Articles filed under Tennis
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Serena Williams not worried about injury, or what lies aheadJan 16, 2016 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Injury? What injury? The draw? Don't mention the draw. Six-time Australian Open champion Serena Williams worked her way through the pre-Grand...
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Troicki wins Sydney International title over DimitrovJan 16, 2016 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Defending champion Viktor Troicki's backhand cross-court winner on match point gave the Serbian player a 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7) victory over Grigor Dimitrov in ...
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Cornet wins Hobart International in final over BouchardJan 16, 2016 6:00 am - HOBART, Australia (AP) - Alize Cornet ended Eugenie Bouchard's strong run at the Hobart International with a 6-1, 6-2 win over the Canadian in the final on Saturday. Cor...
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Take 2: Resurgent Azarenka ready for Australian OpenJan 16, 2016 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - In her new music video, Victoria Azarenka spins wheels on a motorbike and sprays graffiti on a wall. There's not a tennis racket to be seen. ...
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Federer adds "star" to Djokovic's name ahead of Aussie OpenJan 16, 2016 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Roger Federer says the so-called Big Four in men's tennis - he, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal - still exists, with one possibl...
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Djokovic, Williams prepared for Australian Open defensesJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Novak Djokovic is in the kind of form that has rivals no less than Rafael Nadal describing it as being close to perfection. Serena Williams h...
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AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016: Capsules on top women's playersJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Women to watch at the Australian Open, which begins Monday at Melbourne Park: SERENA WILLIAMS Seeded: 1 Age: 34 Country: United States 2015 M...
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Sock beats Ferrer to reach Auckland finalJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Jack Sock ended David Ferrer's hopes of a fifth singles title in Auckland when he beat the top-seeded Spaniard 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the ASB Classic semifinals ...
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Hewitt set to end tennis career in his 20th Australian OpenJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - In one of his final media conferences as a player, Lleyton Hewitt told everyone on Saturday what they already knew - that's he's never lacked...
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AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016: Capsules on top men's playersJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Men to watch at the Australian Open, which begins Monday: NOVAK DJOKOVIC Seeded: 1 Age: 28 Country: Serbia 2015 Match Record: 82-6 2015 Singl...