Coco Gauff beats Emma Raducanu in Australia 'with maturity'
MELBOURNE, Australia — (AP) — Might be easy to forget, perhaps, that Coco Gauff is still just 18. "Fans are eager to see a new face of the game,” said the seventh-seeded Gauff, who was the runner-up to No. “We’re going to be playing each other many times in the future, as we’re both young and coming,” Raducanu said. Yet she was so close to extending this match, holding a pair of set points while ahead 5-4 in the second set. “I was reminding myself: ‘It’s the second set.
wftv.comAustralian Open 2023: Coco Gauff, a teen in a tennis hurry
Coco Gauff acknowledges she tends to be in a bit of a hurry as she moves through life. The 18-year-old Floridian doesn’t stick around in a city after a tennis tournament ends: “Even if it’s a nice place,” she said with a chuckle, “I like to leave.” Yes, generally, Gauff is ready to move on.
news.yahoo.comLeylah Fernandez progresses at ASB Classica
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — (AP) — Canada's 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez opened her 2023 season with an emphatic 6-1, 6-1 win Monday over 15-year-old Brenda Fruhvirtova in the first round of the ASB Classic. Third-seeded Fernandez needed only 61 minutes to sweep by the Czech teenager, who entered the main draw on a wild card. Fernandez beat three top-5 players, including defending champion Naomi Osaki, on her way to the 2021 US Open final where she was beaten by Britain’s Emma Raducanu, who also is in the main draw at Auckland. The 20-year-old said life had been tough since her final appearance at Flushing Meadows, which substantially raised expectations of her performance. “I try to not think about the past and just keep thinking about the present and keep moving forward.
wftv.comLeylah Fernandez, 2021 runner-up, loses | US Open updates
NEW YORK — (AP) — The Latest on U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):___10:20 p.m.Leylah Fernandez couldn't put together another long run at the U.S. Open. ___9:45 p.m.Serena Williams has at least one more singles match left. ___9 p.m.Serena Williams will have to win a decisive third set to extend what could be the final tournament of her career. Williams won the tiebreaker 7-4, closing it out with an ace to wrap up the first set in 1 hour, 5 minutes. ___7:15 p.m.Serena Williams is on the court, with one of the world's top players standing on the other side of the net.
wftv.comNo. 3 Sakkari out as another top player falls at US Open
NEW YORK — (AP) — The last two women's champions were already out of the U.S. Open and now one of last year's semifinalists is gone. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit, third-seeded Maria Sakkari was ousted 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 by Wang Xiyu of China in the second round. That left Bianca Andreescu, who beat Williams in the 2019 final, as the most recent U.S. Open women's champion still in the field. 5 Ons Jabeur matched her best U.S. Open result with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Elizabeth Mandlik, the daughter of 1985 champion Hana Mandlikova. Defending men's champion Daniil Medvedev was set to follow Williams on Arthur Ashe Stadium, with 2012 champion Andy Murray, No.
wftv.comPlay begins on Day 3, with Serena at night | US Open updates
NEW YORK — (AP) — The Latest on U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):___11:15 a.m.Singles and doubles play got Day 3 of the U.S. Open off to a busy start, though it was still eight hours before the match that was the center of attention. Serena Williams is playing in the first night match on Arthur Ashe Stadium, just as she was on the opening day of the tournament. Williams began what could be the final tournament of her career by beating Danka Kovinic 6-3, 6-3 on Monday night. Also playing at night is Bianca Andreescu, who is already the most recent women's champion still left in the field. ___More AP coverage of U.S. Open tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/us-open-tennis-championships and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comVenus Williams, Raducanu, Osaka all out in US Open 1st round
Venus had never lost in the opening round at the U.S. Open until 2020, then was absent last year. Very simple.”At night, Emma Raducanu became only the third defending U.S. Open champion to lose in the first round, eliminated by Alizé Cornet 6-3, 6-3. 1, also lost in the first round of the French Open this year and has slid to 44th in the rankings. After this match, Venus simply slung her red equipment bag over her left shoulder, carried her racket in her right hand, and quickly walked off toward the locker room. ___More AP coverage of U.S. Open tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/us-open-tennis-championships and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comCollins beats 4-time Slam champion Osaka | US Open updates
NEW YORK — (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):12:35 a.m.Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka lost in the first round of a second consecutive major tournament. Collins reached her first Grand Slam final at the Australian Open in January and showed that same sort of hard-court form in her victory over former No. ___10:35 p.m.Rafael Nadal’s first U.S. Open match since 2019 ended with a four-set victory over a player making his Grand Slam debut. That helped draw the largest crowd ever for a U.S. Open night session, which had more than 29,000 fans. Garbiñe Muguruza and Jelena Ostapenko were other Grand Slam champions with early starts.
