Eugenie Bouchard through to Wimbledon quarter-finals with win over Alize Cornet
LONDON — Eugenie Bouchard has been here before, and it shows. Playing at the humid, covered Centre Court at the All England Club and trailing her opponent 5-3 in the second set, Bouchard won four...
View ArticleDefending champion Andy Murray in Wimbledon quarter-finals for seventh...
LONDON — As the rain wreaks havoc on the Wimbledon schedule and players start to complain, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic have found little reason to worry about the weather. It helped that both got to...
View ArticleMaria Sharapova loses to Angelique Kerber in Wimbledon’s fourth round
LONDON — Former champion Maria Sharapova saved six match points before falling to Angelique Kerber in the fourth round at Wimbledon on Tuesday, ending her bid to win a second title at the All England...
View ArticleEx-Canadian star Carling Bassett-Seguso says Eugenie Bouchard can be No. 1 in...
The only Canadian woman to achieve a world top-10 ranking in tennis is watching Eugenie Bouchard’s run at Wimbledon with great interest. Carling Bassett-Seguso was a world No. 8 almost 30 years ago....
View ArticleMilos Raonic using anger at Wimbledon loss as motivation for hard-court season
WASHINGTON — Milos Raonic has had nearly a month to digest his Wimbledon semifinal loss to Roger Federer. But even after all that time, the sting still lingers. “I’m still pretty angry about it,”...
View ArticleGenie Army to invade Montreal for Eugenie Bouchard homecoming at Rogers Cup
MONTREAL — They’re armed with T-shirts, face paint and posters — and they’re headed to Montreal. Founding members of the Genie Army, a group of Eugenie Bouchard supporters who cheered for the rising...
View ArticleLi Na withdraws from U.S. Open and Rogers Cup in Montreal, citing knee injury
MONTREAL — Two-time major champion Li Na pulled out of the Rogers Cup and the U.S. Open on Thursday because of a knee injury she said has bothered her for several months. The only tennis player from...
View ArticleGenie Army grabs piece of Montreal spotlight as fan club cheers on Bouchard...
MONTREAL — A half-dozen Australians in Montreal to cheer on Eugenie Bouchard at the Rogers Cup have attracted a small following of their own. Ryan Gibb, part of the fan club known as the Genie Army,...
View ArticleHometown favourite Eugenie Bouchard the star at Rogers Cup
By Bill Beacon MONTREAL — There is no question who is the star of this year’s women’s Rogers Cup — Eugenie Bouchard. An adoring crowd turned out to Uniprix Stadium on Sunday to salute the rising star...
View Article14-time major champ Rafael Nadal won’t defend U.S. Open title because of...
Reigning champion Rafael Nadal pulled out of the U.S. Open because of an injury for the second time in three years Monday, leaving Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer as the men to beat at the year’s last...
View ArticleHobbled by cramping, Andy Murray rallies to win in four sets in first round...
NEW YORK — Spinning in 70 mph second serves, grabbing at his hamstrings, Andy Murray gritted his way through cramps to win his first-round match at the U.S. Open. The eighth-seeded Murray beat Robin...
View ArticleWhat to watch on Day 2 of the U.S. Open: Bouchard tries to get on track
NEW YORK — Taylor Townsend doesn’t get to ease her way into her first U.S. Open. Nothing bigger than this: centre court, prime time, Serena Williams. The 18-year-old American faces the two-time...
View ArticleAna Ivanovic rolls on, beats Alison Riske 6-3, 6-0 in U.S. Open first round
NEW YORK — Ana Ivanovic kept her hot streak rolling with a straight-set victory to start the U.S. Open. The eighth-seeded Serb beat American Alison Riske 6-3, 6-0 in the first round Tuesday. Ivanovic...
View ArticleMaria Sharapova avoids U.S. Open upset, rallies to beat Dulgheru in three...
NEW YORK — Maria Sharapova’s serve and her groundstrokes were abandoning her. What she had was her conditioning. The five-time major champion rallied from a set down to beat 95th-ranked Alexandra...
View ArticleFrance’s Gael Monfils does things his way, returns to U.S. Open quarter-finals
NEW YORK — Gael Monfils follows his own rules. The guy does things on a tennis court no one else has — or can. Just search his name on YouTube and watch any of many video clips showcasing his speed and...
View ArticleJapan’s Nishikori, Croatia’s Cilic meet in surprising U.S. Open men’s final
NEW YORK — It is among the most unexpected championship matchups in Grand Slam tennis history: Kei Nishikori against Marin Cilic in the U.S. Open final. Neither is currently ranked in the top 10....
