Articles filed under Tennis
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Alcaraz wins in 3 sets in opener at Barcelona OpenApr 20, 2022 7:00 am - BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Playing on home soil for the first time in nearly a year, Carlos Alcaraz defeated Soonwoo Kwon 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 in his opening match at the Barcelon...
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Organizer says Djokovic cleared to play at Italian OpenApr 20, 2022 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Five-time champion Novak Djokovic can come to Rome and play at the Italian Open next month even if he is still not vaccinated against the coronavirus, the pr...
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Wimbledon bans players from Russia, Belarus over Ukraine warApr 20, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Tennis players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to play at Wimbledon this year because of the war in Ukraine, the All England Club announced Wed...
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Raducanu, Swiatek ease to victories at Stuttgart OpenApr 20, 2022 7:00 am - STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu eased past Australian Storm Sanders 6-1, 6-2 Wednesday in the first round of the Stuttgart Open. The eighth-se...
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Central Suburban League boys tennis: Glenbrook North claims a windy win over DeerfieldApr 20, 2022 1:00 am - Glenbrook North boys tennis coach Jeff Jordan predicted some “amusing” tennis in a friendly match last week against Deerfield. One man's amusement is another man's wind ...
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Kasatkina knocks out Gauff in Stuttgart Open 1st roundApr 19, 2022 7:00 am - STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - American Coco Gauff was knocked out in the first round of the Stuttgart Open on Tuesday after a 6-4, 6-2 loss to Daria Kasatkina. The 18-year-o...
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Ruud advances to 3rd round in Barcelona OpenApr 19, 2022 7:00 am - BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Second-seeded Casper Ruud defeated American Brandon Nakashima 6-3, 6-2 to reach the third round of the Barcelona Open on Tuesday. Ruud, seeking h...
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5-time Grand Slam champ Maria Sharapova says she is pregnantApr 19, 2022 7:00 am - Maria Sharapova says she is pregnant. The five-time Grand Slam tennis champion, who retired from the sport in February 2020, delivered the news via a social media post o...
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Dominic Thiem loses on return from injury at Serbia OpenApr 19, 2022 7:00 am - BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - John Millman tainted Dominic Thiem's return from injury by beating the Austrian 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Serbia Open on Tuesday. T...
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Sorana Cirstea wins to open title defense in IstanbulApr 19, 2022 7:00 am - ISTANBUL (AP) - Defending champion Sorana Cirstea won her opening match at the Istanbul Championship, beating Kamilla Rakhimova of Russia 6-4, 6-1 on Tuesday. The 32-yea...