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Delbonis stuns Federer in Hamburg

Jul 21, 2013

Delbonis stuns Federer in Hamburg

Roger Federer was stunned by Argentine qualifier Federico Delbonis, the world No. 114, in the German Tennis Championships Saturday as the 17-time Grand Slam title winner suffered another worrying loss. The former world No. 1 went down 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (7-4) to the 22-year-old ...

Federer battles way into Hamburg semis

Jul 20, 2013

Federer battles way into Hamburg semis

Roger Federer needed just under 2 hours to see off Germany’s Florian Mayer in three sets on Friday to reach the semifinals of the German Tennis Championships. The Swiss top seed, playing his first tournament since his shock second-round exit at Wimbledon, dug deep ...

Jul 15, 2013

Mahut beats Hewitt in Newport final

Nicolas Mahut certainly knows a little something about being on court for a long time. Judging by his smile, it was a much better feeling this time. The 31-year old Frenchman captured the title at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships on Sunday, beating ...

Sharapova, coach decide to part ways

Jul 13, 2013

Sharapova, coach decide to part ways

Maria Sharapova split with her coach Thomas Hogstedt on Friday, two weeks after she crashed out in the second round at Wimbledon. Hogstedt, 49, had worked with the former world No. 1 since 2010 and helped her complete a career Grand Slam with victory ...

Coach says Nadal resting for U.S. Open

Jul 12, 2013

Coach says Nadal resting for U.S. Open

Rafael Nadal will bounce back from his shock first-round exit at Wimbledon in time for the U.S. Open next month, his coach insisted on Thursday. The 27-year-old French Open champion suffered his earliest exit at a major when he was stunned by Belgium’s Steve ...

Jul 6, 2013

Aoyama, partner fall in semifinals

Shuko Aoyama and South African partner Chanelle Scheepers lost to Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan and China’s Peng Shuai 6-4, 6-3 in the Wimbledon women’s doubles semifinals on Friday. Aoyama was hoping to become the first Japanese player to reach a final in women’s doubles ...

Jul 4, 2013

Aoyama, Scheepers reach semis

Shuko Aoyama and South African partner Chanelle Scheepers advanced to the semifinals of the women’s doubles at Wimbledon on Wednesday. Aoyama and Scheepers reached the last four with a 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 win over No. 16 seeds Julia Goerges of Germany and Czech Barbora ...

Date-Krumm, Nishikori fall at Wimbledon

Jun 30, 2013

Date-Krumm, Nishikori fall at Wimbledon

Veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm’s memorable run at Wimbledon came to a shuddering halt on Saturday after the 42-year-old was blasted out of the third round by defending champion Serena Williams. Williams, bidding for a 17th Grand Slam and sixth Wimbledon crown, needed just over an ...

Murray rolls into 4th round

Jun 30, 2013

Murray rolls into 4th round

Andy Murray kept his campaign to become Britain’s first Wimbledon champion since 1936 comfortably on course Friday but Sergiy Stakhovsky, the shock conqueror of Roger Federer, crashed out. Murray, the second seed, breezed past Spanish veteran Tommy Robredo, the 32nd seed, 6-2, 6-4, 7-5. ...

Nishikori beats Ebden, targets Wimbledon quarterfinals

Jun 27, 2013

Nishikori beats Ebden, targets Wimbledon quarterfinals

Kei Nishikori set his sights on emulating Shuzo Matsuoka’s famous run to the Wimbledon quarterfinals as the 12th seed cruised into the second round with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 win over Australian wild-card Matthew Ebden on Tuesday. Nishikori last year became the first Japanese ...

Jun 21, 2013

Soeda qualifies for Wimbledon singles

Go Soeda booked his spot in the men’s singles main draw at Wimbledon on Wednesday with a straight sets win over Serbia’s Boris Pashanski in the third round of qualifying. Soeda won 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the main competition for the fourth ...