Martina Hingis
Sportlight-Week Ahead, July 22-28, Take two

By The Associated Press Jul. 21, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 26 1859 — The first intercollegiate Regatta is held in Worcester, Mass., with Harvard beating Yale and Brown. 1928 — Gene Tunney...

FILE - WTA Chief Executive Officer Steve Simon smiles during a retirement ceremony for Martina Hingis in Singapore on Oct. 29, 2017. An email purportedly from a Chinese professional tennis player that a Chinese state media outlet posted on Twitter has increased concerns about her safety as the sport's biggest stars and others abroad call for information about her well-being and whereabouts. Simon, the chairman and CEO of the Women's Tennis Association, questioned the authenticity of the email intended for him, in which Grand Slam doubles champion Peng Shuai says she is safe and that the assault allegation is untrue. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim, File)
ATP Challenger Suzhou, China Men Singles

Nov. 18, 2021 09:32 AM EST

Belinda Bencic, of Switzerland, poses with the gold medal in the women's singles of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Not Federer, not Wawrinka: Bencic gets gold for Switzerland

By Andrew Dampf Jul. 31, 2021 12:37 PM EDT

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, celebrates after defeating Kei Nishikori, of Japan, during the quarterfinals of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
'An answer for everything': Djokovic in Olympic medal rounds

By Andrew Dampf Jul. 29, 2021 05:16 AM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jul. 22, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
July 26 1859 — The first intercollegiate Regatta is held in Worcester, Mass., with Harvard beating Yale and Brown. 1928...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jul. 01, 2021 12:31 PM EDT
July 2 1921 — The Jack Dempsey-Georges Carpentier heavyweight match at Rickard’s Orchard in Jersey City, N.J., becomes the first million...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jul. 23, 2020 10:19 AM EDT
July 26 1859 — The first intercollegiate Regatta is held in Worcester, Mass., with Harvard beating Yale and Brown. 1928...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jun. 25, 2020 11:59 AM EDT
June 27 1903 — Willie Anderson captures the U.S. Open with a two-stroke victory over David Brown in a playoff. 1914 —...