Articles filed under Tennis
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Defending champ Berdych advances to semisOct 23, 2015 7:00 am - Defending champion Tomas Berdych advanced to the semifinals of the Stockholm Open after a straight-sets victory over Grigor Dimitrov on Friday. The top-seeded Berdych be...
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Top-seeded Ferrer downs Fognini to reach Vienna semifinalsOct 23, 2015 7:00 am - VIENNA (AP) - Top-seeded David Ferrer eased past Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-4, 6-2 to reach his eighth semifinal of the season at the Erste Bank Open on Friday. Ferrer wil...
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Kuznetsova and Pavlyuchenkova to meet in Moscow finalOct 23, 2015 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Svetlana Kuznetsova will face reigning champion Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in an all-Russian Kremlin Cup final after both won their semifinals on Friday. Two...
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Sharapova, Halep drawn together in WTA finals groupOct 23, 2015 7:00 am - SINGAPORE (AP) - Maria Sharapova was drawn with top-seeded Simona Halep on Friday in the tougher group for the season-ending WTA finals. With top-ranked Serena Williams ...
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Henin, Safin nominated for International Tennis Hall of FameOct 23, 2015 7:00 am - NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Justine Henin and Marat Safin, who each won multiple Grand Slam titles and reached a No. 1 ranking, were nominated Friday for the International Tenn...
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Girls tennis: Rosary's Goheen eliminated at stateOct 23, 2015 1:00 am - The remaining players from the Fox Valley area participating in Day 2 at the girls state tennis tournament were all eliminated from further competition on Friday. Rosary...
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Palatine's Kawai earns spot in singles state semifinalsOct 23, 2015 1:00 am - Playing just a few miles down the road from her own Palatine turf, sophomore Asuka Kawai had plenty of support on Friday. On the second day of the girls tennis state tou...
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Girls tennis: Naperville Central's Chen head back to semifinalsOct 23, 2015 1:00 am - It can't be much fun to play Naperville Central senior Tiffany Chen in a girls tennis match. “She played her game with tenacity and tracking everything down,” Redhawks c...
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Safarova qualifies for WTA finals as Suarez Navarro losesOct 22, 2015 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Lucie Safarova grabbed the last spot at the WTA finals Thursday after Carla Suarez Navarro lost to a qualifier at the Kremlin Cup. Suarez Navarro could hav...
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Siegemund beats Flipkens to reach quarters Luxembourg OpenOct 22, 2015 7:00 am - LUXEMBOURG (AP) - Laura Siegemund of Germany defeated Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium 7-6 (2), 6-1 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinal of the Luxembourg Open. Siegemund on...