Category: tennis

TORONTO (AP) Karolina Pliskova advanced to the quarterfinals at the Rogers Cup on Thursday when Japanese qualifier Naomi Osaka was forced to retire because of an injury.

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TORONTO (AP) Karolina Pliskova advanced to the quarterfinals at the Rogers Cup on Thursday when Japanese qualifier Naomi Osaka was forced to retire because of an injury.

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MONTREAL (AP) Roger Federer overcame a weak first set to post a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory over David Ferrer in the third round Thursday at the Rogers Cup.

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LONDON (AP) Andy Murray has pulled out of next week’s Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati because of an ongoing hip injury.

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MILAN (AP) Former French Open finalist Sara Errani struggled to hold back the tears as she insisted she is not a cheat after being handed a two-month doping ban.

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MONTREAL (AP) Canadian Denis Shapovalov advanced to the second round of the Rogers Cup on Tuesday, rallying for a 4-6, 7-6 (8), 6-4 victory against Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil.

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TORONTO (AP) Eugenie Bouchard has been eliminated in the first round of the Rogers Cup, losing to Donna Vekic in straight sets on Tuesday.

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CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) The Orange County Breakers beat the defending champion San Diego Aviators 22-18 on Saturday night to win their second World TeamTennis championship.

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STANFORD, Calif. (AP) Madison Keys and Coco Vandeweghe each won in straight sets on Saturday to advance to the finals of the Stanford Bank of the West Classic.

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KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) Philipp Kohlschreiber won his eighth career ATP tour title by defeating Joao Sousa of Portugal 6-3, 6-4 in the final of the Generali Open on Saturday.

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NEW YORK (AP) Gigi Fernandez’s prediction of taking the New York Empire to the World TeamTennis finals in her coaching debut nearly came true.

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WASHINGTON (AP) Top women’s seed Simona Halep retired from her quarterfinal match at the Citi Open on Friday because of the heat, allowing Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova to advance to the semifinals.

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KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) Philipp Kohlschreiber and Joao Sousa advanced to the final of the Generali Open on Friday, with both players seeking their first title of the season.

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KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) Philipp Kohlschreiber reached his second ATP tour final of the season by beating second-seeded Fabio Fognini 7-5, 6-3 at the Generali Open on Friday.

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HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) Davis Cup singles matches will remain best-of-five sets after a proposal for them to be played as best-of-three tiebreak sets was rejected at an annual general meeting of the International Tennis Federation on Friday.

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WASHINGTON (AP) Canadian wild card Bianca Andreescu knocked off second-seeded Kristina Mladenovic in straight sets to advance to the quarterfinals of the Citi Open.

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KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) Fabio Fognini and Philipp Kohlschreiber both reached their second semifinal in as many weeks at the Generali Open on Thursday.

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ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) Wimbledon finalist Marin Cilic will miss the Rogers Cup next week in Montreal due to an adductor injury.

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STANFORD, Calif. (AP) Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza beat Kayla Day 6-2, 6-0 to reach the Bank of the West Classic quarterfinals on Wednesday, easily advancing from her first competitive match since beating Venus Williams in the final at the All England Club last month.

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WASHINGTON (AP) Alexander Zverev took advantage of late errors by Jordan Thompson during a third-set tiebreaker to advance to the third round of the Citi Open.

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KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) Austria’s 157th-ranked Sebastian Ofner upset top-seeded Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (3) to reach his first career quarterfinal at the Generali Open on Wednesday.

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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) Attorneys for the family of a 78-year-old Florida man who died after a vehicle crash with tennis star Venus Williams are asking to search her cellphone.

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STANFORD, Calif. (AP) American Coco Vandeweghe advanced to the second round of the Bank of the West Classic after a 31-minute match on Tuesday.

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KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) Tommy Haas hinted at cutting short his farewell season and retiring immediately after losing to fellow German player Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 7-6 (4) in the opening round of the Generali Open on Tuesday.

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PARIS (AP) Jerome Golmard, a former French tennis player who reached a career high ranking of No. 22, has died. He was 43.

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STANFORD, Calif. (AP) Maria Sharapova played her first WTA match in the United States since 2015 and beat Jennifer Brady 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 on Monday night in the opening round of the Bank of the West Classic.

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WASHINGTON (AP) Daniil Medvedev fought off a match point with a 129-mph ace during a third-set tiebreak and beat Reilly Opelka to advance to the second round of the Citi Open.

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NEW YORK (AP) Get ready for U.S. Open Tennys.

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KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) Dusan Lajovic advanced to the second round of the Generali Open by beating German qualifier Maximilian Marterer 7-5, 7-6 (4) Monday.

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ATLANTA (AP) John Isner rode an overpowering service game to his fourth Atlanta Open title, beating fellow American Ryan Harrison 7-6 (6), 7-6 (7) on Sunday before a friendly crowd at Atlantic Station.

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