Tag: Women’s tennis
Tennis Hall of Famer Shirley Fry Irvin dies at 94
NAPLES, Fla. — Tennis Hall of Famer Shirley Fry Irvin, who won three consecutive major titles in the 1950s to complete a career Grand...
Gymnast Oleg Verniaiev out of Olympics after doping ban
KYIV, Ukraine — Olympic champion gymnast Oleg Verniaiev is set to miss the Tokyo Games because he has been banned following a failed drug...
AP Sportlight
July 14
1951 — Citation is the first horse to win...
Britain’s Johanna Konta to miss Olympics due to COVID-19
LONDON — Johanna Konta of Britain won't compete at the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19, she said Tuesday, after being dropped from...
AP Sportlight
July 13
1881 — William Renshaw sets the record for the...
AP Sportlight
July 12
1901 — Cy Young of the Boston Red Sox...
Cicak to be 1st female chair umpire in Wimbledon men’s final
WIMBLEDON, England — There will be a female chair umpire for the Wimbledon men’s singles final for the first time in the history of...
AP Sportlight
July 10
1926 — Bobby Jones wins the U.S. Open golf...
Tennis players discuss mental health issues raised by Osaka
WIMBLEDON, England — Naomi Osaka was not the first professional tennis player to withdraw during a Grand Slam tournament because of mental health concerns...
AP Sportlight
July 9
1922 — Johnny Weissmuller is the first to swim...