Tag: Tennis
Ruse wins Hamburg European Open for 1st title
HAMBURG, Germany — Romanian qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse won her first title Sunday with a 7-6 (6), 6-4 victory over Andrea Petkovic in the Hamburg...
Wimbledon Glance: Djokovic tops Berrettini, wins 20th Slam
WIMBLEDON, England — A LOOK AT SUNDAY
Novak Djokovic won his...
Krawczyk, Skupski win mixed doubles title at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England — Desirae Krawczyk of the United States won a second straight Grand Slam title in mixed doubles by beating her usual partner...
Novak Djokovic ’50-50′ on whether to play at Tokyo Olympics
WIMBLEDON, England — Even with a chance to complete a so-called “Golden Slam,” Novak Djokovic isn't sure he'll be playing at the Tokyo Olympics....
Cicak to be 1st female chair umpire in Wimbledon men’s final
WIMBLEDON, England — There will be a female chair umpire for the Wimbledon men’s singles final for the first time in the history of...
AP Sportlight
July 11
1914 — Babe Ruth makes his major league pitching...
Croatian duo Mektic, Pavic wins men’s doubles at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England — Croatian duo Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic lived up to their billing as the world's top doubles team by winning Wimbledon...
Kyrgios pulls out of Olympics; cites injury, lack of crowds
SYDNEY — Nick Kyrgios pulled out of Australia’s tennis team for the Olympics hours after Tokyo’s governor confirmed a ban on fans in the...
Tennis players discuss mental health issues raised by Osaka
WIMBLEDON, England — Naomi Osaka was not the first professional tennis player to withdraw during a Grand Slam tournament because of mental health concerns...
AP Sportlight
July 10
1926 — Bobby Jones wins the U.S. Open golf...