View ArticleRafael Nadal reaches China Open quarter-finals, blasts ATP for choice of...
BEIJING — Rafael Nadal is back in form on the tennis court — and in his sharp-tongued critiques of the ATP tour. The second-seeded Spaniard reached his first quarterfinal since capturing his record...
View ArticleEugenie Bouchard becomes first Canadian to reach No. 6 in WTA rankings
Eugenie Bouchard has become the first Canadian tennis player to reach No. 6 in the WTA world rankings. The 20-year-old from Westmount, Que., has been in the top 10 since July, when she moved from 13th...
View ArticleCanada’s Eugenie Bouchard enjoyed all aspects of her ‘crazy’ season
SINGAPORE — If a tennis career can be considered not as a sprint but as a season series of marathons, Canadian Eugenie Bouchard’s 2014 can be summed up this way: she began it on a record-setting pace,...
View ArticleCanada s Milos Raonic defeats Tomas Berdych in semifinals at Paris Masters
PARIS — Canada’s Milos Raonic has already shown this week that he can beat a member of the so-called Big Three. He’ll get a chance to do it again in Sunday’s final of the Paris Masters. Raonic, who...
View ArticleCanada’s Eugenie Bouchard ready for French Open semifinal showdown with Maria...
PARIS — Eugenie Bouchard looked up to Russia’s Maria Sharapova when the Canadian was first getting started in the sport. Now she’ll get a chance to meet her in a Grand Slam semifinal. Bouchard and...
View ArticleSharapova wins French Open women’s title
PARIS — Maria Sharapova has won the French Open women’s title with a 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4 win over Simona Halep. It’s Sharapova’s second title at Roland Garros in the last three years. More coming.
View ArticleSimona Halep takes Sharapova to 3 sets in French Open, but loses her focus...
PARIS — Amid all the emotions of playing in her first Grand Slam final at the French Open, Simona Halep was able to keep her cool and keep her focus on the tennis. For nearly three hours, anyway. But...
View ArticlePhotos June 7: Top images from around the world
The day’s best photos, as selected by editors at Postmedia News, are a stunning collection of the greatest images from around the world. This hand out picture released by the French Tennis Federation...
View ArticleNadal carves clay masterpiece, beating Djokovic for 9th French Open crown
PARIS — Trying to beat Rafael Nadal at the French Open is, without a doubt, the toughest task in tennis. Indeed, must be among the greatest challenges in all of sports. The pressure he applies, from...
View ArticleCanada’s Eugenie Bouchard loses to Maria Sharapova in French Open semifinal
PARIS — Eugenie Bouchard came up short in her bid to become the first Canadian to reach a Grand Slam final in the Open era, dropping a 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 decision to Russia’s Maria Sharapova in the...
View ArticleRafael Nadal loses Halle opener to German wild card
HALLE, Germany — Rafael Nadal was knocked out in the second round of the grass-court Gerry Weber Open on Thursday, losing 6-4, 6-1 to German wild card Dustin Brown. “I didn’t play,” Nadal said. “That...
View ArticleCanada’s Eugenie Bouchard suffers first-round loss at Topshelf Open
‘S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands — Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard dropped a three-set decision to Vania King in first-round play Tuesday at the Topshelf Open. The third-seeded Bouchard, from Westmount, Que.,...
View ArticleDefending champion Andy Murray bumped up two spots for No. 3 seeding at...
LONDON — Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were seeded No. 1 for Wimbledon on Wednesday, while defending men’s champion Andy Murray was bumped up two spots above his world ranking to No. 3. Djokovic,...
View ArticleDefending champion Andy Murray could face Novak Djokovic in Wimbledon semifinals
LONDON — The draw for Wimbledon was relatively kind to defending champion Andy Murray. It was a lot more daunting for top-ranked Rafael Nadal. Murray, who last year became the first British man to win...
View ArticleEugenie Bouchard thrilled at entry to Wimbledon’s inner sanctum
WIMBLEDON — Two years ago, Canadian Eugenie Bouchard was the ingénue at Wimbledon’s champions ball, the junior champion in singles and doubles, all gussied up with a dress, hair and makeup courtesy of...
View ArticleRafael Nadal rallies to defeat Martin Klizan for 700th career win
LONDON — Chasing a shot to his right, Rafael Nadal slipped and tumbled to the Centre Court turf. He popped up, raced across the baseline to get back into the point, and later capped the 14-stroke...
View ArticleRafael Nadal rallies to beat Lukas Rosol and avenge 2012 Wimbledon upset
LONDON — Not this time. Two years after being knocked out in the second round of Wimbledon by Lukas Rosol, Rafael Nadal found himself one point away from falling behind two sets to love to the same...
