Tag: Tennis
AP Sportlight
July 8
1889 — John L. Sullivan defeats Jake Kilrain in...
AP Sportlight
July 7
1911 — Dorothea Lambert Chambers sets the record for...
Pliskova’s big serve carries her to 1st Wimbledon semifinal
WIMBLEDON, England — Karolina Pliskova's tennis success is predicated on a big serve, which rewards her with plenty of easy points and can get...
British Open tuneups return at John Deere, Scottish Open
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Hurkacz faces idol Federer in 1st Grand Slam quarterfinal
WIMBLEDON, England — Hubert Hurkacz was 6 years old when Roger Federer won his first Wimbledon title.
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John McEnroe’s comments on BBC TV broadcast draw attention
WIMBLEDON, England — Former tennis star John McEnroe's reaction on the BBC's broadcast to British teenager Emma Raducanu's mid-match retirement at Wimbledon has put...
AP Sportlight
July 6
1887 — Lottie Dod of Britain, 15, becomes the...
Ash Barty advances to Wimbledon quarterfinals for 1st time
WIMBLEDON, England — Top-ranked Ash Barty advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time by beating French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova 7-5, 6-3...
Naomi Osaka’s return to action highlights Olympic tennis
As it was, Naomi Osaka would have been one of the most-watched, most-discussed, most-supported athletes at the Tokyo Olympics.
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‘I’m close’: Gauff reflects on 4th-round loss at Wimbledon
Coco Gauff’s second Wimbledon ended much like her first – with a fourth-round loss to one of the tournament favorites.
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