Articles filed under Tennis
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French Open prize money raised 14 percent to 32 millionApr 14, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French Open prize money will increase by 14 percent this year, with the men's and women's champions winning 2 million euros ($2.25 million) each - an increa...
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Nadal, Federer, Murray reach Monte Carlo Masters quartersApr 14, 2016 7:00 am - MONACO (AP) - Rafael Nadal was prepared for pain. Roger Federer hoped to avoid pain. They got what they wished for and reached the Monte Carlo Masters quarterfinals on T...
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Keys to open Fed Cup playoff for US against GavrilovaApr 14, 2016 7:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - This Fed Cup World Group playoff was always going to be a little bit different, so the quirky draw on an artificial beach in sub-tropical Bris...
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Petra Kvitova hires Frantisek Cermak as new coachApr 14, 2016 7:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova says former doubles specialist Frantisek Cermak will be her new coach. Kvitova has been without a coach since she...
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Boys tennis: Thursday, April 14 scoreboardApr 14, 2016 1:01 am - Thursday's results * ROUND LAKE 7, GRANT 0 Singles - No. 1:Tobias (RL) d. Palacios 6-0, 6-1; No. 2:Rodriguez (RL) d. Von Helms 6-0, 6-1 ; No. 3: Ortiz (RL) d. Syed 6-3, ...
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NY Empire makes World Team Tennis debut in Forest HillsApr 13, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Empire will face the five-time defending champion Washington Kastles for their World Team Tennis debut at the historic West Side Tennis Club...
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Absence of Williams sisters highlights scheduling issueApr 13, 2016 7:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - U.S. captain Mary Joe Fernandez says the Fed Cup format may have to change if the world's best players are to find time in their schedules to ...
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Djokovic loses to Vesely in 2nd round of Monte Carlo MastersApr 13, 2016 7:00 am - MONACO (AP) - Top-ranked Novak Djokovic chose to be philosophical after losing in the second round for the first time in three years on Wednesday, calling it "proof that...
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Boys tennis: Wednesday, April 13 scoreboardApr 13, 2016 1:01 am - * Wednesday's results * Crystal Lake South 6, Johnsburg 1 Singles - No. 1: Thome (CLS) d. Destephano (J) 6-0, 6-2; No. 2: Sudbrook (CLS)d. Bjorge (J) 6-0, 6-2; No. 3: F...
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Boys tennis: Wins for Stevenson, Lake Zurich, LibertyvilleApr 13, 2016 1:00 am - Boys tennis Stevenson d. Antioch: Stevenson got a 7-0 sweep over Antioch by sweeping all seven matches. In No. 1 singles action, Zach Kim of Stevenson defeated Anti...