Tennis

Coco Gauff donates $100,000 to UNCF for a scholarship program at historically Black schools

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tennis star Coco Gauff donated $100,000 to UNCF to provide scholarships for students playing competitive tennis at historically Black colleges and universities.

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Fernandez into second round at Abu Dhabi Open with win over Uchijima

ABU DHABI — Canada's Leylah Fernandez advanced to the second round of the Abu Dhabi Open tennis tournament on Tuesday with a 7-6(3), 7-6(0) win over Japanese lucky loser Moyuka Uchijima.

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Court of Arbitration for Sport reduces suspension of Swedish tennis player

LONDON (AP) — The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has reduced the suspension of Swedish tennis player Dragos Madaras from four years and six months to two years.

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Canada's comeback falls short against Hungary in Davis Cup qualifier

MONTREAL — Alexis Galarneau cherished the opportunity to complete an epic comeback for Canada in front of his hometown crowd. Despite his valiant effort, he fell just short of finishing the job. Galarneau, of Laval, Que.

Feb 2, 2025 5:53 PM Read more >

Chile's Garin refuses to play on after changeover collision and loses Davis Cup match to Belgium

HASSELT, Belgium (AP) — Belgium advanced to the second round of Davis Cup qualifying in bizarre circumstances Sunday after Chile tennis player Cristian Garin was accidentally knocked over by his opponent and refused to continue their match.

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Canada's Vasek Pospisil plays final Davis Cup match, says he’s retiring this season

MONTREAL — Vasek Pospisil’s decorated Davis Cup career with Canada is over. Pospisil teamed up with Liam Draxl to beat Hungary’s Mate Valkusz and Peter Fajta in a must-win doubles match Sunday at the men’s team tennis tournament.

Feb 2, 2025 4:30 PM Read more >

Auger-Aliassime defeats American Kovacevic to win Open Occitanie men's title

MONTPELLIER — A solid serve and patience helped Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime earn his second men's tennis title of the season.

Feb 2, 2025 12:34 PM Read more >

Canada trails Hungary 2-0 after singles losses in Davis Cup qualifier

MONTREAL — Canada must overcome a 2-0 deficit against Hungary to advance in the Davis Cup men's team tennis tournament.

Feb 1, 2025 5:34 PM Read more >

Auger-Aliassime advances to Montpellier final with straight sets win over De Jong

MONTPELLIER — Montreal's Félix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the final of the Open Occitanie tennis tournament with a 6-4, 7-6 (4) win over Jesper de Jong of the Netherlands on Saturday.

Feb 1, 2025 12:31 PM Read more >

Tennis Hall of Famer Pam Shriver's trophies are back after being taken in stolen car amid LA fires

International Tennis Hall of Fame member Pam Shriver has her trophies back, regaining the dozen or so pieces of hardware that were in a car stolen from the hotel where she was staying after evacuating from her home during the spread of devastating wi

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