wftv.comSam Querrey retires after 1st-round loss | US Open updates
NEW YORK — (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):12 a.m.Sam Querrey will always remember his big victories over Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal. His resume also includes quarterfinal runs at Wimbledon in 2019 and at the U.S. Open in 2017. ___10:35 p.m.Rafael Nadal’s first U.S. Open match since 2019 ended with a four-set victory over a player making his Grand Slam debut. ___9:20 p.m.Emma Raducanu’s defense of her surprising 2021 U.S. Open championship has ended with a first-round loss to Alizé Cornet. That helped draw the largest crowd ever for a U.S. Open night session, which had more than 29,000 fans.
wftv.comNadal wins 1st match in NY since 2019 | US Open updates
NEW YORK — (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):10:35 p.m.Rafael Nadal’s first U.S. Open match since 2019 ended with a four-set victory over a player making his Grand Slam debut. Their match in Louis Armstrong Stadium ended with a 6-3, 6-3 score. Alcaraz's U.S. Open ended last year in a similar manner. Williams will play the leadoff match of the night session in the main stadium, the U.S. Tennis Association announced Tuesday. That helped draw the largest crowd ever for a U.S. Open night session, which had more than 29,000 fans.
wftv.comRaducanu title defense ends in 1st round | US Open updates
NEW YORK — (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):___9:20 p.m.Emma Raducanu’s defense of her surprising 2021 U.S. Open championship has ended with a first-round loss to Alizé Cornet. Raducanu is only the third woman to lose her opening match in New York a year after winning the title. ___5:10 p.m.Venus Williams has been eliminated in the first round of her return to the U.S. Open. Williams will play the leadoff match of the night session in the main stadium, the U.S. Tennis Association announced Tuesday. That helped draw the largest crowd ever for a U.S. Open night session, which had more than 29,000 fans.
wftv.comRaducanu's US Open title defense ends with loss to Cornet
NEW YORK — (AP) — Emma Raducanu’s defense of her surprising 2021 U.S. Open championship ended with 6-3, 6-3 loss to Alizé Cornet in the first round on Tuesday night. Raducanu is only the third woman to lose her opening match in New York a year after winning the title. She also was simply outplayed by Cornet, a 32-year-old from France who ended Iga Swiatek’s 37-match winning streak at Wimbledon. In 2022, she lost in the second round at each of the first three majors. ___More AP coverage of U.S. Open tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/us-open-tennis-championships and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comCollins beats 4-time Slam champion Osaka | US Open updates
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka lost in the first round of a second consecutive major tournament. Danielle Collins, an American seeded 19th, beat Osaka 7-6 (5), 6-3 in a big-hitting matchup at the U.S. Open. Collins reached her first Grand Slam final at the Australian Open in January and showed that same sort of hard-court form in her victory over former No. 1 Osaka that ended after midnight as Tuesday turned to Wednesday.
news.yahoo.comSerena's opponent, Kovinic, 'honored' to face her at US Open
NEW YORK — (AP) — Someone, of course, will end up in the history books as the last opponent of Serena Williams' stellar career. It could be Danka Kovinic, a 27-year-old from Montenegro who is "honored" to be the first-round U.S. Open foe of someone she remembers watching on TV as a child. Kovinic’s reaction when she heard about the matchup from her coach: “I was happy; I won’t lie.”“It’s a privilege to share the court with Serena,” Kovinic said in an interview at Flushing Meadows on Friday. “It’s like: I know what to expect,” said Kovinic, the only woman to win a Grand Slam match while representing Montenegro. So she offered a bit of a scouting report: Like Williams — well, maybe not quite like Williams, Kovinic said with a laugh — she relies on a big first serve.
