Tag: Men’s tennis
Swiss prospect Stricker beats Cilic in ATP tour debut
GENEVA — With Roger Federer watching his ATP tour debut, 18-year-old Swiss prospect Dominic Stephan Stricker beat former U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic 7-6...
Federer to face Andujar in clay-court comeback in Geneva
GENEVA — Pablo Andujar set up a second-round meeting with Roger Federer at the Geneva Open by beating Jordan Thompson 6-0, 6-4 on Monday.
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Double bagel: Swiatek routs Pliskova in Italian Open final
If Iga Swiatek continues playing like this, she might have no problem defending her French Open title when the year’s second Grand Slam starts...
Djokovic outlasts Tsitsipas over 2 days to reach Rome semis
ROME — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic regained his cool after throwing his racket off the court in a grueling, rain-delayed 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 quarterfinal victory...
Novak Djokovic enjoys himself with fans back at Italian Open
ROME — The fans were back at the Foro Italico, the sun was out, and Novak Djokovic's game was clicking.
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AP Sportlight
May 14
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Kazakhstan Davis Cup tennis player banned for corruption
LONDON — A tennis player who represented Kazakhstan in the Davis Cup has been banned for 10 years after admitting a string of corruption...
Williams’ 1,000th match ends in defeat at Italian Open
ROME — Serena Williams' 1,000th tour-level match ended in defeat as she marked her return to action with a 7-6 (6), 7-5 loss to...
Italy’s new group of male tennis stars are all-court players
ROME — Jannik Sinner is just as comfortable on the hard courts of Miami as he is on the red clay of Rome, where...
US tennis player Opelka back to winning after bout of COVID
American tennis player Reilly Opelka is back to winning matches after dealing with a bout of COVID-19 that he said kept him off the...
