Andy Murray rallies past David Ferrer for Sony Open title
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — As a dramatic men's final at the Sony Open neared its conclusion in a winner-take-all tiebreaker, Andy Murray waged a 28-shot exchange with David Ferrer, who was left so exhausted...
View Article10 best women's tennis players of all time
Advertisement Advertise here Newsday's Jeff Williams ranks the 10 best women's tennis players of all time. 10. EVONNE GOOLAGONG (Credit: Getty Images) Evonne Goolagong of Australia may have been the...
View ArticleHigh-school girls tennis: Olentangy Orange sisters roll to title
Barbara J. Perenic | DISPATCH PHOTOS Alle, left, and Anna Sanford of Olentangy Orange High School celebrate their win with a chest bump. Regardless of how much success Anna and Alle Sanford had before...
View ArticleAussies in action in Portugal, Munich (Tennis Australia)
(Source: Tennis Australia) Sam Stosur and Lleyton Hewitt will lead the Aussie charge this week at red clay events in Portugal and Munich respectively. Oeiras, Portugal, 28 April 2014 | tennis.com.au...
View ArticleMurray rallies by Ferrer for Sony Open title, but CBS viewers miss thrilling...
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — As a dramatic men’s final at the Sony Open neared its conclusion in a winner-take-all tiebreaker, Andy Murray waged a 28-shot exchange with David Ferrer, who was left so exhausted...
View ArticleDjokovic wins 17th straight match at Aussie Open
Novak Djokovic didn't get all the breaks against Radek Stepanek on Friday at the Australian Open. The top-ranked Serb, however, remains virtually unbeatable Down Under. Djokovic beat Stepanek 6-4, 6-3,...
View ArticlePlant rallies to win third straight team tennis title
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS - Around 4 p.m. on Thursday, on a tennis court tucked away in Altamonte Springs, the final shot of the Class 4A state girls team tournament sailed wide, and Plants No. 1 doubles team...
View ArticleMurray rallies past Ferrer for Sony Open title
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Andy Murray erased a championship point Sunday and rallied past David Ferrer 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (1) in a grueling, dramatic final at the Sony Open. One point from defeat in the...
View ArticleGreat Britain wins second junior title (ITF - International Tennis Federation)
(Source: ITF - International Tennis Federation) Great Britain won the BNP Paribas World Team Cup junior title on the fifth day of play in Antalya after Alfie Hewett and Lauren Jones combined to beat...
View ArticleColorado 5A girls state tennis tournament delayed by rain on first day
Mother Nature, as she has done for a majority of the spring sports season, showed no love to the Class 5A girls state tennis tournament. Colorado High School Activities Association personnel along with...
View ArticleAndy Murray joined by Kyle Edmund in French Open second round
• Murray defeats Facundo Argüello 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 ...
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FRANCE Cornet wins in Strasbourg Alize Cornet won the Strasbourg International by beating Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic 7-6 (7/4), 6-0 in the final on Saturday. Hradecka saved two set points in...
View ArticleWakefield, Panther Creek sophomores win at tennis regional
APEX — The Class of 2016 ruled the 4A Mideast tennis regional on Saturday at Middle Creek High School. Sophomore Susanne Boyden of Wakefield won the singles title, while sophomores Sammi Smith and...
View ArticleCary’s Kaitlyn McCarthy wins national tennis title
CARY — Kaitlyn McCarthy knows how to put pressure on people. The 15-year-old McCarthy lives around the corner from the Cary Tennis Center and she is usually there four to six hours every day, honing...
View ArticleMurray claims Wimbledon crown after beating Djokovic in straight sets
Updated: July 7, 2013 5:03PM LONDON — Andy Murray needed one more point, one solitary point, to win Wimbledon — a title he yearned to earn for himself, of course, and also for his country. Britain had...
View ArticleMurray ends Britain’s 77-year wait at Wimbledon
LONDON — Andy Murray needed one more point, one solitary point, to win Wimbledon — a title he yearned to earn for himself, of course, and also for his country. Britain had endured 77 years since one of...
View ArticleFifth seed Del Potro knocked out by Bautista
Juan Martin Del Potro became the first major casualty in the Australian Open men's draw in the early hours of Friday morning when he was beaten 4-6 6-3 5-7 6-4 7-5 by Spain's Roberto Bautista in the...
View ArticleBoys’ tennis: Potomac School wins sixth straight MAC title
Potomac School junior Alex Gerson could not help but look around, soaking in the deafening noise from the home crowd that got louder with each point during his No. 1 doubles match. Gerson, with partner...
View ArticleNo second thoughts for Fairview's Ignatius Castelino
Fairview High School senior Ignatius Castelino, who has advanced to the Class 5A boys tennis finals the past three seasons, is a top contender to win the title this season. (Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver...
View ArticleLifelong friends Amber Shen, Casey Zhong to meet in 5A girls tennis semifinal
Amber Shen, No. 1 Player for Fairview, returns a ball to Julia Pentz, of Niwot. (Cliff Grassmick, Daily Camera) Fairview's Amber Shen and Mountain Vista's Casey Zhong both had grown up together and...
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