Sports/Tennis (Page 16)

Tennis The word “DOPING” is printed in capital letters inside a red circle with a slash through it on the box containing the over-the-counter spray sold in Italy that caused No. 1-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner to fail two drug tests in March. No suspension after it was determined ClostebolContinue Reading

Tennis·ROUNDUP Karolina Muchova is back in the U.S. Open semifinals for the second straight year, punctuating her return from wrist surgery by beating No. 22 Beatriz Haddad Maia on Wednesday in New York. Czech athlete to face top-seeded Iga Swiatek or Jessica Pegula in Thursday semisBrian Mahoney · The AssociatedContinue Reading

Tennis·New Alexis Galarneau will replace the injured Milos Raonic on the Canadian roster at next week’s Davis Cup group stage in Manchester, England. Raonic sidelined with broken toeThe Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 04, 2024 2:37 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago Canada’s Alexis Galarneau made his DavisContinue Reading

Tennis Daniel Nestor, a 12-time major doubles champion from Canada, returns to the ballot for International Tennis Hall of Fame’s class of 2025. He is joined by Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion, and the doubles team of brothers Mike and Bob Bryan. Canadian won 8 doubles, 4Continue Reading

Tennis·ROUNDUP Jessica Pegula is back in the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open after a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Diana Shnaider on Monday, her seventh trip to that round at a Grand Slam tournament. Now comes the hard part: Pegula is 0-6 in major quarterfinals over her career. Jannik Sinner topsContinue Reading

Tennis·ROUNDUP Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe run at a possible repeat at the U.S. Open lives on. The defending women’s doubles champions defeated Angelica Moratelli and Jaqueline Cristian 7-5, 7-6 (3) to reach the quarterfinals on Sunday. Defending champion Coco Gauff loses in 4th round to fellowContinue Reading

Gabriel Diallo’s impressive run at the U.S. Open is over. The 22-year-old from Montreal lost 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (3)to No. 14 seed Tommy Paul of the United States in the third round of the Grand Slam tennis tournament on Saturday. Diallo, ranked 143rd in the world entering theContinue Reading

Novak Djokovic did not go easy on himself when assessing the listless way he performed from the start of the U.S. Open, pointing to his sloppy serving as the main reason the defence of his 2023 title surprisingly ended in the third round. “I have played some of the worstContinue Reading

Tennis·ROUNDUP Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe opened their U.S. Open women’s doubles title defence Thursday with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Canada’s Leylah Fernandez and Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan. Top seeds Sinner, Swiatek move into men’s and women’s 3rd roundBrian Mahoney · The Associated Press · Posted:Continue Reading