Krejcikova and Siniakova win doubles | Wimbledon updates
Mertens won the women's doubles title at Wimbledon last year with Hsieh Su-wei and has three Grand Slam titles. It is Djokovic’s 21st Grand Slam title overall, putting him one behind record-holder Rafael Nadal. The third-seeded Poljicak came from a break down in both sets to win his first junior Grand Slam title. Djokovic is looking for a seventh Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam title overall. Djokovic is looking for a seventh Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam title overall.
wftv.comMertens, Zhang reach doubles final | Wimbledon updates
___5:53 p.m.Novak Djokovic has reached his eighth Wimbledon final by beating Cam Norrie 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 on Centre Court. Kyrgios advanced to his first Grand Slam final when Rafael Nadal withdrew from the tournament Thursday with an abdominal injury. ___1:50 p.m.Nick Kyrgios is already feeling the nerves ahead of his first Grand Slam final. The unseeded Australian advanced to the Wimbledon final when Rafael Nadal withdrew from the tournament because of an abdominal injury. “So many thoughts in my head about a Wimbledon final,” Kyrgios said.
wftv.comThe Latest: Nadal takes Australian Open final to a 4th set
Australian Open Tennis Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts during his men's singles final match against Daniil Medvedev of Russia at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair) (Hamish Blair)MELBOURNE, Australia — (AP) — The Latest at the Australian Open on Sunday (all times local):11 p.m.Rafael Nadal has taken the Australian Open final to a fourth set against U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev. ___8:30 p.m.Daniil Medvedev has taken the first set 6-2 in the Australian Open final against Rafael Nadal. ___7:50 p.m.Rafael Nadal is serving first in the Australian Open final against Daniil Medvedev. They reached the final with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Veronika Kudermetova of Russia and Belgium’s Mertens who was attempting to win her second-straight Australian Open final.
wftv.comThe Latest: Medvedev takes 1st set in Australian Open final
Australian Open Tennis Daniil Medvedev of Russia plays a forehand return to Rafael Nadal of Spain during the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill) (Andy Brownbill)MELBOURNE, Australia — (AP) — The Latest at the Australian Open on Sunday (all times local):8:30 p.m.Daniil Medvedev has taken the first set 6-2 in the Australian Open final against Rafael Nadal. He lost last year’s Australian Open final to Novak Djokovic. ___7:50 p.m.Rafael Nadal is serving first in the Australian Open final against Daniil Medvedev. They reached the final with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Veronika Kudermetova of Russia and Belgium’s Mertens who was attempting to win her second-straight Australian Open final.
wftv.comThe Latest: Nadal v Medvedev final has started in Australia
Australian Open Tennis Rafael Nadal of Spain steps onto the court before playing Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard) (Tertius Pickard)MELBOURNE, Australia — (AP) — The Latest at the Australian Open on Sunday (all times local):7:50 p.m.Rafael Nadal is serving first in the Australian Open final against Daniil Medvedev. He lost last year’s Australian Open final to Djokovic. Danilina and Haddad Maia then took the first six points of the tie-breaker before clinching the first set 7-6 (3). They reached the final with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Veronika Kudermetova of Russia and Belgium’s Mertens who was attempting to win her second-straight Australian Open final.
wftv.comTop-ranked Krejcikova, Siniakova win women's doubles
The Czech pair claimed their first Australian Open title to go with one Wimbledon and two French Open titles to move a step closer to a career Grand Slam in doubles. Haddad Maia held serve in front of cheering fans waving Brazil flags before Krejcikova clinched the win on serve. Danilina and Haddad Maia won the first six points on the tiebreak and held on comfortably to take the set. Haddad Maia dropped serve in the opening game of the second set and Krejcikova and Siniakova held that advantage to level the match. Haddad Maia already had experienced a finals loss against Krejcikova and Siniakova, losing to the pair in the finals of the French Open juniors.