wftv.comKeys knocks out No. 1 Swiatek at Western & Southern Open
American Madison Keys upset No. 1 Iga Swiatek 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the Western & Southern Open quarterfinals. After dropping the first set and losing the first five games of the second, Swiatek rallied to win four straight, fighting off one match point before Keys clinched with a forehand winner to the ad court off a shot that clipped the net. Swiatek won her first two matches against Keys, including 6-1, 6-0 this year at Indian Wells.
news.yahoo.comCoric spoils Nadal's return in Western & Southern Open
MASON, Ohio — (AP) — Borna Coric spoiled Rafael Nadal’s return from a six-week layoff, beating the Spanish star 7-6 (9), 4-6, 6-3 on Wednesday night in the Western & Southern Open. He was hoping to start putting the final touches on prepping for the upcoming U.S. Open. He reached 121 mph with one serve and needed several awkward body movements to return some of Coric’s shots. The 19-year-old Raducanu won the final seven games against Serena Williams on Tuesday and the first 10 against Azarenka. Also, Taylor Fritz beat Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios 6-3, 6-2, and 19-year-old wild-card Ben Shelton upset fifth-ranked Casper Ruud.
wftv.comRaducanu routs Azarenka 6-0, 6-2 in Western & Southern Open
MASON, Ohio — (AP) — U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu routed Victoria Azarenka 6-0, 6-2 on Wednesday in the second round of the Western & Southern Open. The 19-year-old Raducanu won the final seven games against Serena Williams on Tuesday and the first 10 against Azarenka. Seeded 13th, Raducanu set up a match against No. I always feel like something could go wrong.”Sixth-ranked Simona Halep withdrew because of a right thigh injury before facing Veronica Kudermetova. Halep won last week in Toronto.
wftv.comSerena Williams loses to Raducanu; US Open next
(AP Photo/Jeff Dean) (Jeff Dean)MASON, Ohio — (AP) — Serena Williams fell to 0-2 in matches since announcing “the countdown has begun” on her career, losing 6-4, 6-0 to U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu in the Western & Southern Open on Tuesday night. A day before the announcement, Williams beat Nuria Parrizas-Diaz for her first match win since the 2021 French Open. Williams is a 23-time Grand Slam champion, most recently in 2017 at the Australian Open, when she was pregnant with daughter Olympia. Williams briskly left the court after the 1-hour, 5-minute match against Raducanu, waving to the crowd as she exited. Earlier Tuesday, four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka was eliminated by Shuai Zhang, 6-4, 7-5.
wftv.comRaducanu into Washington quarterfinals; Fritz stops in heat
Reigning U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu found herself completely exhausted, physically and mentally, after playing a pair of tiebreakers across nearly three hours on a hot and humid afternoon at the Citi Open on Thursday. “Everything,” the second-seeded Raducanu said afterward, “was tired.” “It’s flooding pretty bad,” Raducanu said during her post-match news conference.
news.yahoo.comBrittney Griner appears in court, gets detention in Russia extended for six more months
WNBA star Brittney Griner appeared in court for a preliminary hearing ahead of her July 1 trial more than four months after she was arrested at a Moscow airport on cannabis possession charges. On Monday, her detention was extended for another six months.
news.yahoo.comWimbledon updates | Novak Djokovic 1st up on Centre Court
Britain Wimbledon Tennis Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a return as he practices ahead of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Sunday, June 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (Alastair Grant)WIMBLEDON, England — (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local):10:40 a.m. Defending champion Novak Djokovic will take the traditional spot in the first match at Centre Court on the opening day of Wimbledon. Then comes Andy Murray, a three-time major champion who won the Wimbledon title in both 2013 and 2016. ___More AP Wimbledon coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/wimbledon and https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comUS Open champion Raducanu loses in 2nd round at French Open
France Tennis French Open Britain's Emma Raducanu hides her face as she plays Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus during their second round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Wednesday, May 25, 2022 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (Thibault Camus)PARIS — (AP) — U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu is out of the French Open in the second round. Raducanu lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 to end her Roland Garros tournament debut on Wednesday. Sasnovich advanced to the third round at Roland Garros for the first time. Two-time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka of Belarus also reached the third round by beating Andrea Petkovic 6-1, 7-6 (3).
