Coco Gauff is the 1st US teen since Serena Williams to reach consecutive US Open quarterfinals
Coco Gauff has become the first American teenager since Serena Williams more than two decades ago to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals in consecutive years.
No. 1 Iga Swiatek comes back to beat Belinda Bencic and reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals
Top-seeded Iga Swiatek has saved two match points and come back to beat Belinda Bencic 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-3 to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time.
Germany to roll out measures against heat wave deaths, drawing lessons from France
The German government says it is launching a campaign against deaths from heat waves that are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change.
Switzerland beats Australia to win Billie Jean King Cup
Switzerland has won the biggest prize in womenโs team tennis for the first time after Belinda Bencic completed a near-perfect tournament by beating Australiaโs Alja Tomljanovic in straight sets in the Billie Jean King Cup final.
Serena's Farewell: Stories from the leadup to the US Open
The talk of tennis โ and beyond โ for most of the past three weeks has been about Serena Williams and her announcement that she is planning to stop playing professional tennis.
Carlos Alcaraz saves match point to remain in French Open
Rising star Carlos Alcaraz has saved a match point in the fourth set and erased an early deficit in the fifth to overcome Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1, 6-7 (7), 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-4 at the French Open.
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Djokovic extends Slam bid; 1st time no US players in Open QF
Novak Djokovic has extended his pursuit of the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men's tennis since 1969 by beating the last U.S. singles player at the U.S. Open.
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The Latest: Sakkari beats 2019 champ Andreescu at US Open
Maria Sakkari has eliminated 2019 champion Bianca Andreescu in the latest-finishing womenโs match in tournament history to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time.
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The Latest: Greek player tested negative in Australia
(AP Photo/Hamish Blair)MELBOURNE โ The Latest from the Australian Open (all times local):12:45 a.m.Australian Open organizers say the player from Greeceโs ATP Cup team who tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival in South Africa had returned a negative result the day he left Melbourne. Michail Pervolarakis played in the Greek team with Stefanos Tsitsipas last week in one of the six tuneup tournaments for the Australian Open. The Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported that Tennis Australia confirmed Pervolarakis tested negative for the coronavirus on Feb. 9. He reached the fourth round at Melbourne Park for the 14th time in 16 trips. The top-seeded Australian beat Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia 6-2, 6-4 to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open for the third straight year.
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Lockdown: Tennis players getting on with life in Australia
Italian tennis player Simone Bolelli, left, and Argentina's Maximo Gonzalez are escorted to their training session in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. (Luis Ascui/AAP Image via AP)With no way out, tennis players in lockdown are figuring out ways to keep themselves fit within the confines of their Melbourne hotel rooms as they prepare for the Australian Open. Angelique Kerber, who won the Australian Open in 2016, spent her birthday in quarantine on Monday. But local government, tennis and health authorities have said all players were warned of the risks well in advance. โWeโve got to do whatever we can to make it as fair as possible for those players that are in lockdown.โ___More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/apf-Tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
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72 tennis players in lockdown after virus cases on flights
Italian tennis player Simone Bolelli, left, and Argentina's Maximo Gonzalez are escorted to their training session in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. The number of players in hard quarantine swelled to 72 ahead of the Australian Open after a fifth positive coronavirus test was returned from the charter flights bringing players, coaches, officials and media to Melbourne for the season-opening tennis major. Some players have expressed anger at being classified as close contacts merely for being on board those flights with people who later tested positive. But local government, tennis and health authorities have said all players were warned of the risks in advance. The Australian Open starts Feb. 8 following a week of warmup tournaments at Melbourne Park and the ATP Cup.