Cilic reaches Adelaide semis; Coco Gauff makes last 4
January 13, 2022 GMTSYDNEY (AP) — Former US Open champion Marin Cilic beat American Tommy Paul 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 Thursday to reach the semifinals of the second Adelaide International.
Fourth-seeded Cilic of Croatia has had four wins in five matches this year and also reached the semifinals of the first Adelaide International last week before losing to Russia’s Karen Khachanov.
Putintseva, Mladenovic win 1st-round matches at Astana Open
September 28, 2021 GMTNUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AP) — Yulia Putintseva and Kristina Mladenovic were among the winners in the first-round matches on a day of few surprises at the Astana Open on Tuesday.
Top-seeded Putintseva started her bid to win the WTA's only event in her home nation of Kazakhstan with little fuss as she beat Ekaterine Gorgodze 6-1, 6-2.
Teichmann beats Kerber to advance at Ostrava Open
September 21, 2021 GMTOSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) — Unseeded Jil Teichmann of Switzerland upset sixth-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the second round of the Ostrava Open on Tuesday.
Three-time Grand Slam champion Kerber struggled with her serve, dropping it three times in each set in the first meeting between the two players on the circuit.
Collins wins 2nd title at Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic
August 9, 2021 GMTSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — American Danielle Collins won her second career title in just a two-week span, holding off No. 4 seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia 6-3, 6-7 (10), 6-1 after a thrilling second-set tiebreaker Sunday in the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic.
At 37, Venus Williams tops 1 teen at Wimbledon, faces a 2nd
July 7, 2017 GMTLONDON (AP) — Venus Williams beat one 19-year-old opponent at Wimbledon on Friday. She'll face another on Monday.
Both of those players were born months after Williams made her debut at the All England Club.