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Gibbs, who battles depression, wins in French qualies
Nicole Gibbs, playing in the Indian Wells Challenger in late February, defeatedHan Xinyun 6-1, 6-4 today in the first round of French Open qualifying. Photocourtesy of JFS Communications Ex-Stanford...
View ArticleGood Lord! Stanford women win another NCAA title
Naturally, it came down to Melissa Lord. And naturally, she came through. That's how it works for the Stanford women. Lord, a junior All-American from Bloomfield, Conn., lifted the 15th-seeded...
View ArticleEx-Stanford teammates fall in French Open qualifying
Former Stanford teammates Carol Zhao and Kristie Ahn each lost 6-3 in the third set today in the first round of French Open qualifying in Paris. Zhao, a 22-year-old Canadian, fell to 37-year-old...
View ArticleCal's Griffith stuns No. 8 seed in NCAA singles
Billy Griffith, a Cal senior from Fresno, ousted No. 8 seed Ryotaro Matsumura of Kentucky 6-4, 6-3 today in the first round of the NCAA Men's Singles Championships in Winston-Salem, N.C. Griffith,...
View ArticleKlinger, Arbuthnott reach NCAA singles round of 16
Only Cameron Klinger and Emily Arbuthnott survived a brutal day for Northern California players on Thursday in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships in Winston-Salem, N.C. Klinger, a...
View ArticleQuerrey to face fellow American Tiafoe in French Open
No. 12 seed Sam Querrey will play fellow American and rising star Frances Tiafoe in the first round of the French Open. The draw for the year's second Grand Slam tournament was held on Thursday in...
View ArticleLast NorCal players eliminated from NCAA tourney
Northern California players are done in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships. Emily Arbuthnott, a Stanford sophomore from England, and Cameron Klinger, a Vanderbilt junior from San Jose,...
View ArticleWake men, Waves women dominate NCAA singles
It's unlikely, but the NCAA Championships could feature all-Wake Forest and all-Pepperdine singles finals. Today, No. 4 seed Petros Chrysochos and No. 7 Borna Gojo of host and NCAA champion Wake...
View ArticleWake Forest men repeat 20-year-old Stanford feat
For the first time in 20 years, two men from the same school will play for the NCAA title. No. 4 seed Petros Chrysochos and No. 7 Borna Gojo of NCAA champion Wake Forest are scheduled to meet on...
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Defending champ falls in first round of French Open
A forlorn Jelena Ostapenko talks to the media after losingto local favorite CiCi Bellis in the first round of the 2016Bank of the West Classic at Stanford. Ostapenko was 19and Bellis 17 at the time....
View ArticleWake, Ole Miss players claim NCAA singles titles
The Wake Forest men made the most of their homecourt advantage in the NCAA Championships. After the Demon Deacons won the team title at home in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Tuesday, two of their...
View ArticleQuerrey tops Tiafoe to end clay-court skids
Sam Querrey ended two clay-court skids today with his victory in the French Open. In an all-American matchup, the 12th-seeded Querrey dispatched 20-year-old prospect Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 6-2, 7-6...
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Altamirano likely to crack top 500 for first time
Collin Altamirano of Sacramento slugs a forehand during his victory overEcuador's Emilio Gomez, the son of 1990 French Open champion AndresGomez, in the final of the $25,000 Long Beach (Calif.) Futures...
View ArticleMike Bryan plays, loses without his twin brother
It was supposed to be the Battle of the Brothers. Bob and Mike Bryan, two-time French Open champions and ex-Stanford stars (1997-98), would have played Ken and Neal Skupski of Great Britain today...
View ArticleNo. 12 Querrey falls, No. 10 Stephens rolling in French
Sam Querrey now can focus on his wedding. The 12th-seeded Querrey lost to Gilles Simon of France 1-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-1 today in the second round of the French Open in Paris. Querrey, ranked...
View ArticleSerena rallies to beat 17th seed Barty in French Open
Motherhood hasn't diminished Serena Williams' competitiveness. Pumping her fists and yelling her trademark "C'mon!," Williams survived the first big test of her Grand Slam comeback today. The...
View ArticleBuzarnescu creates buzz with French Open upset
No. 31 seed Mihaela Buzarnescu of Romania shocked No. 4 Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6-3, 7-5 today to reach the round of 16 in the French Open. Buzarnescu, ranked No. 377 a year ago because of...
View ArticleNo. 10 Stephens survives major test in French Open
Sloane Stephens breezed through her first two matches in the French Open. Not so in the third round. The 10th-seeded Stephens, who grew up in Fresno, outlasted Camila Giorgi of Italy 4-6, 6-1,...
View ArticleStephens rolls into first French Open quarterfinal
No. 10 seed Sloane Stephens crushed No. 25 Anett Kontaveit of Estonia 6-2, 6-0 in 52 minutes today to reach the French Open quarterfinals for the first time. Stephens, a 25-year-old Fresno product...
View ArticleSerena withdraws from showdown vs. Sharapova
Past French Open champions Maria Sharapova and Garbine Muguruza needed two games combined today to reach the quarterfinals in Paris. Unseeded Serena Williams, who has won Roland Garros three...
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