Tag: tennis
NEW YORK (AP) Naomi Osakas achy left knee didnt let her serve without pain, so she didnt practice that key part of her game leading into the U.S. Open. The knee also prevented her…
Spectators were looking for a battle. Instead, they got hugs. The setting was the much anticipated showdown Saturday night between Coco Gauff, who at 15 is being hailed as the heir apparent to Serena Williams,…
NEW YORK (AP) Serena Williams flubbed yet another shot and wailed, I keep missing my forehand! She was in trouble, if only briefly, against 17-year-old American Caty McNally, who is friends, and doubles partners,…
Just like many tennis fans, Coco Gauffs father expects a lot from his precocious, 15-year-old daughter. Makes sense, given the way she swings a racket on a tennis court and handles herself away from one.…
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Serena Williams will play in the Wimbledon final for the 11th time and will be looking for her eighth title at the All England Club. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion…
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) Novak Djokovic is again under scrutiny in his native Serbia this time because of inviting Goran Ivanisevic to join his coaching team at Wimbledon. Serbias state-controlled tabloids called it a…
PARIS (AP) In the latest surprise at a French Open filled with them, defending champion Simona Halep was knocked out in the quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-4 loss to 17-year-old American Amanda Anisimova today.…
PARIS (AP) Roger Federer, 37, joked to a stadium filled with screaming kids that hes so super old. Stan Wawrinka, 34, pulled a crying boy out of a crush of autograph-seekers in the stands.…
Iola High School head girls tennis coach Jenn Bycroft is hosting her annual tennis camp this week at the Iola High School tennis courts.
ROME (AP) Rafael Nadal put away Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 6-0 at the Italian Open on Friday, and ought to be a little nervous. Hes conceded only six games in six sets at the Foro…
