Articles filed under Tennis
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Juan Martin del Potro advances to Delray Beach quarterfinalsFeb 18, 2016 6:00 am - DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Juan Martin del Potro was tired, sore and still nervous about being back in competition. The 27-year-old Argentine had reason to celebrate, too...
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2nd-seeded Berdych and No. 3 Gasquet reach last 8 at Open 13Feb 18, 2016 6:00 am - MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Second-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych and third-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet reached the Open 13 quarterfinals on Thursday. Berdych, a finalist ...
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Strycova, Garcia reach semifinals; Svitolina meets ErraniFeb 18, 2016 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Barbora Strycova of Czech Republic advanced to the Dubai Tennis Championships semifinals by outlasting former world No.1 Ana Ivanovic ...
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World TeamTennis' Empire to use famed Forest Hills siteFeb 18, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Empire of World TeamTennis will use the famed Forest Hills Stadium as the site for its home matches. The venerable stadium that once hosted ...
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Top seeds Nadal and Ferrer reach quarterfinals in RioFeb 18, 2016 6:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Even the King of Clay Rafael Nadal needs victories to boost his confidence, which has waned recently as his dominance has slipped on the slippery r...
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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...