Articles filed under Tennis
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Cardio Tennis: More focus on the sweat, not the netFeb 08, 2016 5:00 am - I am a very erratic tennis player. I love the game, but keeping the ball in play can be a challenge sometimes. And when my game takes a swing upward (pardon the pun) an...
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Victor Estrella Burgos retains his Ecuador Open titleFeb 07, 2016 6:00 am - QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Victor Estrella Burgos of the Dominican Republic rallied from a set down to beat Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 on Sunday to retain hi...
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Venus Williams advances US team in Fed CupFeb 07, 2016 6:00 am - KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) - Venus Williams clinched victory for the U.S. Fed Cup team against Poland on Sunday in the Group II first round, advancing her team to the Worl...
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Gasquet beats Mathieu to retain Open Sud de France titleFeb 07, 2016 6:00 am - MONTPELLIER, France (AP) - Top-seeded Richard Gasquet overcame abdominal pains to defend his Open Sud de France title with a 7-5, 6-4 win against Paul-Henri Mathieu in a...
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Bautista-Agut downs Troicki to win Sofia OpenFeb 07, 2016 6:00 am - SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - Roberto Bautista Agut defeated Viktor Troicki to win the inaugural Sofia Open on Sunday for his fourth career title. The top-seeded Spaniard downe...
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Garcia tops Giorgi to seal France's Fed Cup win over ItalyFeb 07, 2016 6:00 am - MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Caroline Garcia followed Kristina Mladenovic's earlier win by beating Camila Giorgi 6-3, 6-4 as France clinched a spot in the Fed Cup semifinals...
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Bertens gives Dutch a surprise win over Russia in Fed CupFeb 07, 2016 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Last year's finalist Russia suffered a surprise first-round defeat in the Fed Cup on Sunday as the Netherlands built an unassailable 3-0 lead when Kiki Ber...
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Bencic, Hingis help Switzerland beat Germany 3-2 in Fed CupFeb 07, 2016 6:00 am - LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) - Belinda Bencic and Australian Open doubles champion Martina Hingis sent Switzerland to the Fed Cup semifinals with a 3-2 win over Germany on Sund...
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Czech Republic beats Romania 3-2 in Fed CupFeb 07, 2016 6:00 am - BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Defending champion Czech Republic beat host Romania 3-2 Sunday to advance to the semifinals of the Fed Cup. Karolina Pliskova again won her sin...
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Kerber draws Germany level with Switzerland 1-1 in Fed CupFeb 06, 2016 6:00 am - LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) - Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber defeated Timea Bacsinszky 6-1, 6-3 to draw Germany level with Switzerland 1-1 after the opening day of ...