Tennis

US Open tennis tournament to allow 100% fan capacity in 2021

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The U.S. Open tennis tournament will allow 100% spectator capacity throughout its entire two weeks in 2021, a year after spectators were banned from...

Azarenka, Samsonova, Muguruza win at grass-court German Open

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BERLIN — Victoria Azarenka reached the quarterfinals of the German Open by defeating home favorite Angelique Kerber 6-3, 7-5 on Thursday. ...

Humbert upsets Zverev for Halle Open quarterfinal spot

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HALLE, Germany — Ugo Humbert upset Alexander Zverev in the second round of the grass-court Halle Open on Thursday to leave Andrey Rublev as...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

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June 22 1918 — Molla Bjurstedt wins the women’s U.S. Lawn...

Matteo Berrettini beats Andy Murray at Queen’s Club

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LONDON — Top-seeded Matteo Berrettini overpowered Andy Murray with his booming serve in a 6-3, 6-3 victory at The Queen’s Club grass-court tournament on...

Ons Jabeur edges Canada’s Leylah Fernandez at Birmingham

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BIRMINGHAM, England — Second-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia rallied past 18-year-old left-hander Leylah Fernandez of Canada 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (3) on Thursday at the...

Federer fails to make Halle Open quarterfinals for 1st time

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HALLE, Germany — Roger Federer failed to reach the Halle Open quarterfinals for the first time Wednesday when Félix Auger-Aliassime rallied from a set...

British wild-card Jack Draper wins again at Queen’s Club

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LONDON — Wild-card entry Jack Draper pulled off another surprising win on Wednesday at The Queen’s Club grass-court tournament, topping Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik 7-6...

CoCo Vandeweghe advances at Birmingham grass tournament

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BIRMINGHAM, England — Former top 10 player CoCo Vandeweghe continued her resurgence on Wednesday, rallying to defeat Australian Ajla Tomljanovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 at...

Keys upsets top-seeded Sabalenka to reach German Open QFs

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BERLIN — Madison Keys of the United States upset the top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals of the German Open...