wftv.comThe Latest: Medvedev foils Kyrgios, crowd at Australian Open
Australian Open Tennis Daniil Medvedev of Russia serves to Nick Kyrgios of Australia during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair) (Hamish Blair)MELBOURNE, Australia — (AP) — The Latest on Thursday at the Australian Open tennis tournament (all times local):10:30 p.m.Daniil Medvedev has overcome Nick Kyrgios and all his tricks and the constant noise of a boisterous crowd to advance to the third round of the Australian Open. ___10:10 p.m.U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has lost 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to Danka Kovinic in the second round of the Australian Open. The 19-year-old Raducanu entered the Australian Open as the 17th seed and beat 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens in the first round. The most-anticipated men's match comes at night: 2021 U.S. Open champion and Australian Open finalist Daniil Medvedev against entertaining Australian crowd favorite Nick Kyrgios.
wftv.comThe Latest: US Open champ Raducanu loses at Australian Open
Australian Open Tennis Emma Raducanu of Britain reacts after winning a point against Danka Kovinic of Montenegro during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill) (Andy Brownbill)MELBOURNE, Australia — (AP) — The Latest on Thursday at the Australian Open tennis tournament (all times local):10:10 p.m.U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has lost 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to Danka Kovinic in the second round of the Australian Open. The 19-year-old Raducanu entered the Australian Open as the 17th seed and beat 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens in the first round. Among the other top women slated to play Thursday are second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka and reigning U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu. The most-anticipated men's match comes at night: 2021 U.S. Open champion and Australian Open finalist Daniil Medvedev against entertaining Australian crowd favorite Nick Kyrgios.
wftv.comThe Latest: Muguruza gets Day 4 started at Australian Open
Australian Open Tennis Garbine Muguruza of Spain plays a forehand return to Clara Burel of France during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair) (Hamish Blair)MELBOURNE, Australia — (AP) — The Latest on Thursday at the Australian Open tennis tournament (all times local):11:15 a.m.Two-time Grand Slam champion Garbiñe Muguruza is getting Day 4 started at Melbourne Park, facing Alize Cornet at Rod Laver Arena in second-round action under a cloudless sky. Muguruza was the runner-up at the 2020 Australian Open and is seeded third this year. Among the other top women slated to play Thursday are second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka and reigning U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu. The most-anticipated men's match comes at night: 2021 U.S. Open champion and Australian Open finalist Daniil Medvedev against entertaining Australian crowd favorite Nick Kyrgios.
wftv.comThe Latest: Sabalenka rallies to advance at Australian Open
Australian Open Tennis Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus reacts after winning the second set against Storm Sanders of Australia during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. ___4 p.m.Eighth-seeded Casper Ruud has been forced to withdraw from his first-round match at the Australian Open because of an ankle injury. __3:25 p.m.U.S. Open finalist Leylah Fernandez has lost in the first round of the Australian Open to local wild-card entry Maddison Inglis. She lost in the first round at last year’s Australian Open to then defending champion Sofia Kenin. This is Muguruza's 10th Australian Open main draw appearance and she's never lost a first-round match.
wftv.comThe Latest: 1st in 5 years, Murray wins at Australian Open
Australian Open Tennis Andy Murray of Britain reacts after defeating Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia in their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. Without naming him, the statement said the board commended Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley for his work and dedication. ___4 p.m.Eighth-seeded Casper Ruud has been forced to withdraw from his first-round match at the Australian Open because of an ankle injury. __3:25 p.m.U.S. Open finalist Leylah Fernandez has lost in the first round of the Australian Open to local wild-card entry Maddison Inglis. She lost in the first round at last year’s Australian Open to then defending champion Sofia Kenin.
wftv.comThe Latest: Djokovic visa saga to be subject of review
Serbia Australian Open Djokovic A man takes a selfie photograph with Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic after his arrival in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Without naming him, the statement said the board commended Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley for his work and dedication. ___4 p.m.Eighth-seeded Casper Ruud has been forced to withdraw from his first-round match at the Australian Open because of an ankle injury. The 20-yaer-old Burel is one of eight women from France to start the main draw at Melbourne Park — the most since 2012. This is Muguruza's 10th Australian Open main draw appearance and she's never lost a first-round match.
