Articles filed under Tennis
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Wawrinka beats Muller to enter Chennai Open semisJan 08, 2015 10:00 pm - CHENNAI, India (AP) - Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka entered the semifinals of the Chennai Open with a 6-2, 7-6 (4) victory over eighth-seeded Gilles Muller of L...
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Federer follows next gen trio into Brisbane semifinalsJan 08, 2015 10:00 pm - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Roger Federer saw what a trio of next generation Grand Slam contenders had to offer Friday before putting on a show of his own, disposing of A...
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Top seed Halep, Bacsinszky into Shenzhen Open finalJan 08, 2015 10:00 pm - SHENZHEN, China (AP) - Simona Halep of Romania lived up to her No. 1 seeding and defeated Zheng Saisai of China 6-2, 6-3 to reach the Shenzhen Open final on Friday. Hale...
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Isner, Monfils withdraw from Heineken OpenJan 07, 2015 10:00 pm - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Defending champion John Isner has withdrawn from next week's Heinken Tennis Open in Auckland citing tiredness. Frenchman Gael Monfils has al...
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Rusty Roger Federer survives 2nd round, advances in BrisbaneJan 07, 2015 10:00 pm - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Roger Federer was rusty in his season-opening match at the Brisbane International, and it had him in a serious sweat. The 17-time Grand Slam w...
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Qualifier Bedene upsets 2nd-seeded Lopez in Chennai OpenJan 07, 2015 10:00 pm - CHENNAI, India (AP) - Slovenian qualifier Aljaz Bedene knocked out second-seeded Feliciano Lopez 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday in the second round of the Chennai Open. Bedene hit...
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Djokovic bounced out of Qatar Open in quarterfinalsJan 07, 2015 10:00 pm - DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Top-ranked Novak Djokovic was upset by Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 6-7 (2), 7-6 (6), 6-4 while playing through a sandstorm in the Qatar Open quarterfinals...
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Halep reaches Shenzhen Open semifinalsJan 07, 2015 10:00 pm - SHENZHEN, China (AP) - Top-seeded Simona Halep eased into the semifinals of Shenzhen Open with a convincing 6-3, 6-3 victory over qualifier Aleksandra Krunic of Serbia o...
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Nishikori opens with a straight sets win at BrisbaneJan 06, 2015 10:00 pm - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Kei Nishikori beat Steve Johnson 6-4, 7-5 at the Brisbane International on Wednesday to start a season in which he wants to be in the vanguard...
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga withdraws from Australian OpenJan 06, 2015 10:00 pm - PARIS (AP) - Still hampered by an injury to his right forearm, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has pulled out of the Australian Open. The 12th-ranked Frenchman struggled with the inj...