Articles filed under Tennis
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Czechs to miss Kvitova, Safarova in Fed Cup at SwitzerlandApr 06, 2016 7:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Defending champion Czech Republic will be without its two highest-ranked players - Petra Kvitova and Lucie Safarova - in next week's Fed Cup semifinals at ...
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Hingis, Bencic picked to lead Swiss in Fed Cup semifinalApr 06, 2016 7:00 am - BERN, Switzerland (AP) - Martina Hingis has been picked for Switzerland's team for a Fed Cup semifinal against the defending champion Czech Republic, 18 years after lead...
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Venus Williams off to powerful start at Volvo Car OpenApr 06, 2016 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Venus Williams had not played much winning tennis since capturing her 49th WTA title in February. She was more than ready to show off her game at...
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Azarenka to play Fed Cup for Belarus against RussiaApr 06, 2016 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - World No. 5 Victoria Azarenka is in the Belarus team for the Fed Cup tie with Russia next week. Azarenka will be joined by Olga Govortsova, Aliaksandra Sas...
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Tennis Hall of Fame expels Bob Hewitt, convicted of rapeApr 06, 2016 7:00 am - NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - In an unprecedented step, the International Tennis Hall of Fame has expelled Grand Slam doubles champion Bob Hewitt, who was convicted in South Afri...
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Isner ousts Kudla at US clay court championshipsApr 06, 2016 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Top-seeded John Isner had a two-set tournament-record 24 aces to knock out fellow American Denis Kudla 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) in the second round of the U.S. me...
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Coric advances to Hassan II quarters without hitting a ballApr 06, 2016 7:00 am - MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) - Third-seeded Borna Coric advanced to the Grand Prix Hassan II quarterfinals on Wednesday with a walkover after Italian opponent Simone Bolelli ...
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Keys returns to US Fed Cup team to face Australia this monthApr 06, 2016 7:00 am - WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - Madison Keys is returning to Fed Cup play for the first time in two years, leading the U.S. team that will face host Australia on April 16-17 i...
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Boys tennis: Wednesday, April 6 scoreboardApr 06, 2016 1:00 am - * Wednesday's results * Tuesday's late results York 6, Wheaton Warrenville South 3 Singles - No.1: McDonough (WWS) d. Gough 6-0, 6-1; No.2: Lilly (WWA) d. Julian 6-0, 6...
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Verdasco advances at US men's clay court championshipsApr 05, 2016 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Former champion Fernando Verdasco of Spain became the last player to advance to the second round of the U.S. men's clay court championships Tuesday night ...