Gibbs loses in second round of Aussie Open again
Ex-Stanford star Nicole Gibbs, playing in the 2014Sacramento Challenger, fell to 28th-seeded KristinaMladenovic of France 6-1, 7-6 (4) today in the secondround of the Australian Open. Photo by Rob...
View ArticleFormer Sacramento doubles champ ousts Kvitova
Daria Gavrilova, left, and Storm Sanders pose with their trophiesafter winning the doubles title in the 2014 Sacramento Challenger.Photo by Rob Vomund In her first tournament back after reconstruct-...
View ArticleHewitt's singles career ends with loss to Ferrer
Lleyton Hewitt, returning serve in the 2013 SAP Open in San Jose,lost to eighth-seeded David Ferrer 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 today in the secondround of the Australian Open. Hewitt won the San Jose title in...
View ArticleFederer, Sharapova achieve career milestones
Roger Federer2015 photo by Paul Bauman Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova reached milestones on Thursday in the third round of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Federer, seeded No. 3, defeated No....
View ArticleTragedy, health scare mar Day 6 of Australian Open
Canada's Milos Raonic, serving at Indian Wells last year,dedicated his third-round victory in the Australian Opento shooting victims in Saskatchewan. Photo by Paul Bauman Off-the-court issues...
View ArticleDjokovic, Radwanska, Berdych survive scares
Novak Djokovic2015 photo by Paul Bauman Novak Djokovic committed 100 unforced errors. Agnieszka Radwanska trailed 5-2 in the final set. And Tomas Berdych was extended to a fifth set. All three...
View ArticleRaonic upsets Wawrinka to reach quarterfinals
Milos Raonic, playing at Indian Wells last year,defeated Stan Wawrinka today for the first timein five career matches. Photo by Paul Bauman Milos Raonic took a big step today in the quest for his...
View ArticleDjokovic cleans up game, gains Aussie Open semis
Novak Djokovic, serving at Indian Wells last year, dominated Kei Nishikori inthe Australian Open after struggling against Gilles Simon. Photo by Paul Bauman Relax, Novak Djokovic fans. Both of...
View ArticleKerber 'upsets' Azarenka in clash of Stanford champs
Angelique Kerber rips a forehand in her victory over KarolinaPliskova in the final of the Bank of the West Classic at Stanfordlast August. Photo by Mal Taam Despite being seeded higher, Angelique...
View ArticleVenus to end boycott, join Serena at Indian Wells
Venus Williams2014 photo by Paul Bauman Serena Williams ended her boycott of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells last year. Venus Williams will join her this year, tournament officials announced...
View ArticleDjokovic plays a match for the ages against Federer
Novak Djokovic, shown en route to the title at Indian Wells lastyear, said he played "flawless tennis" in the first two sets of his6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Roger Federer today in the Aus-tralian...
View ArticleMurray brothers make history in Australian Open
Andy Murray, playing at Indian Wells last year, will try to win hisfirst Australian Open title in his fifth final in Melbourne. Photo byPaul Bauman Nine years ago, Andy Murray won the singles title...
View ArticleKerber shocks Serena for first Grand Slam title
Angelique Kerber poses with a stuffed bear, the symbolof California and San Francisco-based Bank of the West,after winning the title at Stanford last August.Photo by Mal Taam Less than six months...
View ArticleDjokovic ties Laver, Borg with 11th major singles title
Novak Djokovic, shown en route to the title at Indian Wells last year,defeated Andy Murray 6-1, 7-5, 7-6 (3) for his record-tying sixth Aus-tralian Open singles crown. Photo by Paul Bauman Serena...
View ArticleResults of all 2016 Australian Open finals
Novak Djokovic2015 photo by Paul BaumanAngelique Kerber2014 photo by Paul Bauman Men's singles -- Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Andy Murray (2), Great Britain, 6-1, 7-5, 7-6 (3). Women's singles...
View ArticleSanchez, Novikov claim Maui doubles titles
Asia Muhammad, left, and Maria Sanchez poseafter beating Jarmila Wolfe (formerly Gajdosova)of Australia and Ajla Tomljanovic of Croatia inthe first round of the U.S. Open last September. Photo by Paul...
View ArticleNorCal's Leustian, 14, wins prestigious Les Petits As
Stefan Leustian plays in the NorCal JuniorExcellence tournament in Sacramento last April.Photo by Paul Bauman Eighth-seeded Stefan Leustian routed fourth-seeded Borna Devald of Croatia 6-2, 6-1 on...
View ArticleBellis ousts No. 2 seed, defending champ in Midland
CiCi Bellis, a 16-year-old amateur, defeated a top-100 playerfor the third time in her career. 2015 photo by Paul Bauman CiCi Bellis achieved one of the biggest wins of her young career today. The...
View ArticleNo. 6 seed Gibbs falls to 6-foot-2 Broady in Midland
Naomi Broady, playing in the $50,000 StocktonChallenger last July, stunned former world No. 1Ana Ivanovic en route to the Auckland quarterfinalslast month. Photo by Paul Bauman Nicole Gibbs got...
View ArticleRankings, TV schedule, calendar
WORLD RANKINGS Players with Northern California ties ranked in the top 1,000 in the world (change from last week in parentheses): Men Collin Altamirano, 20-year-old Sacramento resident -- No. 813...
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