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Morita fights through pain to reach second round

Sep 23, 2013

Morita fights through pain to reach second round

A trio of local favorites advanced to the second round of the Pan Pacific Open on Monday with Ayumi Morita battling through an injury in a straight-sets victory over Britain’s Laura Robson. Morita, who hurt her lower back on the eve of this summer’s ...

Sep 22, 2013

Radwanska triumphs at Korea Open

Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska rallied from a set down on Sunday to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-7 (6-8), 6-3, 6-4 and win the Korea Open. Radwanska hit five aces and took advantage of 10 double-faults by the third-seeded Russian player to win her third title of ...

Sep 22, 2013

Tsonga, Simon to face off in France

Top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will go for his third straight Open de Moselle title when he plays Gilles Simon in an all-French final on Sunday with both players chasing their 11th career championship. Tsonga rallied to beat eighth-seeded Florian Mayer of Germany 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 ...

Sep 21, 2013

King's victory over Riggs resonates 40 years later

Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in the legendary tennis “Battle of the Sexes” exactly 40 years ago Friday, serving notice of a new era dawning. Before 30,472 people at the Houston Astrodome, still the largest crowd ever to watch aan American match, a ...

Sep 20, 2013

Date-Krumm falls short of goal at Korea Open

Kimiko Date-Krumm missed out on a semifinal berth at the Korea Open after losing to Francesca Schiavone on Friday. Date-Krumm allowed her Italian opponent to come from behind to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in just over two hours. Date-Krumm, who knocked out second seed ...

Back surgery rules Murray out of Japan Open

Sep 20, 2013

Back surgery rules Murray out of Japan Open

World No. 3 Andy Murray has withdrawn from the upcoming Japan Open to undergo surgery on a long-standing back injury, organizers said Friday. The 26-year-old Murray, who became the first British man in 77 years to win the singles title at Wimbledon this year, ...

Sep 19, 2013

Serena pulls out of Pan Pacific Open

World No. 1 Serena Williams has pulled out of the upcoming Pan Pacific Open, organizers said Thursday. The American has withdrawn from the Sept. 22-28 tournament in Tokyo “due to fatigue and needing more time to recover from the summer.” She is the latest ...

Japan to face Canada in Davis Cup

Sep 18, 2013

Japan to face Canada in Davis Cup

Japan, which will make its return to the Davis Cup World Group for the first time in two years, was drawn on Wednesday to play Canada in next season’s first round. Japan, which defeated Colombia over the weekend in the World Group playoffs with ...

Nishikori vs. McEnroe in charity match

Sep 18, 2013

Nishikori vs. McEnroe in charity match

Japan ace Kei Nishikori will square off against tennis legend John McEnroe in a November charity match, the Japan Tennis Association announced Tuesday. The match, scheduled for Nov. 17 at Ariake Colosseum, will be part of an event to support the rebuilding efforts following ...

Sep 17, 2013

Date-Krumm reaches second round

Japan’s Kimiko Date-Krumm advanced to the second round of the Korea Open on Tuesday with a first-round victory over Britain’s Heather Watson. Date-Krumm, ranked 63rd in the world, came from a set down to defeat the 78th-ranked Watson 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in 2 hours, ...