HONG KONG (AFP) -- A rusty former US Open champion Marin Cilic on Tuesday, Jan. 2, squandered nine match points on his return to tennis after an injury-ravaged year, losing a thriller to Jan-Lennard Struff 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (9/7) at the Hong Kong Open. Croatia's Marin Cilic (AFP) The Croatian...
Croatia's Marin Cilic celebrates victory against Russia's Andrey Rublev (AFP/MICHAEL ERREY) Former Australian Open finalist Marin Cilic said he felt "really good" about his tennis and was confident of making an impact after reaching the second week at Melbourne Park. The experienced Croat, the 2014...
Kei Nishikori of Japan plays a backhand to Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain on day one of the Internazionali BNL D'Italia ATP tour at Foro Italico on September 14, 2020 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Clive Brunskill / POOL / AFP) ROME (AFP) -- Japan's Kei Nishikori got his first win in a year at the...
Serena Williams of the United States serves during her Women’s Singles second round match against Margarita Gasparyan of Russia on Day Four of the 2020 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 3, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Matthew Stockman /...