Tag: Men’s tennis
Stricker, 18, stuns Hurkacz to reach Stuttgart quarterfinals
STUTTGART, Germany — Swiss teenager Dominic Stricker stunned the second-seeded Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Stuttgart...
Unseeded Krejcikova beats Gauff, into French Open semifinals
PARIS — Unseeded Barbora Krejcikova reached her first Grand Slam semifinal by coming back from an early deficit and beating 17-year-old Coco Gauff 7-6...
AP Sportlight
June 10
1890 — The Preakness Stakes is run outside Baltimore,...
Nadal drops set, beats Schwartzman to reach French Open SF
PARIS — Rafael Nadal's French Open set streak is over. His pursuit of a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title — including 14 at Roland...
Swiss teen Dominic Stricker wins on grass debut in Stuttgart
STUTTGART, Germany — Swiss teenager Dominic Stricker made his grass-court debut with a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) win over Radu Albot at the Stuttgart...
French Open fans unhappy as COVID curfew imposed at 11 p.m.
PARIS — Novak Djokovic’s French Open quarterfinal against Matteo Berrettini was delayed for about 22 minutes Wednesday evening while thousands of spectators were cleared...
AP Sportlight
June 9
1888 — James McLaughlin sets the record for wins...
After going 0-6 in Slam QFs, Pavlyuchenkova finally wins 1
PARIS — Don't get Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova wrong: Of course she's happy to finally make it to her first Grand Slam semifinal at age 29...
Basilashvili beats home favorite Brown in Stuttgart Open
STUTTGART, Germany — Nikoloz Basilashvili began his Stuttgart Open campaign by beating home favorite Dustin Brown 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Tuesday.
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AP Sportlight
June 8
1935 — Omaha, ridden by Willis Saunders, becomes the...