NorCal players fall in NCAAs; Serena-Osaka rematch?
Florida's Sam Riffice, who grew up in the Sacramento suburb of Sacramento, and Texas Tech's Felicity Maltby, from Sunnyvale in the San Francisco Bay Area, lost three-set matches today in the...
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Kerber, Venus fall in French; NCAA champs crowned
Angelique Kerber, playing at Stanford in 2015, lost in the first roundof the French Open for the third time in four years. Photo by Mal Taam Angelique Kerber and Venus Williams, who combined for...
View ArticleSerena rallies for first-round win in French Open
No. 10 seed Serena Williams, a part-time Silicon Valley resident, defeated Vitalia Diatchenko of Russia 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 today in the first round of the French Open in Paris. Diatchenko ousted 2004...
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McDonald loses French Open battle of little guys
San Francisco Bay Area product Mackenzie McDonald,shown in February 2018, fell in his French Open main-drawdebut today. Photo by Paul Bauman Mackenzie McDonald faced someone even smaller than...
View ArticleStephens advances, Bertens quits match in French Open
Seventh-seeded Sloane Stephens, who grew up in Fresno, beat Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain 6-1, 7-6 (3) today in the second round of the French Open in Paris. Stephens, last year's runner-up to...
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Anisimova, 17, ousts No. 11 seed in French Open
Amanda Anisimova, who won her first professional title at 15 in Sacramento,beat 11th-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-4, 6-2 today in the second roundof the French Open. 2018 photo courtesy of JFS...
View ArticleMartic stuns No. 2 seed in French Open; Stephens wins
After winning the Italian Open two weeks ago, Karolina Pliskova looked like a strong contender for the French Open title. It didn't work out that way. No. 31 seed Petra Martic of Croatia shocked...
View ArticleGibbs' return from cancer surgery postponed
Complications from Nicole Gibbs' recent cancer surgery have delayed her return to competition. Gibbs underwent surgery for sclerosing microcystic adenocarcinoma in the roof of her mouth on May 17...
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Young U.S. women advance; Serena, Osaka fall
Sofia Kenin, shown en route to the title in the Berkeley Challengerlast July, shocked Serena Williams 6-2, 7-5 today in the third round of the French Open. Photo by Paul Bauman Sofia Kenin and Amanda...
View ArticleStephens downs Muguruza to reach French quarters
Sloane Stephens took a big step today toward her second consecutive French Open final. In a matchup of former Grand Slam champions, the seventh-seeded Stephens beat 19th-seeded Garbine Muguruza...
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Anisimova, 17, reaches first Grand Slam quarterfinal
Amanda Anisimova slugs a forehand en route to her firstprofessional title at 15 in the 2017 Sacramento Challenger.Photo by Rob Vomund Amanda Anisimova today became the youngest player to reach the...
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Konta stays unbeaten vs. Stephens, gains French semis
Johanna Konta, who won the 2016 Bank of the West Classic at Stanford, beatFresno product Sloane Stephens 6-1, 6-4 today in the French Open quarterfinals.Konta improved to 3-0 against Stephens, with all...
View ArticleRain postpones remaining French Open quarterfinals
The French Open suffered its first rainout in three years today, potentially helping Rafael Nadal and Johanna Konta and possibly hurting Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep. The quarterfinals in the...
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Anisimova, 17, stuns Halep to reach French Open semis
Amanda Anisimova, shown en route to the title in the $60,000 SacramentoChallenger at 15 in 2017, shocked defending champion Simona Halep 6-2,6-4 today to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal. Photo by...
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Barty, Vondrousova to meet for French Open crown
Amanda Anisimov, who won her first professional title at 15 in the 2017 Sacra-mento Challenger, lost to Ashleigh Barty 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3 today in the FrenchOpen semifinals. 2018 photo courtesy of JFS...
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Barty beats Vondrousova for first major singles title
Ashleigh Barty, playing at Indian Wells in March, became the first Australianto win the French Open since Margaret Court in 1973. Photo by Harjanto Sumali Greatness has long been predicted for...
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Nadal tops Thiem for 12th French Open title
Rafael Nadal practices at Indian Wells in March. Photo by Harjanto Sumali At least Dominic Thiem won a set. That in itself is an accomplishment against the King of Clay. Unfortunately for Thiem,...
View ArticleNadal, Barty head French Open honor roll
Results of all French Open finals: Men's singles -- Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Dominic Thiem (4), Austria, 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1. Women's singles -- Ashleigh Barty (8), Australia, def. Marketa...
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Bay Area's Olmos claims first WTA doubles title
Giuliana Olmos, left, and Desirae Krawczyk pose after winning the doubles titlein the 2017 FSP Gold River Women's Challenger in the Sacramento area. Photoby Rob Vomund Giuliana Olmos, from Fremont in...
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Casper sweeps NorCal Sectional boys 18 crowns
Luke Casper, shown last November, defeated Phillip Martin4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in Sacramento to win the boys 18 singles titlein the NorCal Junior Sectional Championships. Photo byPaul Bauman Luke Casper, a...
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