Articles filed under Tennis
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Bautista Agut wins ASB Classic as ill Sock retiresJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut won the ASB Classic singles title when his American opponent Jack Sock was forced to retire with illness while...
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Ferrer keeps Auckland success going, in semis for 6th timeJan 14, 2016 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Four-time champion David Ferrer kept alive one ritual and American Jack Sock tried starting another at Auckland's ASB Classic on Thursday. The top-seeded F...
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Schiavone Grand Slam streak 0f 61 straight ends in MelbourneJan 14, 2016 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Francesca Schiavone's record of playing in 61 consecutive Grand Slam events over 15 years has ended after a loss in the in the qualifying tou...
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Serena Williams, Sharapova in same quarter at Aussie OpenJan 14, 2016 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Defending champion Serena Williams and No. 5-ranked Maria Sharapova were drawn into the same section for the Australian Open on Friday, setti...
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Tomic, Azarenka move into top 16 in Australian Open seedingsJan 13, 2016 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Defending champions and No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams top the Australian Open seedings lists, which follow rankings ahead o...
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Halep, Dimitrov win at Australian Open tune-up in SydneyJan 13, 2016 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Top-seeded Simona Halep has booked a semifinal berth at the Sydney International, while fourth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov advanced to the men's quarterfinals o...
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Kerber withdraws from Sydney International with illnessJan 12, 2016 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Eight of the top 10 women in tennis are injured or have become sick in the lead up to the Australian Open, the latest being Angelique Kerber after she with...
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Bouchard wins in Hobart 1st roundJan 11, 2016 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Eugenie Bouchard provided relief from a deluge of bad injury news in the women's game ahead of the Australian Open, as the Canadian won 6-2, 6-1 against Be...
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Injury, illness hit top 6 WTA players before Australian OpenJan 10, 2016 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - It's been an injury and illness-filled start to 2016 for the top six women in tennis, and just a week from the start of the Australian Open. D...
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Wawrinka beats Coric for 4th Chennai Open titleJan 10, 2016 6:00 am - CHENNAI, India (AP) - Stan Wawrinka won his fourth title at the Chennai Open on Sunday with a 6-3, 7-5 win over promising teenager Borna Coric of Croatia. Fifteen aces a...