Tag: Tennis
More than shoes: Nike navigates complicated twists in track
EUGENE, Ore. — Ever since a track coach named Bill Bowerman tinkered with the idea of pouring rubber into his waffle iron to concoct...
Yastremska eligible to play tennis after doping ban lifted
LONDON — Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremska's provisional doping suspension was lifted after an independent tribunal ruled that she was not at fault for...
Kvitova beats Piter at Bad Homburg Open, faces Li next
BAD HOMBURG, Germany — Top-seeded Petra Kvitova had to dig deep to reach the second round of the Bad Homburg Open in beating Polish...
Berrettini emulates Becker with Queen’s title at 1st attempt
LONDON — Big-serving Matteo Berrettini dropped a set for the first time at the Queen's Club tournament before going on to beat Britain's Cameron...
AP Sportlight
June 21
1919 — Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman wins the women’s U.S....
Bencic out to end 2-year title wait in Berlin vs Samsonova
BERLIN — Belinda Bencic will aim to win her first title since 2019 when she takes on qualifier and first-time finalist Liudmila Samsonova at...
Rublev reaches first grass-court final at Halle Open
HALLE, Germany — Andrey Rublev reached his first grass-court final at the Halle Open on Saturday and will face Ugo Humbert.
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WTA Birmingham quarterfinals washed out
BIRMINGHAM, England — The four quarterfinals at the Birmingham grass-court tournament were canceled due to rain on Friday.
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Berrettini, de Minaur reach Queen’s Club semis
LONDON — Top seed Matteo Berrettini started and finished with aces to get past Dan Evans and into the Queen’s Club semifinals on Friday.
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Rublev, Auger-Aliassime into Halle grass semis
HALLE, Germany — Andrey Rublev and Felix Auger-Aliassime showed good form ahead of Wimbledon as they reached the semifinals of the grass-court Halle Open...