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TV SCHEDULE (All times in California)Friday Cincinnati (men and women), quarterfinals, 8-10 a.m. (live), Tennis Channel. Cincinnati (men and women), quarterfinals, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (live), ESPN2....
View ArticleRankings mover of the week: Mackenzie McDonald (up)
Mackenzie McDonald soared 269 places to No. 482 in doubles in this week's ATP World Tour rankings. McDonald, a 21-year-old resident of Piedmont in the San Francisco Bay Area, and former Cal star...
View ArticleBellis advances in U.S. Open qualifying
CiCi Bellis, 17, of Atherton in the San Francisco Bay Area routed Lina Gjorcheska of Macedonia 6-0, 6-2 today in the first round of qualifying for the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Bellis...
View ArticleBellis, 17, to face familiar foe for U.S. Open berth
CiCi Bellis, above, will meet Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgiumfor the third time in six weeks today. Photo by Paul Bauman CiCi Bellis and Alison Van Uytvanck will meet for the third time in six weeks...
View ArticleBellis, 17, returns to main draw of U.S. Open
CiCi Bellis, shown in last month's $50,000 Stockton Challenger,upset seventh-seeded Alison Van Uytvanck in the final round ofqualifying for the U.S. Open. Bellis pulled off a stunning upsetat Flushing...
View ArticleQuerrey draws former top-10 player in U.S. Open
Sam Querrey, seeded 29th, will play Janko Tipsarevicof Serbia in the first round of the U.S. Open.2014 photo by Paul Bauman Two months ago, Sam Querrey shocked top seed and two-time defending...
View ArticleBellis breezes, McDonald blows big lead in U.S. Open
CiCi Bellis, a 17-year-old qualifier from Atherton, outclassed Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland 6-2, 6-3 in the first round ofthe U.S. Open. Photo by Paul Bauman NEW YORK -- For a while today, it...
View ArticleSerb upsets giant killer Querrey in U.S. Open
Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia leaves the court at Louis Armstrong Stadiumafter upsetting 29th-seeded Sam Querrey, a San Francisco native, 7-6 (4),6-7 (0), 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the U.S. Open....
View ArticleBellis, 17, reaches third round of U.S. Open
CiCi Bellis of Atherton defeated 49th-ranked Shelby Rogers,a French Open quarterfinalist in June, tonight in the U.S. Open.Photo by Paul Bauman NEW YORK -- Stanford women's coach Lele Forood...
View ArticleGibbs falls to red-hot German in U.S. Open
Former Stanford star Nicole Gibbs, shown during herfirst-round win over Aleksandra Krunic in the U.S. Open,lost to 26th-seeded Laura Siegemund 6-3, 7-5 in thesecond round. Photo by Paul Bauman Nicole...
View ArticleKerber dominates Bellis, 17, in U.S. Open
CiCi Bellis, shown in the first round of the U.S. Open,lost to No. 2 seed Angelique Kerber 6-1, 6-1 late Fridaynight in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Photo by Paul Bauman CiCi Bellis' first match in Arthur...
View ArticleAptos champ Evans almost pulls off major upset
Daniel Evans practices earlier this week.Photo by Paul Bauman Daniel Evans, who won the $100,000 Nordic Naturals Challenger in Aptos, Calif., three weeks ago, came within one point of a huge upset in...
View ArticleBryans, Gibbs reach quarterfinals in Open doubles
Bob Bryan, serving, and Mike Bryan, shown duringtheir first-round victory on Wednesday, seek theirsixth U.S. Open title. Photo by Paul Bauman Two teams with Northern California ties have reached the...
View ArticlePliskova upsets Venus in U.S. Open thriller
Karolina Pliskova, shown last year, reached her firstGrand Slam quarterfinal today. Photo by Mal Taam The last two runners-up in the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford met today in the fourth round...
View ArticleBryans' Grand Slam drought continues
Marc Lopez, left, and Feliciano Lopez, right, shown in Indian Wells in March,defeated Bob and Mike Bryan in three sets on Tuesday in the U.S. Openquarterfinals. The Lopezes, who are not related, also...
View ArticleNishikori upsets Murray to reach U.S. Open semis
Kei Nishikori prepares to return serve during a practicesession at the U.S. Open last week as his coach, Michael Chang, observes. Photo by Paul Bauman Andy Murray was due for a letdown. It came...
View ArticleSerena stunned again in U.S. Open semis
Karolina Pliskova, shown in last year's Bank of the West Classic at Stanford,shocked Serena Williams on Thursday in the semifinals of the U.S. Open.Photo by Mal Taam Last year, it was nerves. This...
View ArticleDjokovic beats Monfils in bizarre U.S. Open semifinal
Novak Djokovic, shown in 2015, improved to 13-0 against Gael Monfils.Photo by Paul Bauman Gael Monfils imitated Muhammad Ali. Novak Djokovic looked like "The Incredible Hulk." This, it's safe to...
View ArticleIn virtual Stanford replay, Kerber tops Pliskova for title
Angelique Kerber, shown last year, will rise one notchto No. 1 in the world, replacing Serena Williams, onMonday. Photo by Mal Taam When Angelique Kerber defeated Karolina Pliskova for the title in...
View ArticleWawrinka comes up big again, wins U.S. Open
Stan Wawrinka, shown at Indian Wellsin March, defeated Novak Djokovicin four sets on Sunday to win his firstU.S. Open title. Photo by Paul Bauman The bigger the occasion, the better Stan Wawrinka...
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