wftv.comThe Latest: Women's doubles final level after 2 sets
MELBOURNE, Australia — (AP) — The Latest at the Australian Open on Saturday (all times local):5:05 p.m.Top-seeded Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova have rallied to level the Australian Open women's doubles final against unseeded Anna Danilina and Beatriz Haddad Maia after dropping the first set. Danilina and Haddad Maia broke Siniakova in the third game of the first set and both held serve to go ahead 4-2. Danilina and Haddad Maia then took the first six points of the tie-breaker before clinching the first set 7-6 (3). They reached the final with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Veronika Kudermetova of Russia and Belgium’s Mertens who was attempting to win her second-straight Australian Open final. Danilina of Kazakhstan and Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil beat the second seeded Japanese pairing of Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in their semifinal.
wftv.comThe Latest: Danilina and Haddad Maia lead in doubles final
(AP Photo/Andy Brownbill) (Andy Brownbill)MELBOURNE, Australia — (AP) — The Latest at the Australian Open on Saturday (all times local):4:00 p.m. Danilina and Haddad Maia broke Siniakova in the third game of the first set and both held serve to go ahead 4-2. Danilina and Haddad Maia then took the first six points of the tie-breaker before clinching the first set 7-6 (3). They reached the final with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Veronika Kudermetova of Russia and Belgium’s Mertens who was attempting to win her second-straight Australian Open final. Danilina of Kazakhstan and Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil beat the second seeded Japanese pairing of Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in their semifinal.
wftv.comThe Latest: Medvedev takes 2-set lead in Australian final
Daniil Medvedev has taken a 6-2, 7-6 (5) lead in the Australian Open final against Rafael Nadal after a dramatic second set that was interrupted by a court invader and contained four service breaks. Nadal was trying to serve for the set in the ninth game about 1 1/2 hours into the match and was facing a break point when a protester jumped from the stands into the playing arena at Medvedev’s end. Nadal saved that point to get back to deuce, wasted a set point and then dropped the service game to allow Medvedev back into the set.
news.yahoo.comThe Latest: Top-seeded Czech doubles pair advance to final
(AP Photo/Simon Baker) (Simon Baker)MELBOURNE, Australia — (AP) — The Latest at the Australian Open on Thursday (all times local):2:20 p.m. The top-seeded Czech team of Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova have advanced to the women's doubles final at Melbourne Park with a 6-2, 6-3 win over the third-seeded pair of Veronika Kudermetova of Russia and Elise Bertens of Belgium. Kerjcikova and Siniakova will play Beatriz Haddad Maia and Anna Danilina in Sunday's final. Earlier Haddad Maia and Danilana beat the the No.2-seeded Japanese pair of Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. ___2 p.m.Beatriz Haddad Maia and Anna Danilina have advanced to the women's doubles final with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 win over the Japanese pair of No.
wftv.comBarty finishes year as WTA's No. 1 for 3rd consecutive time
1 in the WTA singles rankings for the third consecutive season, while Katerina Siniakova topped the doubles rankings for the second time. Barty, a 25-year-old from Australia, joins Serena Williams, Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert as the only women to lead the year-end tennis rankings three straight times. Barty's title at the All England Club in July was her second at a Grand Slam tournament. Siniakova is coming off a title Wednesday at the season-ending WTA Finals in Guadalajara, Mexico, alongside doubles partner Barbora Krejcikova. They won the French Open and a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics together, part of Siniakova's total haul of five doubles titles in 2021.
wftv.comThe Latest: Barty beats Siniakova in 3rd round at Wimbledon
(AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (Alastair Grant)WIMBLEDON, England — (AP) — The Latest on Wimbledon (all times local):8 p.m.Top-ranked Ash Barty matched her best Wimbledon result by reaching the fourth round for the second time. ___6 p.m.Roger Federer is into the fourth round of Wimbledon for a record-extending 18th time. It’s the 69th time that Federer has reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament, also a record. ___2:55 p.m.Emma Raducanu became the youngest British woman to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon in the Open era. Deborah Jevans was the previous youngest British woman to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon at age 19 in 1979.
wftv.comFrench Open champ Krejcikova 15th in singles, 1st in doubles
France Tennis French Open Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova holds the French Open tennis tournament women's cup, left, and women's doubles cup during a photocall Monday, June 14, 2021 in Paris. French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova completed a rare sweep of titles at Roland Garros as she won a third women's doubles major trophy with fellow Czech teammate Katerina Siniakova on Sunday. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (Thibault Camus)French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova's twin titles at Roland Garros earned jumps in the WTA rankings to No. 1 in the ATP rankings after claiming his second French Open title — and 19th at a major tournament — by beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in Sunday's final. Krejcikova, a 25-year-old from the Czech Republic, is the first woman since Mary Pierce in 2000 to win both singles and doubles trophies in Paris.
