Articles filed under Tennis
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With painful foot, Nadal tops Sock at Washington in returnAug 04, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - There were moments, to be sure, when Rafael Nadal played quite like someone competing for the first time in nearly two months and dealing with a left f...
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'Barely getting angry': 2019 champ Kyrgios quickly out in DCAug 03, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Nick Kyrgios' last name is on a blue awning above the lower bowl of the Citi Open's main stadium to commemorate his 2019 title at the hard-court tourna...
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Brooksby of US beats 2-time Slam runner-up Anderson in DCAug 02, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Jenson Brooksby found himself in hardly an ideal spot in the first set of the first round of the Citi Open against big-serving Kevin Anderson: trailing...
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After time off, Nadal back in action with Washington debutAug 01, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Rafael Nadal is back after missing Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics with a previously undisclosed foot problem, back after not lifting a racket for thr...
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Zverev follows up win over Djokovic with Olympic goldAug 01, 2021 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Alexander Zverev produced a comeback win over top-ranked Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Then a dominant performance against Karan Khachanov in the final...
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After heat issues, tennis body seeks more days at next GamesAug 01, 2021 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - One player was carted off in a wheelchair. Another said he could 'œdie'ť and nearly passed out. Extreme heat and humidity were major issues during the tenni...
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Tennis mixed doubles has its moment at the OlympicsJul 31, 2021 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Novak Djokovic unleashed a scream as if he had just won one of his 20 Grand Slam singles titles. This being the slightly less prestigious mixed doubles comp...
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Not Federer, not Wawrinka: Bencic gets gold for SwitzerlandJul 31, 2021 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - A Swiss tennis player won gold in singles at the Olympics and it's not Roger Federer or Stan Wawrinka. Belinda Bencic accomplished something Saturday that h...
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Djokovic's temper flares up as he leaves Tokyo empty-handedJul 31, 2021 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Novak Djokovic came to the Tokyo Olympics aiming for a Golden Slam. He'll leave without a medal and will need some time to recover from a draining performan...
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'I feel so terrible': Djokovic's Golden Slam bid is overJul 30, 2021 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - With his Golden Slam bid over for at least another three years, Novak Djokovic rested his head on Alexander Zverev's shoulder as his German opponent and fri...