Tag: Women’s tennis
French Open Lookahead: Krejcikova-Pavlyuchenkova in final
PARIS — LOOKAHEAD TO SATURDAY
The French Open women’s final will...
Russian Pavlyuchenkova advances to 1st major final in Paris
PARIS — Tour veteran Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia advanced to her first Grand Slam final by beating unseeded Tamara Zidansek at the French Open...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
June 11
1898 — Willie Simms becomes the only African American...
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June 11
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Unseeded Krejcikova beats Gauff, into French Open semifinals
PARIS — Unseeded Barbora Krejcikova reached her first Grand Slam semifinal by coming back from an early deficit and beating 17-year-old Coco Gauff 7-6...
Unseeded Tamara Zidansek reaches semifinal at French Open
PARIS — Before the French Open, Tamara Zidansek had never advanced past the second round at any Grand Slam.
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AP Sportlight
June 9
1888 — James McLaughlin sets the record for wins...
After going 0-6 in Slam QFs, Pavlyuchenkova finally wins 1
PARIS — Don't get Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova wrong: Of course she's happy to finally make it to her first Grand Slam semifinal at age 29...
Bright future: Gauff reaches French Open quarterfinals at 17
PARIS — A day after Serena Williams was eliminated from the French Open, 17-year-old Coco Gauff showed the future in tennis for American women...
AP Sportlight
June 8
1935 — Omaha, ridden by Willis Saunders, becomes the...
