Tennis

With Zhang seemingly on the brink of a straightforward service hold at 40-0, Yastremska stepped up and hammered five consecutive immense returns, three of which landed for clean winners, to steal the break out of […]

Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo moved to within one match win of qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals for the third straight year after advancing on Friday to the Rolex Shanghai Masters semi-finals. The third […]

Two-time champion Roger Federer put together his best performance at the Rolex Shanghai Masters yet on Friday to beat Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-4, 7-6(4) over one hour and 52 minutes and reach the semi-finals. Federer […]

Novak Djokovic extended his winning streak to 16 matches and maintained his bid to finish at year-end No. 1 in the ATP Rankings for the fifth time on Friday by reaching the Rolex Shanghai Masters […]

GOSHEN, N.Y. —Kingston High’s Lila Shih Freeman reached the semifinals of the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association girls tennis tournament with a pair of victories Thursday. The freshman held off Cornwall’s Sharali Patel 7-,5 6-4 in […]

Andy Bull might have mentioned that horse tennis was popular in the United States early in the last century, although I reckon the horses were the ones needing helmets – a forehand smash by the […]

Novak Djokovic fired a warning to his rivals in their quest for the Rolex Shanghai Masters title on Thursday when he outclassed Italian No. 16 seed Marco Cecchinato for a place in the quarter-finals. Three-time […]

The top four seeds will take to Center Court at the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Thursday for third-round matches against familiar foes. No. 1 seed and two-time champion Roger Federer is 7-0 in matches and […]

As Central Buckeye Conference competitors they battled on the tennis court during the regular season. Thursday, Kenton Ridge’s Macy Wallace and Tecumseh’s Ashley Fite will be among each other’s biggest fans. The seniors travel to […]

HONG KONG (AFP) – Li Na’s shining example and the explosion of tournaments in China after her Grand Slam wins have triggered the emergence of a new generation of Chinese players, the country’s top two […]