Articles filed under Tennis
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Teenager Fritz, del Potro earn wild cards at Indian WellsFeb 18, 2016 6:00 am - INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) - American teenager Taylor Fritz, former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro and Australian Open quarterfinalist Zhang Shuai of China have...
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Thiem reaches quarterfinals in Rio; Tsonga out on rainy dayFeb 17, 2016 6:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Rising Austrian star Dominic Thiem reached the quarterfinals of the Rio Open on Wednesday with a 7-5, 7-5 victory over Argentina's Diego Schwartzma...
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Sears blames bad sushi for Australian Open collapseFeb 17, 2016 6:00 am - LEWES, England (AP) - Tennis coach Nigel Sears says his collapse at the Australian Open was down to some bad sushi, not heart problems. Sears, who coaches Ana Ivanovic, ...
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Becker rallies to beat Johnson in Delray Beach OpenFeb 17, 2016 6:00 am - DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Sixth-seeded Steve Johnson let a big lead slip away and lost to Benjamin Becker 5-7, 7-6 (1), 6-3 Wednesday in the second round of the Delray B...
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Top-seeded Simona Halep ousted by Ana Ivanovic in DubaiFeb 17, 2016 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Defending champion Simona Halep of Romania and Garbine Muguruza of Spain lost in the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships on...
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Wawrinka saves 2 match points to reach quarters in MarseilleFeb 17, 2016 6:00 am - MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Top-seeded Stan Wawrinka hit 49 winners and saved two match points to reach the quarterfinals of the Open 13 in a 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (8) win over Ser...
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Roddick, McEnroe join World Team Tennis' return to New YorkFeb 17, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - World Team Tennis returns to New York this summer at the historic West Side Tennis Stadium in Queens. Andy Roddick and Patrick McEnroe will join the New ...
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Noah picks Monfils for Davis Cup despite criticism of venueFeb 17, 2016 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French Davis Cup captain Yannick Noah has picked Gael Monfils to face Canada despite the player's criticism of the decision to play the first-round tie over...
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Del Potro wins in return, beats Kudla at Delray Beach OpenFeb 16, 2016 6:00 am - DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Juan Martin del Potro was stuck with too much idle time the past two seasons, limited to 14 matches in that span because of a series of wrist i...
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Swiss teenager Bencic ousted in Dubai by JankovicFeb 16, 2016 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Fifth-seeded Belinda Bencic of Switzerland, playing her first week as a top 10 player, was upset 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 by Jelena Jankovic of S...