Tag: Tennis
AP Sportlight
July 3
1920 — Suzanne Lenglen beats Dorothea Chambers a second...
Russian tennis player files lawsuit in match-fixing case
PARIS — The Russian tennis player who was arrested in Paris last month on suspicion of match-fixing at last year’s French Open has started...
Djokovic, Federer, Osaka, Barty on Tokyo Olympic entry lists
WIMBLEDON, England — Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, Switzerland’s Roger Federer, Japan’s Naomi Osaka and Australia’s Ash Barty are on the entry lists for the Tokyo...
No. 3-seeded Svitolina overpowered at Wimbledon by Linette
WIMBLEDON, England — No. 3-seeded Elina Svitolina became the latest upset victim in the Wimbledon women’s draw when she lost in the second round...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
July 2
1921 — The Jack Dempsey-Georges Carpentier heavyweight match at...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
July 6
1887 — Lottie Dod of Britain, 15, becomes the...
AP Sportlight
July 2
1921 — The Jack Dempsey-Georges Carpentier heavyweight match at...
Indian Wells tennis to be played Oct. 4-17 in SoCal desert
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — The BNP Paribas Open featuring the men’s and women’s combined tennis tours will be played Oct. 4-17 in the Southern...
Less than a month after surgery, Fritz winning at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England — Taylor Fritz left the court in a wheelchair after his French Open loss less than a month ago. Days later, he...
AP Sportlight
July 1
1859 — Amherst defeats Williams 73-32 in the first...