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Rafael Nadal battles past Karen Khachanov in third-rond encounter
Rafael Nadal's knee was bothering him. His decade-younger, barrel-chested U.S. Open foe was bashing the ball. The defending champion was two points away from falling into a two-set hole. Then he was two points away from dropping the third set. And then he was one ...
Kei Nishikori advanced to the second round of the French Open for the fourth straight year on Sunday, beating France's Maxime Janvier in straight sets. The 19th-seeded Nishikori defeated the French wild-card 7-6 (7-0), 6-4, 6-3. Japan's world No. 21 struggled with the serves and ...
Juan Martin del Potro cruises by Kei Nishikori at Miami Open
Kei Nishikori was defeated by Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets on Sunday and was forced to make a third-round exit at the Miami Open. Nishikori could only muster one break-point opportunity against the world No. 6, which the Argentine saved in a ...
Naomi Osaka routs world No. 1 Simona Halep to make BNP Paribas Open final
Naomi Osaka booked her place in the BNP Paribas Open final in emphatic fashion Friday night, powering past world No. 1 Simona Halep 6-3, 6-0 in the semis. The hard-hitting 20-year-old showed supreme confidence, wrapping up the match in 64 minutes and avenging her loss ...
Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens tumble out on bad day for Americans at Australian Open
Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens were upset early and the bleak opening day for Americans continued at the Australian Open with the women going 1-for-9 and two of the highest-ranked U.S. men joining them as first-round casualties. In her first match at Rod Laver Arena ...
Venus Williams reached the semifinals at the WTA Finals by beating Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday. The 37-year-old Williams advanced from the White Group along with Karolina Pliskova, who lost to French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-1. Both Williams and Pliskova ...
Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza is the WTA Player of the Year, and U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens has been honored as the Comeback Player of the Year. The WTA announced the annual honors on Friday. The awards are voted on by members of the media. Other ...
Naomi Osaka stunned world No. 5 Venus Williams in straight sets in the second round of the Hong Kong Open on Wednesday. Osaka reeled off eight consecutive games at one stage on her way to a 7-5, 6-2 victory that sent her into the quarterfinals. It ...
Maybe this was just one three-setter too many for Maria Sharapova. Sharapova tried a bit of everything, even resorting to switching over her racket to hit a few lefty shots. Still, the five-time major champion could not quite keep her Grand Slam comeback from a ...
Serena Williams gave birth to a baby girl on Friday, according to media reports, prompting an outpouring of delight from fellow professionals, celebrities and fans of the sporting icon. Williams, who will turn 36 later this month, was admitted to the St. Mary's Medical Center ...
As a kid, Garbine Muguruza sat in awe in front of the TV as the Williams sisters accumulated Grand Slam titles. They were her role models. Now Muguruza is all grown up, an emerging tennis star in her own right — and, as of Saturday, ...
Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the seventh time in his last nine attempts with a shock victory over ninth seed Kei Nishikori on Friday. The 29-year-old proved too solid for a listless Nishikori, winning 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) ...
