Articles filed under Tennis
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Top-seeded Bouchard, Kerber lose in Diamond Games 2nd roundFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) - Top-seeded Eugenie Bouchard of Canada and second-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany lost in the second round of the Diamond Games on Thursday. Bo...
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Nishikori wins three-set match to move into quarterfinalFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Top-seeded Kei Nishikori was pushed to three sets in his opening match of the Memphis Open on Wednesday, beating American qualifier Ryan Harrison 3...
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Petkovic saves 8 match points in AntwerpFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) - Third-seeded Andrea Petkovic fought off eight match points to reach the quarterfinals of the Diamond Games tournament with a 6-7 (7), 7-6 (5), 6-...
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Bob Hewitt rape trial: 3rd woman accuses former tennis starFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A third woman testified Wednesday that she was sexually abused while a minor by former tennis star Bob Hewitt, and that he once said to her at a coac...
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Top seed Peng falls in Thailand Open 2nd roundFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) - Top-seeded Peng Shuai of China fell to Misaki Doi of Japan 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 in the second round of the Thailand Open on Wednesday. Doi, in their fi...
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Ivo Karlovic advances to 2nd round of Memphis OpenFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Ivo Karlovic moved into the second round of the Memphis Open with a 7-6 (7), 6-3 victory over Lukas Lacko on Tuesday. Sam Querrey also advanced to ...
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Murray eases into 2nd round in RotterdamFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Top-seeded Andy Murray made a solid start to his Rotterdam campaign with a 6-3, 6-2 win over French qualifier Nicolas Mahut on Wednesday, w...
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Bracciali, Starace suspended 40 days in match-fixing inquiryFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - ROME (AP) - The Italian tennis federation suspended Daniele Bracciali and Potito Starace for 40 days on Wednesday while conducting a match-fixing inquiry into the two pl...
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Lajovic upsets Verdasco to reach Brazil Open quarterfinalsFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - SAO PAULO (AP) - Serbia's Dusan Lajovic defeated seventh-seeded Fernando Verdasco of Spain 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals of the Brazil Open on Thursday. L...
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Nishikori survives 3-set match to move into quarterfinalsFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) - Top-seeded Kei Nishikori was pushed to three sets in his opening match of the Memphis Open on Wednesday, beating American qualifier Ryan Harris...