles filed under Tennis
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2 qualifiers join Sousa, Zverev in Nice Open 2nd roundMay 16, 2016 7:00 am - NICE, France (AP) - U.S. qualifier Donald Young rallied to reach the second round at the Nice Open, beating sixth-seeded Fabio Fognini 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Monday. Young ser...
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Delbonis beats fit-again Tipsarevic in Geneva Open 1st roundMay 16, 2016 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Sixth-seeded Federico Delbonis of Argentina beat Janko Tipsarevic 6-1, 7-6 (6) on the Serbian's return from an eight-month injury absence at the Geneva Ope...
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Assistant coach at Missouri university accused of rapeMay 16, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - An assistant tennis coach at Drury University in southwestern Missouri is suspended after being accused of sexually attacking a woman after a cam...
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Boys tennis: Monday, May 16 scoreboardMay 16, 2016 1:01 am - * Monday's results * Naperville Central 7, Lyons Township 1 Singles - No.1: Zhang (NC) d. Bernstein 6-4,7-5; No.2: Roegner (NC) d. O'Malley 6-1,6-0; No.3: Garcia (NC) d....
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Tsurenko beats Antonitsch in NurembergMay 15, 2016 7:00 am - NUREMBERG, Germany (AP) - Fourth-seeded Lesia Tsurenko beat wild card Mira Antonitsch 7-5, 6-1 in the opening round of the WTA tournament in Nuremberg on Sunday. Irina F...
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Italian tennis federation wants to host under-21 tournamentMay 15, 2016 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - The Italian tennis federation wants to host a year-end tournament in Milan or Turin starting next year for the world's top under-21 male players. The tournam...
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Ninth-seeded Alize Cornet upset at Strasbourg WTA eventMay 15, 2016 7:00 am - STRASBOURG, France (AP) - Qualifier Alla Kudryavtseva rallied to upset ninth-seeded Alize Cornet 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the first round of the WTA tournament in Strasbourg on ...
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Heading to Paris, Murray gets a big birthday present in RomeMay 15, 2016 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Andy Murray celebrated his 29th birthday by beating Novak Djokovic on clay for the first time to win the Italian Open title Sunday in a match that Djokovic a...
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Estrella Burgos, Mannarino advance at Nice ATP eventMay 15, 2016 7:00 am - NICE, France (AP) - Victor Estrella Burgos used a steadier serve to beat Denis Kudla 6-3, 6-2 in the opening round of the ATP tournament in Nice on Sunday. Estrella Burg...
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An all-American final in Rome: Serena Williams vs. KeysMay 14, 2016 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - It's going to be a rare all-American affair in the Italian Open final. Top-ranked Serena Williams will meet Madison Keys on Sunday to mark the first time two...