Articles filed under Tennis
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Zverev upsets Goffin for BMW Open semifinal against ThiemApr 29, 2016 7:00 am - MUNICH (AP) - Alexander Zverev of Germany upset top seed David Goffin 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 on Friday to reach the BMW Open semifinals. The eighth-seeded Zverev fired 10 aces an...
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Carreno Busta beats top-seeded Simon to reach Estoril semisApr 29, 2016 7:00 am - ESTORIL, Portugal (AP) - Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain ousted top-seeded Gilles Simon 6-3, 6-4 in the Estoril Open quarterfinals on Friday. Second-seeded Nick Kyrgios als...
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Agassi to face Bruguera in Atlanta Open exhibitionApr 29, 2016 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Andre Agassi will face Sergi Bruguera in an exhibition as part of the Atlanta Open on July 31, providing a rematch of the 1996 Olympics gold medal final i...
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Boys tennis: Friday, April 29 scoreboardApr 29, 2016 1:01 am - * Friday's results * VERNON HILLS 4, CARMEL 4 Singles - No. 1: Nguyen (VH) d. Kappas 6-4, 6-3; No. 2: Johnson (Car) d. Lu 6-4, 7-5; No. 3: Cen (VH) d. Galant 6-3, 6-2; N...
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Boys tennis: Stevenson duo comes back against Jacobs' Chong brothersApr 29, 2016 1:00 am - There weren't many surprises on the first day of the Pitchford 32 boys tennis invitational hosted by Hersey. But the Jacobs doubles team of Kendrick and Kerwin Chong sur...
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Bill Tilden: A US tennis hero, but with a morals clauseApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - In the 1920s and 1930s, Bill Tilden was to tennis what Babe Ruth was to baseball. Honoring him with a historical marker should be an ace - if not for...
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Top seeded Kuznetsova, Safarova in semis of Prague OpenApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Top-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova rallied to defeat Monica Puig of Puerto Rico 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 and advance to the Prague Open semifinals on Thursday The Russian...
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Busta, Almagro reach Estoril Open quarterfinalsApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - ESTORIL, Portugal (AP) - Eighth-seeded Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain reached his fourth clay-court quarterfinal of the year when he defeated Taro Daniel of Japan 6-4, 7-5...
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Top-seeded Bacsinszky reaches semifinals at Grand Prix SARApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - RABAT, Morocco (AP) - Top-seeded Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland advanced to the semifinals of the Grand Prix SAR, saving all four break-points she faced against Johanna...
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Top-seeded Goffin, del Potro reach BMW Open quartersApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - MUNICH (AP) - Top-seeded David Goffin of Belgium advanced to the quarterfinals of the BMW Open by beating Victor Estrella Burgos of the Dominican Republic 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 ...