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Former world No. 1 Sharapova wins fan vote for International Tennis Hall of Fame

Sep. 13, 2024 12:11 PM EDT

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion, led the International Tennis Hall of Fame's fan vote her first year on the ballot — an important part to possible selection to the hall's next class. The organization released the voting results...

Deadline approaching for appeals in case that exonerated US Open champion Jannik Sinner from doping

Sep. 09, 2024 12:48 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — Time is running out for appeals to be filed in the case that exonerated U.S. Open champion Jannik Sinner from doping. The World Anti-Doping Agency and Nado Italia, Italy’s anti-doping agency, likely have only a few more days to challenge the decision announced by the...

Sharapova, Bryan brothers on the ballot for 2025 tennis Hall of Fame

Sep. 03, 2024 13:58 PM EDT

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion, and the doubles team of brothers Mike and Bob Bryan are on the ballot for International Tennis Hall of Fame’s class of 2025. Daniel Nestor, a 12-time major doubles champion from Canada, also returns to...

US Open: Naomi Osaka gets her first top-10 win in more than four years by defeating Ostapenko

Aug. 28, 2024 16:05 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A year ago, still on maternity leave and still unsure when she would play elite tennis again, Naomi Osaka visited the U.S. Open to appear with Michael Phelps for a discussion about mental health. While at the site, she sat in the stands to watch one of Coco Gauff's matches. ...

How well do you know the US Open? Try an AP quiz about the year's last Grand Slam tennis tournament

Aug. 26, 2024 12:50 PM EDT

How well do you know the U.S. Open, the year's last Grand Slam tennis tournament, which begins Monday? Give this AP quiz a try: 1st Round: Gauff and Djokovic defend their U.S. Open titles Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic will be defending their 2023 U.S. Open titles. For...

US Open 2024: Naomi Osaka feels better as she returns to the site of two of her Grand Slam titles

Aug. 24, 2024 13:29 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka is at the U.S. Open to compete for the first time in two years, and she said Saturday that returning to the site of two of her four Grand Slam titles gives her a boost — but not because she focuses on her past success there. No, Osaka explained, it's...