wftv.comThe Latest: Djokovic-Tsitsipas final underway at French Open
France Tennis French Open Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates as he defeats Spain's Rafael Nadal during their semifinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Friday, June 11, 2021 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (Thibault Camus)PARIS — (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):___3:10 p.m. The men’s final is underway at the French Open, with Novak Djokovic playing in his 29th Grand Slam final, and Stefanos Tsitsipas playing in his first. ___2:55 p.m.Former Roland Garros champions Bjorn Borg and Jim Courier will present the French Open trophies after Sunday's men's final. ___2:30 p.m.After taking out 13-time champion Rafael Nadal in the previous round, Novak Djokovic is bidding for a 19th major title in the French Open final.
wftv.comKrejcikova completes titles sweep in Paris with Siniakova
(AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (Thibault Camus)PARIS — (AP) — French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova completed a rare sweep of titles at Roland Garros as she won a third women's doubles major trophy with fellow Czech teammate Katerina Siniakova on Sunday. Less than 24 hours after she claimed her maiden singles slam title, Krejcikova became the first woman since Mary Pierce in 2000 to lift both trophies at the clay-court major. Only seven women have completed the titles sweep at Roland Garros. Krejcikova and Siniakova are both 25 but have extensive experience playing together, having started their partnership in the juniors back in 2013. Siniakova and Krejcikova had already won in Paris in 2018 and claimed the Wimbledon trophy the same year.
wftv.comThe Latest: Djokovic bids for 19th major title in FO final
___1 p.m.Barbora Krejcikova has completed a titles sweep at Roland Garros. She is the first woman since Mary Pierce in 2000 to complete the singles-doubles titles sweep at Roland Garros. Krejcikova and Siniakova won their second title together at the clay-court Grand Slam after lifting the trophy in 2018. Krejcikova and Siniakova won the trophy together at Roland Garros in 2018. If Krejcikova wins, she will become the first woman since Mary Pierce in 2000 to complete the singles-doubles titles sweep in Paris.
wftv.comThe Latest: Krejcikova aiming for titles sweep in Paris
France Tennis French Open Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova holds her trophy after defeating Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in their final match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Saturday, June 12, 2021 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) (Michel Euler)PARIS — (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):___11:55 a.m.A day after claiming her first singles Grand Slam crown, Barbora Krejcikova is back on court at Roland Garros aiming for a sweep of titles. Krejcikova and Siniakova won the trophy together at Roland Garros in 2018. If Krejcikova wins, she will become the first woman since Mary Pierce in 2000 to complete the singles-doubles titles sweep in Paris. ___More AP Tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2021 The Associated Press.
wftv.comThe Latest: Mattek-Sands, Swiatek reach FO doubles final
(AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (Thibault Camus)PARIS — (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):5:10 p.m.Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States and Iga Swiatek of Poland are into the doubles final at Roland Garros. Krejcikova will try this weekend to become the first woman to sweep the Roland Garros titles since Mary Pierce in 2000. Krejcikova also made it to the singles final on Thursday by beating Maria Sakkari 7-5, 4-6, 9-7 after saving a match point. Krejcikova also made it to the singles final by beating Maria Sakkari 7-5, 4-6, 9-7 after saving a match point on Thursday. The 24-year-old Zverev has won one of the two major semifinals he has played, making it to the US Open final last year.
wftv.comThe Latest: Djokovic into Australian Open final for 9th time
All rights reservedMELBOURNE – The Latest on the Australian Open (all times local):9:45 p.m.Novak Djokovic reached the Australian Open final for the ninth time by beating No. ___7 p.m.Barbora Krejcikova has set up a shot at an Australian Open doubles double over the next couple of days. ___3:35 p.m.Naomi Osaka has stopped Serena Williams’ latest bid for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title in the Australian Open semifinals. The 23-year-old Osaka also won last year's U.S. Open and the 2019 Australian Open. Djokovic is seeking a ninth Australian Open title and 18th Grand Slam trophy overall.