LANCASTER (AP) — Wichanee Meechai became the latest surprise in a U.S. Women’s Open filled with them. She started Friday, May 31, with four straight birdies and matched the low score of the week with a 3-under 67 for a two-shot lead going into a weekend that won’t include Nelly Korda....
LANCASTER (AP) — Lexi Thompson stood off to the side of the ninth green after hitting what could be her final stroke — a 3-inch bogey putt — in the U.S. Women’s Open. It was just like any other round until she headed toward the scoring room. Lexi Thompson walks off the second tee during the...
PARIS (AP) — Good thing the French tennis federation installed artificial lights on every court at Roland Garros in 2021, because they sure did come in handy Thursday, May 30, allowing match after match to stretch deep into the night, including one particular result that stood out: unseeded...
LANCASTER (AP) — Former champion Yuka Saso leaned on her putter to survive a brutally tough start to the U.S. Women’s Open on Thursday, May 30, an opening round that featured Nelly Korda making a 10 on her third hole and only four players barely beating par. Yuka Saso, of Japan, hits from the...
LANCASTER (AP) — Nelly Korda was not even three holes into the U.S. Women’s Open when she dropped to a crouch and bowed her head in disbelief after her third straight shot — all of them from inside 70 feet away — tumbled into a stream. Nelly Korda measures her putt on the second green...
LANCASTER (AP) — No matter how easy Nelly Korda has made golf look over the last two months, not even the best player in her sport can expect an easy time at the U.S. Women’s Open. Nelly Korda (AP) The biggest and richest event in women’s golf prides itself on being the toughest test, and...
PARIS (AP) — Alizé Cornet was given a standing ovation and a farewell trophy after playing the final match of her long tennis career, a 6-2, 6-1 loss to No. 7 seed Zheng Qinwen in the first round of the French Open on Tuesday, May 28. France's Alize Cornet waves to spectators after her first...
PARIS (AP) — Ignore the straight-set score: Novak Djokovic was not quite at his impervious best in the first round of the French Open on Tuesday night, May 28, and his 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-4 win over Pierre-Hugues Herbert was not enough to alter the defending champion’s “low expectations” at...
PARIS (AP) — The noise was loud and relentless, a chorus of thousands of belting out “ Ra-fa! Ra-fa! ” whenever their guy found the occasional moment of brilliance of the sort he has conjured up so often at the French Open and elsewhere through the years. Spain's Rafael Nadal returns the ball...
PARIS (AP) — After Stan Wawrinka ended Andy Murray’s stay at the French Open yet again — and this time, it was perhaps Murray’s last singles appearance at Roland Garros — the two long-time opponents, both in their late 30s, met at the net for a handshake, an embrace and a lengthy chat....
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic has yet to win a title this season. Hasn’t even reached a final. His schedule has been lighter than usual, and so has his record, which is just 14-6 entering the French Open. Serbia's Novak Djokovic listen to a question during a press conference ahead his first round...
GENEVA (AP) — Novak Djokovic will defend his French Open title in Paris still without a trophy this season after losing in the Geneva Open semifinals on Friday, May 24. Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, returns a ball to Tomas Machac, of the Czech Republic, during their semi-final match, at the ATP 250...
