tennis

Eight-time champion Roger Federer moved into the third round at Wimbledon, while defending champion Angelique Kerber went out in the second round.

As tennis heads to Wimbledon, Big 3 are in charge of men's game, while women's tennis keeps finding new champions

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal set up for a potential semifinal at Wimbledon; Serena Williams in tough quarter of women's bracket

Marriotts Ridge senior Stephen Alam is this year's Howard County boys tennis Player of the Year.

Marriotts Ridge senior Veronica Cuellar is this year's Howard County girls tennis Player of the Year.

Manchester Valley senior Matthew Fairchild is the Times Boys Tennis Player of the Year for 2019.

Liberty High School's Emily Brecker and Noelle Htwar are the Times Girls Tennis Players of the Year for 2019.

Following up on some of the best seasons ever, Harford Community College and its student athletes garnered national and regional honors.

Patterson Mill sophomore Meadow Santoriello won a state tennis title Saturday, just the fifth state tennis title won by Harford County players since 1975.

After throwing up twice on the court, Frances Tiafoe says he was “very depleted” in a first-round loss at the French Open.

Carroll Varsity Roundup for May 24, 2019.

The state tennis tournament is set for May 23-25, 2019 at Wilde Lake Tennis Center in Columbia.

Marriotts Ridge won the Howard County tennis tournament for the second straight season on Saturday, May 11, at Howard High School.

The annual Carroll County Athletic League championship tournament concluded at Liberty High School on May 4, 2019.

Rowan Gloucester scored seven runs in the sixth inning Sunday, snapping Harford Community College’s historic 32-game baseball win streak. The Fighting Owls fell 9-1 in game one of a sweep by the home team.

Liberty hosted Francis Scott Key in Carroll County Athletic League tennis action April 24, 2019.

21-year-old tennis pro Frances Tiafoe has risen to No. 30 in the world rankings after advancing to the first quarterfinals of his career at last month’s Australian Open.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Frances Tiafoe, from Riverdale in Prince George's County, celebrated his 21st birthday in style with a 7-5 7-6 (6), 6-7 (1), 7-5 win

Frances Tiafoe of Prince George's County, Maryland, has advanced to the fourth round at Melbourne Park, his first appearance in the Round of 16 at any Grand Slam.

After trailing by a set and 3-0 in the second, Frances Tiafoe, an alum of the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, turned the match around to get to the third round at a major for the second time. 

Frances Tiafoe of Riverdale in Prince George’s County defeated India’s top-ranked singles player Prajnesh Gunneswaran in straight sets in the opening round of the Australian Open on Sunday night.

A tearful Andy Murray says the Australian Open could be his last tournament because of the hip injury that has derailed his career.

Fila, the once hot sports brand of the 1990s with a Sparks-based US headquarters, is seeing a revival thanks to its retro appeal and the bulky sneaker trend. The now Korean-owned company with a growing Balimore presence has even signed a new deal with its former NBA star endorser, Grant Hill.

Frances Tiafoe, a 20-year-old American from Riverdale in Prince George’s County, finally has his first U.S. Open win on his fourth try — and he eliminated a seeded player, to boot.

Alexander Zverev became the first man in nearly a decade to win consecutive titles at the Citi Open, overpowering Alex de Minaur, 6-2, 6-4, in the hard-court tournament's final Sunday.

The No. 1-seeded Zverev defeated 10th-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinals Saturday.

Seems safe to say Alexander has never hugged an opponent quite the way he did No. 15 seed Mischa after beating his older sibling, 6-3, 7-5, to reach the quarterfinals at the hard-court tuneup for the U.S. Open.

Andy Murray took a more aggressive approach as he works his way back from hip surgery and moved into the third round at the Citi Open by beating No. 4 seed Kyle Edmund, 7-6 (4), 1-6, 6-4, on Wednesday in Rock Creek Park.

Wawrinka's latest quick exit came Tuesday night at the Citi Open, a 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3) loss against 234th-ranked qualifier Donald Young of the U.S. in the first round of the hard-court tournament.

Andy Murray tested his surgically repaired hip by putting aside a deficit and some real rust to win his first hard-court match in nearly 1 1/2 years.

Frances Tiafoe, a 20-year-old from Riverdale in Prince George's County, blamed stomach problems for derailing his bid to become the youngest U.S. man in Wimbledon's fourth round since 1990.

Marylander Frances Tiafoe is making waves at Wimbledon, and faces Russia’s Karen Khachanov on Saturday.

Centennial senior Peter Ho is the Howard County Times boys tennis Player of the Year.

Liberty senior Steven Goetz is the Carroll County Times Boys Tennis Player of the Year.

Rafael Nadal needed less than a set to take command of the French Open final and overcame a late problem with his racket-holding hand to earn a record-extending 11th championship at Roland Garros by beating Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday.

Century freshman Leah Sharkey is the Times Girls Tennis Player of the Year for 2018.

Simona Halep beats Sloane Stephens 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to win French Open.

Lidney Castro of Germantown won the men's singles championship and Iva Laginja of Baltimore claimed the women's singles title at the third annual Maryland State Championships, a 3-star event held this past weekend at the Maryland Table Tennis Center.

Dr. Kenneth W. Volk Sr., a longtime Towson dentist, World War II veteran and tennis enthusiast, had a second career coaching the women's tennis team at Towson University. He died May 25 from complications of a stroke at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 93.

Jockey Feargal Lynch and trainers Kieron Magee, Jerry Robb and Mary Eppler clinched individual honors on a Memorial Day holiday program to close the 12-day Preakness Meet at Pimlico Race Course.

Carroll Varsity Roundup for May 26, 2018.

Centennial's Peter Ho and Olivia Tsai placed third in mixed doubles, and Marriotts Ridge's Veronica Cuellar took fourth in girls' singles.

Carroll Varsity Roundup for May 17, 2018.

Long Reach's Snidgha Puram, Centennial's Ram Kotnana win singles titles, Mt. Hebron's Michael Kimack and Alex Nazaire, Howard's Alyssa Boryachinskiy and Kailey Caroland, and Centennial's Peter Ho and Olivia Tsai win doubles championships.

The county tennis tournament is underway and the finals are scheduled for Saturday morning.

The annual county tennis tournament concluded May 5, 2018 at Westminster High School.

Century seniors Luke Fetterman and John Marcellino went 17-1 at No. 1 doubles last season and the duo is back with hopes of making another run to the state tournament.

Sophie Chang, a 20-year-old from Havre de Grace, beat Astra Sharma of Australia, 6-3, 7-6 (6), for her first professional singles title at a $15,000 USTA Pro Circuit event on clay in Orlando, Fla.

The Prince George's County resident beats Peter Gojowczyk of Germany, 6-1, 6-4, in the final.

Howard County Women's Athletics Hall of Fame will induct Megan Bosica Samperton, Jean Vanderpool, Alyssa Parker and Jill Marple McCabe during a ceremony on Feb. 3 at Centennial High School.