TENNIS-US OPEN Tsitsipas beaten, Medvedev reaches Round of 16 NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Open attendees won’t get another chance to boo Stefanos Tsitsipas (SEET’-see-pahs) and his lengthy bathroom breaks until next year. Carlos Alcaraz upset the third-seeded Tsitsipas 6-3, 4-6, 7-6, 0-6, 7-6 to advance to the fourth round. The 18-year-old from Spain used powerful groundstrokes in an entertaining…
TENNIS-US OPEN Kerber tops Stephens in battle of US Open champs NEW YORK (AP) — Angelique Kerber won the matchup of previous U.S Open champions when she beat Sloane Stephens 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 at the U.S. Open. The reward for the 16th-seeded Kerber? A potential date with No. 3 seed and defending champion Naomi Osaka. Kerber, the 2016 champion, was…
TENNIS-US OPEN Muguruza, Halep take rare strong US Open runs into 4th round NEW YORK (AP) — Garbiñe Muguruza (GAHR’-been moo-gah-ROO’-thuh) and Simona Halep (HAL’-ehp) have mastered the grass at Wimbledon and conquered the clay at the French Open. Maybe they finally have the answers for the hard courts of the U.S. Open. The two-time Grand Slam champions both pulled…
NHL-OLYMPICS NHL reaches agreement to send players to Olympics in Beijing UNDATED (AP) — NHL players are going back to the Olympics. The league has reached an agreement with the International Olympic Committee and International Ice Hockey Federation to participate in the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing. Under the agreement, the league or players are able to withdraw if coronavirus…
TENNIS-US OPEN NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic has easily reached the third round of the U.S. Open with a 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands. Djokovic improved to 15-0 in second-round matches at the U.S. Open and remained unbeaten in Grand Slam matches this season. He will next face 2014 U.S. Open finalist Kei Nishikori,…
TENNIS-US OPEN NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic has easily reached the third round of the U.S. Open with a 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands. Djokovic improved to 15-0 in second-round matches at the U.S. Open and remained unbeaten in Grand Slam matches this season. He is trying to become the first man to win…
TENNIS-US OPEN NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic has easily reached the third round of the U.S. Open with a 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands. Djokovic improved to 15-0 in second-round matches at the U.S. Open and remained unbeaten in Grand Slam matches this season. He is trying to become the first man to win…
TENNIS-US OPEN NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic has easily reached the third round of the U.S. Open with a 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands. Djokovic improved to 15-0 in second-round matches at the U.S. Open and remained unbeaten in Grand Slam matches this season. He is trying to become the first man to win…
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 11:50 p.m. Two-time Grand Slam runner-up Karolina Pliskova hit 24 aces, saved a match point and edged 75th-ranked American Amanda Anisimova in three sets to reach the U.S. Open’s third round. That ace total is the most in a women’s singles match at Flushing Meadows…
TENNIS-US OPEN Djokovic wins first set in 2nd round at US Open NEW YORK_Novak Djokovic has won the first set of his second-round match. Now he will hope for a smoother second set than he had Tuesday. The No. 1 seed has a 6-2 lead over Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Djokovic easily took the first…
