Articles filed under Tennis
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Lu Yen-hsun upsets top-seeded Kevin Anderson in Delray BeachFeb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Taiwan's Lu Yen-hsun upset top-seeded Kevin Anderson of South Africa 7-6 (6), 6-3 on Wednesday night in chilly conditions in the second round o...
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Nadal wins in Rio in first clay-court match of seasonFeb 16, 2015 10:00 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Top-seeded Rafael Nadal defeated Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil at the Rio Open on Tuesday, winning 6-4, 6-1 in his first clay-court match of the season...
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Halep, Wozniacki advance in Dubai championshipsFeb 16, 2015 10:00 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Top-seeded Simona Halep eased to a 6-2, 6-0 win over Daniela Hantuchova at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday. Except for six d...
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John Isner upset in 1st round of Delray Beach OpenFeb 16, 2015 10:00 pm - DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Marinko Matosevic ousted No. 2 seed John Isner 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the Delray Beach Open on Tuesday. Marinko Matosevic had never bea...
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Rising star Coric beats Istomin in 1st round of Open 13Feb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Rising teen star Borna Coric of Croatia beat Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-4, 7-5 to reach the second round of the Open 13 tournament on Monday....
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Venus Williams beats player half her age at Dubai tournamentFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Defending champion Venus Williams beat an opponent half her age on Monday, winning 6-1, 6-2 against 17-year-old Belinda Bencic of Swit...
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Dolgopolov beats Gabashvili in Delray Beach 1st roundFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Third-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov of the Ukraine won just his second match of the ATP season with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 victory over Russian Teymuraz...
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Nishikori 3-peats as Memphis champ, beats Anderson 6-4, 6-4Feb 14, 2015 10:00 pm - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - All the big names from Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe to Pete Sampras, Michael Chang and Andy Roddick are on the list of past champions...
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Petkovic wins Diamond Games with walkover vs. Suarez NavarroFeb 14, 2015 10:00 pm - ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) - Third-seeded Andrea Petkovic of Germany won the Diamond Games without hitting a ball when fifth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain pulled out o...
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Cuevas beats Vanni in Brazil to win 3rd ATP titleFeb 14, 2015 10:00 pm - SAO PAULO (AP) - Pablo Cuevas won his third ATP title on Sunday by defeating qualifier Luca Vanni 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (4) in the Brazil Open final. The 32nd-ranked Uruguayan l...