Tennis

12:32 PM ET Top-seed Alize Cornet is out of the Guangzhou Open after being thumped 6-0 6-3 by Jennifer Brady on Tuesday. World No.34 Cornet made a surprise exit in the first-round of the US Open last month, and toiled again at the WTA event in China against her American opponent. Stan Wawrinka advanced to
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4:31 PM ET It is rare in tennis that you are presented with a second chance, so when ‘lucky loser’ Yannick Maden received his, he did not want to give it up. After crashing out in the final round of qualifying as top seed to compatriot Matthias Bachinger earlier in the day, Maden must have
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12:47 PM ET Associated Press Stan Wawrinka advanced to the second round of the St. Petersburg Open by beating Aljaz Bedene 7-5, 7-6 (5) Monday. Bedene served for the first set at 5-4 but Wawrinka won the next three games to take the set. The Swiss player then saved four break points in the second.
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10:28 AM ET Associated Press ZADAR, Croatia — Chair umpire Carlos Ramos issued a code violation to Croatia after Marin Cilic slammed his racket to the clay and mangled the frame during a tense Davis Cup match against Sam Querrey of the United States on Sunday. Carlos Ramos, the chair umpire who penalized Serena Williams
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3:44 AM ET Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan — Taiwan’s Su-Wei Hsieh overpowered American qualifier Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday to win the Japan Women’s Open. Second-seeded Hsieh converted five of six break points against the 17-year-old Anisimova, who was playing in her first WTA final. Anisimova, who turned 17 only two weeks ago, was
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1:32 PM ET Associated Press ZADAR, Croatia — Doubles specialist Mike Bryan‘s decision to come out of Davis Cup retirement gave the United States a much-needed lift. Bryan teamed with Ryan Harrison for the first time and helped the Americans outlast Ivan Dodig and Mate Pavic 7-5, 7-6 (6), 1-6, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5) over
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11:14 AM ET 17-year-old Amanda Anisimova defeated No.1 seed Zhang Shuai 7-6(4), 7-5 to reach the final of the Japan Women’s Open. The American, who entered the competition as a qualifier, becomes the youngest player to reach a WTA final since 2013. She will face Su-Wei Hsieh on Sunday after the No. 2 seed beat
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9:11 AM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Serena Williams talked about her fashion business, not tennis fouls, during an appearance before a business convention in Las Vegas. Carlos Ramos, the chair umpire who penalized Serena Williams in the US Open final, is happy to get back to work as he returns to the chair
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