Tennis: Kerber beats Osaka in 3 sets at WTA Finals
Wednesday, 24 October 2018, 16:50
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Angelique Kerber held her nerve and held her serve, a combination that helped the Wimbledon champion beat Naomi Osaka 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 on Wednesday at the WTA Finals. Kerber saved 13 of the 18 break...
Tennis: Federer tested, beats Krajinovic in Swiss Indoors 1st round
Tuesday, 23 October 2018, 22:06
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Roger Federer was tested by Filip Krajinovic before winning 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in the first round of his hometown tournament Swiss Indoors on Tuesday. The top-seeded Federer seemed in control after...
Tennis: Wozniacki gets 1st win at this year's WTA Finals
Tuesday, 23 October 2018, 16:40
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki earned her first victory at this year's WTA Finals, beating Petra Kvitova 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 on Tuesday. Wozniacki, who became the first Danish woman to win a...
Tennis: Sloane Stephens beats Osaka in 3 sets at WTA Finals
Monday, 22 October 2018, 19:43
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
In a match between the last two U.S. Open champions, Sloane Stephens came out on top. The 2017 champion beat Naomi Osaka 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 Monday at the WTA Finals, the season-ending tournament for...
Tennis: Tsitsipas wins Stockholm Open, 1st Greek to claim ATP title
Sunday, 21 October 2018, 21:30
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Stefanos Tsitsipas became the first Greek tennis player to win an ATP World Tour title when he beat Ernests Gulbis 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the Stockholm Open on Sunday. The 20-year-old Tsitsipas...
Tennis: Svitolina and Pliskova win opening matches at WTA Finals
Sunday, 21 October 2018, 16:30
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Karolina Pliskova and Elina Svitolina secured opening round-robin match wins at the WTA Finals on Sunday. Pliskova, who now leads the tour with 48 wins this season, defeated defending champion...
Tennis: Osaka set for showdown against Stephens at WTA Finals
Saturday, 20 October 2018, 11:29
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Naomi Osaka and Sloane Stephens, the last two U.S. Open champions, will make their career debuts at the WTA Finals by playing each other in their first match in Singapore on Monday. The initial...
Tennis: Wimbledon to introduce final-set tiebreakers in 2019
Friday, 19 October 2018, 14:31
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
That epic 70-68 fifth set at Wimbledon will never be matched or surpassed, or even challenged. The All England Club said Friday it will introduce final-set tiebreakers next year, starting when...
Serena's coach says in-match coaching would boost tennis
Thursday, 18 October 2018, 20:51
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Serena Williams' coach says in-match coaching should be allowed in tennis to help the sport's popularity. Patrick Mouratoglou, who admitted he used banned hand signals to try to help...
Tennis: Top-ranked Simona Halep withdraws from WTA Finals
Thursday, 18 October 2018, 12:45
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
The Women's Tennis Association said Thursday that No. 1-ranked Simona Halep has withdrawn from the WTA Finals because of a lower back injury. Halep's withdrawal means Kiki Bertens has qualified...