
TENNIS


Daily Bagel: Kerber credits Steffi Graf for her turnaround this season
Angelique Kerber credits a training block with Steffi Graf for turning around her season, an interview with Eugenie Bouchard's coach, Andy Murray watches a young Brit's match at the French Open and more of the interesting report, writing and quipping from
Haggerty bids for International Tennis Federation presidency
PARIS (AP) The former chairman of the U.S. Tennis Association has announced that he is running for president of the International Tennis Federation. David
FRENCH OPEN LOOKAHEAD: Nadal, Djokovic finally get started
PARIS (AP) Two most-talked-about men at this year's French Open, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, finally play their first matches on Tuesday. Nadal, the
Jamie Loeb of North Carolina is NCAA tennis champ
WACO, Texas (AP) Jamie Loeb made it to the NCAA quarterfinals as a freshman. A year later, she is North Carolina's first singles tennis champion. Loeb defeated
Virginia's Ryan Shane wins NCAA tennis title
WACO, Texas (AP) Ryan Shane already shared one NCAA championship as part of Virginia's team title. The hard-hitting junior then rallied for an individual
BC-TEN--Grand Slam-Americans Beating Williams
By beating Venus Williams on Monday, Sloane Stephens became the second American to beat both Serena and Venus Williams in a Grand Slam match: Sloane Stephens=
Full spectrum of ages on display as Stephens, Coric defeat American vets
A day two baguette from the 2015 French Open: Age was the main theme on Monday as Sloane Stephens took down veteran Venus Williams, American teen Frances Tiafoe made his debut and Borna Coric beat American Sam Querrey.
French Open Day 3: Kvitova, Nadal, Serena, Djokovic open on Chatrier
French Open Day 3 matches to watch: Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams lead a dream triple-header on Tuesday at the French Open, with Americans Madison Keys, Jack Sock and John Isner, and Caroline Wozniacki also beginning their tournament.
Tiafoe manages to smile after quick loss in Grand Slam debut
PARIS (AP) As the first 17-year-old American man in the French Open since Michael Chang won the 1989 title, Frances Tiafoe learned a valuable lesson from a
Day 2 recap: No. 14 Radwanska, No. 11 Lopez lose in first round
French Open Day 2: Agnieszka Radwanska and Feliciano Lopez bow out early in the first round, France's top names in Alize Cornet, Gilles Simon and others won for the home crowd, young American Frances Tiafoe made his debut and more results from Day 2.

Daily Data Viz: Average age of players on the ATP, WTA tours
Does age matter at a Grand Slam? IBM breaks down the oldest and youngest on the ATP and WTA tours and in the top 20 to see if experiences plays a role in a high ranking in tennis.
Daily Bagel: Madison Keys tries to resist pressure, stay off social media
French Open 2015 Daily Bagel: Madison Keys tries to avoid social media in Paris, Andy Murray's quest to win the major his coach never did and more interetign reporting, writing and quipping from around the Internet.
Berdych breezes past Japanese qualifier at French Open
PARIS (AP) Getting past his first round opponent at the French Open was easy. Breaking the Big Four domination will be a lot harder for Tomas Berdych. In an
The Latest: Rain in air on super-busy Day 2 of French Open?
PARIS (AP) The Latest from the French Open: --- 8:48 p.m Three more seeded players failed to advance to the second round on Tuesday, including 10th-seeded
Nishikori off to strong start at French Open
PARIS (AP) Fifth-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan eased into the second round of the French Open on Sunday, beating French wild-card Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-3, 7-5,
FRENCH OPEN LOOKAHEAD: American teen Tiafoe makes Slam debut
PARIS (AP) When Frances Tiafoe steps on Court 5 at the French Open for his Grand Slam main-draw debut Monday, he'll be the first 17-year-old American man to
Day 1 Recap: Off-court drama develops as Halep, Wawrinka win
Simona Halep shakes off her nerves to win, Roger Federer cruises to victory and calls out organizers for security issues, Stan Wawrinka blasts the tournament for off-court issues and more on Day 1 at the French Open.