Angelique Kerber has split with her coach Rainer Schuttler two weeks after her shock early exit at Wimbledon, the three-time Grand Slam champion announced on Friday. The former world No. 1's defense of her Wimbledon crown came to end in the second round at the ...
Naomi Osaka 'dodged bullet' in Stuttgart as rival Simona Halep pulls out
World No. 1 Naomi Osaka said Tuesday she had "dodged a bullet" after Simona Halep, her main pursuer in the WTA rankings, pulled out of this week's tournament in Stuttgart. The 21-year-old Osaka launches her clay season in Stuttgart this week, and her hopes of ...
Dominic Thiem edges Roger Federer in three sets to win Indian Wells title
Dominic Thiem edged error-prone Roger Federer 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 to win the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, denying Federer a record sixth title in the desert. Thiem trailed 4-3 and 5-4 in the third set before breaking Federer with a forehand winner to go up ...
World No. 1 Simona Halep and U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka will headline a strong field in the women's draw of the Sydney International, organizers said Monday. Eight of the world's top 10 have signed on for the Jan. 6-12 event as a warm-up for ...
Naomi Osaka loses to Angelique Kerber, near elimination at WTA Finals
World No. 4 Naomi Osaka hopes to find a remedy for her misfiring serve after a heartbreaking three-set defeat to Angelique Kerber, a result which puts her on the brink of elimination at the WTA Finals. The U.S. Open champion fell to No. 1 seed ...
Caroline Wozniacki, Angelique Kerber fall early at Wuhan Open
World No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki and Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber were stunned at the Wuhan Open on Wednesday, both suffering shock defeats at the hands of less fancied opponents. Olympic champion Monica Puig gave herself an early birthday present, beating Wozniacki 7-6 (12-10), 7-5 to ...
Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber of Germany will play in September's Toray Pan Pacific Open, organizers announced Friday. Kerber, currently ranked fourth in the world, will be joined by two other former world No. 1 players, Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic and Spain's Garbine Muguruza. ...
Caroline Wozniacki, Simona Halep advance to Australian Open final
Caroline Wozniacki came through a late bout of nerves to reach the Australian Open final for a first time with a 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) victory over Belgian Elise Mertens on Thursday, giving herself another shot at winning a maiden Grand Slam title. The Dane had ...
Serving for a spot in the Australian Open semifinals and with the score at 40-love, Hyeon Chung started thinking how he might celebrate being the first Korean to reach the last four of a Grand Slam. Not so fast. He hadn't let up when upsetting ...
Naomi Osaka saw her most successful run at a Grand Slam end Monday in a straight-sets loss to top seed Simona Halep in the fourth round of the Australian Open. In a breakout tournament, the 20-year-old knocked out two seeded players on her way to ...
Maria Sharapova, Angelique Kerber and Novak Djokovic ensured there were all kinds of successful comebacks on Day 2 of the Australian Open. Six-time champion Djokovic and 2014 winner Stan Wawrinka returned from long injury layoffs with victories in their first matches since Wimbledon. Sharapova barely missed ...
Caroline Wozniacki ended Garbine Muguruza's honeymoon as world No. 1 in clinical fashion with a 6-2, 6-0 win on Saturday to book her place in the Toray Pan Pacific Open final against unseeded Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Wimbledon champion Muguruza went into this week's tournament in ...
