Tag: Tennis
FRENCH OPEN 2021: Rafael Nadal’s magic numbers are 14 and 21
Go back, for a moment, to May 8, 2005, when Rafael Nadal was still just 18 and yet to appear in a French Open,...
Djokovic warms up for French Open with title in Belgrade
BELGRADE, Serbia — Novak Djokovic warmed up for the French Open by beating Alex Molcan 6-4, 6-3 to take his 83rd career title Saturday...
AP Sportlight
May 30
1903 — Flocarline becomes the first filly to win...
Korda beats Cecchinato in Parma to claim 1st ATP title
PARMA, Italy — Sebastian Korda won his first ATP trophy with a straight-set victory over Italian wild card Marco Cecchinato at the Emilia-Romagna Open...
AP Sportlight
May 29
1922 — The Supreme Court rules organized baseball is...
5 US tennis players qualify for French Open; most since 2004
PARIS — Five Americans made it through qualifying rounds for the French Open tennis tournament, the most since 2004.
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Korda wins all-US duel to book Parma final vs Cecchinato
PARMA, Italy — Sebastian Korda beat sixth-seeded Tommy Paul in an all-American semifinal at the Emilia-Romagna Open on Friday to reach his first ATP...
Navarro wins women’s NCAA tennis title, Riffice claims men’s
ORLANDO, Fla. — Virginia freshman Emma Navarro needed just 75 minutes on Friday to claim the NCAA women's singles championship, and Sam Riffice won...
AP Sportlight
May 28
1901 — Parader, ridden by Fred Landry, overcomes a...
Davis Cup: Piqué says new venues will fix scheduling issues
MADRID — Expanding the Davis Cup Finals to more venues will help attract more fans and avoid some of the late finishes that hurt...
