French Open lookahead: No. 1 Swiatek seeks 30th win in row
May 25, 2022 GMTPARIS (AP) — LOOKAHEAD TO THURSDAY
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek tries to extend her winning streak to 30 matches when she plays in the second round at Roland Garros against 43rd-ranked Alison Riske of the United States.
Kerber outlasts Juvan in Strasbourg final for 14th title
May 21, 2022 GMTSTRASBOURG, France (AP) — Former No. 1 Angelique Kerber outlasted first-time WTA finalist Kaja Juvan 7-6 (5), 6-7 (0), 7-6 (5) over more than three hours in the Strasbourg International final on Saturday.
Andy Murray reaches 2nd round at Sydney Tennis Classic
January 11, 2022 GMTSYDNEY (AP) — Five-time Australian Open finalist Andy Murray advanced to the second round of the Sydney Tennis Classic by beating Viktor Durasovic 6-3, 6-1 Tuesday.
Murray entered the tournament with a wild card and has also been handed one for next week’s Australian Open.
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.
Britain’s Raducanu, 18, joins Gauff, 17, in Wimbledon Week 2
July 3, 2021 GMTWIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Here’s how hushed the crowd at No. 1 Court was before points Saturday: You could hear Emma Raducanu’s palm slap her thigh while she waited to receive serves.
The Latest: Female doubles player dropped due to virus
September 28, 2020 GMTPARIS (AP) — The Latest from the French Open (all times local):
9:15 p.m.
A women’s doubles player has been removed from the main draw after she was declared a contact case following her coach’s positive coronavirus test...
Juvan upsets Vondroušová in 1st round of Palermo Open
August 4, 2020 GMTPALERMO, Sicily (AP) — Slovenian qualifier Kaja Juvan upset second-seeded Markéta Vondroušová of the Czech Republic 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 Tuesday in the first round of the Palermo Ladies Open, the first official tennis tournament since March...