wftv.comThe Latest: Second-seeded Medvedev advances to 2nd round
Australian Open Tennis Daniil Medvedev of Russia reacts after defeating Henri Laaksonen of Switzerland in their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair) (Hamish Blair)MELBOURNE, Australia — (AP) — The Latest on Tuesday from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park (all times local):___4:50 p.m. ___4 p.m.Eighth-seeded Casper Ruud has been forced to withdraw from his first-round match at the Australian Open because of an ankle injury. __3:25 p.m.U.S. Open finalist Leylah Fernandez has lost in the first round of the Australian Open to local wild-card entry Maddison Inglis. This is Muguruza's 10th Australian Open main draw appearance and she's never lost a first-round match.
wftv.comThe Latest: No. 8 seed Casper Ruud out of Australian Open
(AP Photo/Mark Baker) (Mark Baker)MELBOURNE, Australia — (AP) — The Latest on Tuesday from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park (all times local):___4 p.m.Eighth-seeded Casper Ruud has been forced to withdraw from his first-round match at the Australian Open because of an ankle injury. __3:25 p.m.U.S. Open finalist Leylah Fernandez has lost in the first round of the Australian Open to local wild-card entry Maddison Inglis. She lost in the first round at last year’s Australian Open to then defending champion Sofia Kenin. The 2020 Australian Open finalist and winner of the 2016 French Open and 2017 Wimbledon tournaments has never lost a first-round match in her now 10th year of competition here. This is Muguruza's 10th Australian Open main draw appearance and she's never lost a first-round match.
wftv.comThe Latest: US Open finalist Fernandez loses in 1st round
Australian Open Tennis Leylah Fernandez of Canada plays a backhand return to Maddison Inglis of Australia during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Simon Baker) (Simon Baker)MELBOURNE, Australia — (AP) — The Latest on Tuesday from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park (all times local):___3:25 p.m.U.S. Open finalist Leylah Fernandez has lost in the first round of the Australian Open to local wild-card entry Maddison Inglis. She lost in the first round at last year’s Australian Open to then defending champion Sofia Kenin. The 2020 Australian Open finalist and winner of the 2016 French Open and 2017 Wimbledon tournaments has never lost a first-round match in her now 10th year of competition here. This is Muguruza's 10th Australian Open main draw appearance and she's never lost a first-round match.
wftv.comThe Latest: Muguruza kicks off Day 2 at Australian Open
(AP Photo/Steve Christo) (Steve Christo)MELBOURNE, Australia — (AP) — The Latest on Tuesday from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park (all times local):10:45 a.m.Third seed and 2020 finalist Garbine Muguruza opens play at Rod Laver Arena on Day 2 with a match against Clara Burel. Muguruza lost in the final two years ago. This is Muguruza's 10th Australian Open main draw appearance and she's never lost a first-round match. Also scheduled in action are U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu, who has a tough opener against 2017 U.S. Open winner Sloane Stephens, five-time finalist Andy Murray and fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas. ___More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comNo Novak yet but rest of tennis prepares for Australian Open
Tennis ATP Cup Djokovic Withdraws FILE - Serbia's Novak Djokovic after defeating Croatia's Marin Cilic during their Davis Cup tennis semi-final match at Madrid Arena in Madrid, Spain, on Dec. 3, 2021. Top-ranked Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the ATP Cup in Australia ahead of the first Grand Slam of the season. 1 Novak Djokovic and his participation in the Australian Open, the rest of the tennis world returns to work this week to prepare for the season’s first major beginning Jan. 17 at Melbourne Park. Also in the ATP tournament is second-seeded Reilly Opelka, Nick Kyrgios and Grigor Dimitrov. U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu withdrew from the Melbourne tournament, having just come out of isolation after testing positive for COVID-19.
wftv.comNo Novak yet but rest of tennis prepares for Australian Open
While the “will he or won’t he?” question remains for No. 1 Novak Djokovic and his participation in the Australian Open, the rest of the tennis world returns to work this week to prepare for the season’s first major beginning Jan. 17 at Melbourne Park. The men’s ATP Cup team event has been on since the weekend in Sydney, and there are three tune-up events being played this week in Melbourne as part of Tennis Australia’s “Summer Set” of tournaments — two WTA tournaments and one ATP. In Adelaide, there is a joint ATP and WTA tournament this week.
