Articles filed under Tennis
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Croatia on brink of quarterfinals in Davis CupMar 05, 2016 6:00 am - LIEGE, Belgium (AP) - Croatia needs only one more point to reach the Davis Cup quarterfinals after Ivan Dodig and Franko Skugor won the doubles against Belgium's Ruben B...
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Bryan brothers give US 2-1 Davis Cup lead over AustraliaMar 05, 2016 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Hard court or grass court, it didn't seem to matter to Bob and Mike Bryan on Saturday when the twin brothers gave the United States a 2-1 lea...
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Davis Cup: Murray brothers beat Japan, put Britain 2-1 aheadMar 05, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Andy Murray partnered his brother Jamie to guide Britain to a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win over Japan in a doubles match in the Davis Cup on Saturday, moving the titl...
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Davis Cup: Italy, France reach quarters, Serbia trailMar 05, 2016 6:00 am - A Novak Djokovic-led Serbia surprisingly fell behind 2-1 at home to Kazakhstan in the Davis Cup first round after he lost in doubles on Saturday. Meanwhile, Italy and Fr...
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Italy through to Davis Cup quarters, 3-0 up vs. SwitzerlandMar 05, 2016 6:00 am - PESARO, Italy (AP) - Italy eased into the Davis Cup quarterfinals with an insurmountable 3-0 lead against Switzerland after Simone Bolelli and Andreas Seppi beat Marco C...
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ITF says Australia-US match played on wrong surfaceMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The International Tennis Federation says that the first-round Davis Cup match between Australia and the United States should have been played...
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Davis Cup: Italy survives scares to lead Switzerland 2-0Mar 04, 2016 6:00 am - PESARO, Italy (AP) - Italy survived scares in both its singles rubbers Friday to take a 2-0 lead in its Davis Cup first-round tie against a Switzerland team missing Roge...
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Davis Cup: France moves into 2-0 lead in GuadeloupeMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - BAIE-MAHAULT, Guadeloupe (AP) - Gilles Simon overcame a sloppy start to beat Vasek Pospisil in straight sets and give France a 2-0 lead over Canada in their Davis Cup fi...
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Davis Cup: Kazakhstan ties Serbia 1-1 after opening dayMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Mikhail Kukushkin beat Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 as Kazakhstan tied Serbia 1-1 after the first day of their Davis Cup first-round tie on Frida...
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Dick Enberg remembers his friend, Bud CollinsMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - Dick Enberg only followed tennis casually before NBC sent him to Wimbledon in 1979 for the first live coverage of what would become "Breakfast at Wi...