View ArticleMilos Raonic loses quarter-final match at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia — Canadian Milos Raonic lost a chance to play a second Grand Slam semifinal after losing 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-2 to Novak Djokovic on Wednesday at the Australian Open. The eighth seed,...
View ArticleCanada’s Milos Raonic bounced from Madrid Open by Andy Murray, has pinched...
MADRID — Canadian Milos Raonic lost to second seed Andy Murray 6-4, 7-5 at the Madrid Open on Friday in the quarter-finals of the clay-court tournament. The event doctor diagnosed Raonic with a pinched...
View ArticleBouchard snaps losing skid with win at Italian Open
ROME — Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard ended a six-match losing streak Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Kazakhstan’s Zarina Diyas in second-round action at the Italian Open. Bouchard, the No. 6 seed from...
View ArticleNadal beaten by Wawrinka for fifth loss on clay this year with French Open...
ROME — The French Open is rapidly approaching and Rafael Nadal is suddenly not so dominant on clay anymore. The Spaniard was beaten 7-6 (7), 6-2 by eighth-seeded Stan Wawrinka in the Italian Open...
View ArticleDjokovic beats Federer for Italian Open title; Sharapova wins
By Andrew Dampf ROME — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic bolstered his clay-court credentials a week ahead of Roland Garros with a convincing 6-4, 6-3 win over Roger Federer on Sunday to capture his fourth...
View ArticleMilos Raonic withdraws from French Open
TORONTO — Canadian tennis star Milos Raonic has withdrawn form the French Open, saying he hasn’t recovered from foot surgery in time to participate in the second Grand Slam tournament of the season....
View ArticleBouchard gets favourable draw at French Open, but could get Kvitova in quarters
PARIS — If Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard can break out of her current slump, she has a good chance to make a deep run at the French Open. The sixth seed has a favourable draw at Roland Garros,...
View ArticleDefending champion Sharapova, 4th-seeded Berdych advance to 2nd round at...
By Samuel Petrequin PARIS — Maria Sharapova was unfazed by the boos she heard when leaving the centre court of Roland Garros on Monday without treating the crowd to a post-match interview. After all,...
View ArticleEugenie Bouchard eliminated in first round of French Open
PARIS — Eugenie Bouchard’s disappointing season continues after a first-round exit at the French Open. The sixth-seeded Canadian was stunned 6-4, 6-4 by France’s Kristina Mladenovic. Bouchard showed...
View ArticleFrench Open Lookahead: After selfie-seeker episode, what will security be for...
PARIS — Here’s guessing French Open security guards will not allow a selfie-seeker — or anyone else, for that matter — to get anywhere near Roger Federer following his second-round match Wednesday. Not...
View ArticleSharapova exits French Open as Nadal awaits Djokovic in quarters
By Danielle Rossingh PARIS — Maria Sharapova was dethroned as the French Open champion by Lucie Safarova while men’s top seed Novak Djokovic will play nine-time winner Rafael Nadal in the...
View ArticleFalling sheet of metal injures one, interrupts French Open quarter-final
PARIS — A large sheet of metal paneling detached from a scoreboard in strong winds and crashed onto centre court spectators below at the French Open on Tuesday, slightly injuring one person and causing...
View ArticleTwo key questions for French Open final: How healthy is Serena Williams? Who...
PARIS — There are two key questions going into the French Open women’s final Saturday between Serena Williams and Lucie Safarova. One is: How healthy will Williams be as she tries to win a third title...
View ArticleRaonic beats Gimeno-Traver, advances to second round at Wimbledon
LONDON — Canadian tennis player Milos Raonic is through to the second round of Wimbledon after defeating Spain’s Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (4) on Monday. The hard server from Thornhill,...
View ArticleTop-seeded Serena Williams beats Victoria Azarenka in three sets to reach...
LONDON — Serena Williams’ latest Grand Slam match against Victoria Azarenka ended the same way as the previous nine — with Williams walking off as the winner. The top-ranked Williams fought back from a...
View ArticleWorld No. 1s Serena Williams, Djokovic headline list of Rogers Cup entrants
World No. 1s Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic headline a list of the top tennis players that committed to playing at the Rogers Cup on Wednesday. The top 38 ranked female players on the WTA will...
View ArticleSerena Again: Williams beats Sharapova for 17th straight time to reach...
By Stephen Wilson LONDON — Serena Williams is just one win away from another Grand Slam milestone. The top-ranked Williams maintained her 11-year dominance over Maria Sharapova, beating the Russian...
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