news.yahoo.comEmma Raducanu honored by queen in annual New Year's list
Britain Honours FILE - Emma Raducanu, of Britain, celebrates after winning her match against Shelby Rogers, of the United States, in the fourth round of the US Open tennis championships, Sept. 6, 2021, in New York. Raducanu has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to tennis in the 2021 New Year honours list. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file) (Seth Wenig)LONDON — (AP) — U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu was honored by Queen Elizabeth II in the British monarch's annual New Year's list on Friday following the teenager's breakthrough performance at Flushing Meadows. The 19-year-old Raducanu, who became the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam title, was made an MBE — or Member of the Order of the British Empire — by the queen. It caps a remarkable year for Raducanu, whose U.S. Open win catapulted her to instant stardom in Britain.
wftv.comUS Open champ Raducanu loses in 2 sets at Indian Wells
Indian Wells Tennis Emma Raducanu reacts after losing a point to Alaksandra Sasnovich at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament Friday Oct. 8, 2021, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) (Mark J. Terrill)INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — (AP) — Emma Raducanu came down to earth in her first tournament since her surprising U.S. Open victory, losing in straight sets to Aliaksandra Sasnovich at the BNP Paribas Open on Friday night. Raducanu rallied in the second set, taking a 4-2 lead. Sasnovich won 53% of her second serves to just 29% for Raducanu. Swiatek won nine of the first 10 games against Martic before the Polish star got broken twice and fell behind 0-3 in the second set. “In the second set, I lost focus for one game and she broke me pretty fast, so I knew I just had to keep going and not stop for a second time.”No.
wftv.comUS Open champ Raducanu upset at Indian Wells; Murray wins
Emma Raducanu came down to earth in her first tournament since her surprising U.S. Open victory, losing in straight sets to Aliaksandra Sasnovich at the BNP Paribas Open on Friday night. Raducanu lost 6-2, 6-4 in the second round, ending her 10-match winning streak that began in New York. Former world No. 1 Andy Murray beat Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 6-2 in his first match as a wild-card.
news.yahoo.comRogers, Stephens win opening matches at Indian Wells
Indian Wells Tennis Sloane Stephens, of the United States, returns to Heather Watson, of Britain, at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) (Mark J. Terrill)INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — (AP) — Shelby Rogers beat Anhelina Kalinina 7-6 (2), 6-2, and Sloane Stephens outlasted Heather Watson 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-1 on Wednesday in opening matches at the BNP Paribas Open. Rogers and Stephens were joined by fellow American Madison Keys in advancing. Stephens won seven of 18 break points She raced to a 5-0 lead in the third set before Watson held, then served out the win. Watson had seven aces and seven double faults on the hard courts at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. ___More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2021 The Associated Press.
wftv.comStephens outlasts Watson in 3 sets in Indian Wells opener
Indian Wells Tennis Sloane Stephens, of the United States, returns to Heather Watson, of Britain, at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) (Mark J. Terrill)INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — (AP) — Sloane Stephens outlasted Heather Watson 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-1 on Wednesday in her opening match at the BNP Paribas Open. Stephens won 7 of 18 break points She raced to a 5-0 lead in the third set before Watson held, then served out the win. Watson had seven aces and seven double faults on the hard courts at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu and runner-up Leylah Fernandez are entered. ___More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2021 The Associated Press.
wftv.comShelby Rogers beats 2019 US Open champ Andreescu in Chicago
Unseeded Shelby Rogers saved 7 of 8 break points and put together a 6-4, 7-5 victory over 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu on Wednesday to reach the third round of the Chicago Fall Classic. The 43rd-ranked Rogers, a 28-year-old from South Carolina, picked up her sixth victory of the season against a member of the Top 20, including an upset of No. 1 Ash Barty at Flushing Meadows last month. Beating the eighth-seeded Andreescu made Rogers 24-19 in 2021, giving her a career high for wins in a season.
news.yahoo.comUS Open champ Raducanu gets wild card into BNP Paribas Open
US Open Tennis Emma Raducanu, of Britain, poses outside Arthur Ashe Stadium with the championship trophy after she defeated Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, in the women's singles final of the US Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) (Elise Amendola)INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — (AP) — U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has received a wild card into the BNP Paribas Open next month. The combined men’s and women’s tournament will be played Oct. 4-17 in the Southern California desert, a move from its usual March date because of the coronavirus pandemic. Raducanu made her WTA Tour debut in June and soon reached the fourth round at Wimbledon. ___More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2021 The Associated Press.
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