Articles filed under Tennis
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Djokovic retires in Dubai quarterfinals with infected eyesFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Top-ranked Novak Djokovic retired during his quarterfinal in the Dubai Tennis Championships with an infection in both eyes on Thursday...
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Top seeds Paire and Bellucci out of Brazil OpenFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - SAO PAULO (AP) - The top-seeded Benoit Paire of France and No. 2 Thomaz Bellucci lost in the second round of the Brazil Open on Thursday. Paire fell to Dusan Lajovic of ...
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Petkovic ousts Muguruza to reach Qatar semisFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Andrea Petkovic of Germany eliminated fourth-seeded Garbine Muguruza 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 to reach the Qatar Open semifinals on Thursday. Petkovic, a former ...
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Radwanska beats Niculescu to reach Doha quarterfinalsFeb 24, 2016 6:00 am - DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska came through a tough first set before beating Monica Niculescu 7-5, 6-1 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of th...
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Djokovic wins 700th career match to reach Dubai quartersFeb 24, 2016 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Novak Djokovic earned his 700th career match win at the expense of Tunisian wild card Malek Jaziri 6-1, 6-2 at the Dubai Championships...
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ATP president: More should be spent on combating corruptionFeb 24, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - As the number of suspected cases of match-fixing in tennis soars, the head of the ATP said Wednesday that more money needs to be given to the agency workin...
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Monteiro beats Almagro to follow up win over TsongaFeb 23, 2016 6:00 am - SAO PAULO (AP) - Only six days after beating No. 9-ranked Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Monteiro has added another prominent player to his list of upset v...
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Isner, Sock picked for US against Australia's Tomic, KyrgiosFeb 23, 2016 6:00 am - WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - John Isner, Jack Sock and the Bryan twins will represent the United States against Australia in the first round of the Davis Cup next month. U....
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Berdych returns to Czech Davis Cup squad to play GermanyFeb 23, 2016 6:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Tomes Berdych is returning to the Czech Republic's squad after one-year absence to play next month's Davis Cup's first round series at Germany. Berdych, wh...
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Nishikori cruises in opener against de Bakker in AcapulcoFeb 23, 2016 6:00 am - ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) - Kei Nishikori cruised to victory in his opening match in Acapulco on Monday, defeating Thiemo de Bakker 6-0, 6-3 in less than an hour. The second...