Articles filed under Tennis
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Kontaveit upsets Kenin 7-5, 6-4 to reach Stuttgart quartersApr 21, 2021 7:00 am - STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Anett Kontaveit upset fourth-ranked Sofia Kenin 7-5, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the Porsche Grand Prix quarterfinals. The 27th-ranked Kontaveit,...
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Nadal advances, Fognini defaulted at Barcelona OpenApr 21, 2021 7:00 am - BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Rafael Nadal needed three sets to beat his 111th-ranked opponent in his first match at the Barcelona Open on Wednesday, while Fabio Fognini was d...
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Kvitova beats Brady 6-4, 6-3 on return to StuttgartApr 20, 2021 7:00 am - STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Petra Kvitova opened her delayed title defense at the Porsche Grand Prix with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Australian Open finalist Jennifer Brady on Tu...
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Bautista Agut beats Andújar to advance in Barcelona OpenApr 20, 2021 7:00 am - BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Fifth-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut defeated fellow Spaniard Pablo Andújar 6-4, 6-0 on Tuesday to advance to the round of 16 in the Barcelona Ope...
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Bencic, Sakkari win opening matches in StuttgartApr 19, 2021 7:00 am - STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Eighth-seeded Belinda Bencic had to face down a stubborn performance by a 17 year old on tour debut to reach the second round of the Porsche Gr...
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Tsitsipas wins Monte Carlo Masters without dropping a setApr 18, 2021 7:00 am - MONACO (AP) - Stefanos Tsitsipas won the Monte Carlo Masters without dropping a set, beating Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday for his first title this year and sixth ove...
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Federer to play the French Open, preparing for it at GenevaApr 18, 2021 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Roger Federer announced Sunday he will play at the French Open, and the Swiss star is preparing for it on home clay at a tournament in Geneva next month. Th...
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Britain, Canada, Italy advance to 2022 qualifying in BJK CupApr 17, 2021 7:00 am - Britain, Canada, Italy and Ukraine were among the eight countries that reached the qualifying round of the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup with victories Saturday. These were ...
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Tsitsipas and Rublev win to reach Monte Carlo Masters finalApr 17, 2021 7:00 am - MONACO (AP) - Fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas swatted aside unseeded Dan Evans 6-2, 6-1 on Saturday to reach the Monte Carlo Masters final for the first time and stay o...
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Rublev stuns 11-time champion Nadal at Monte Carlo MastersApr 16, 2021 7:00 am - MONACO (AP) - Andrey Rublev produced an audacious display of attacking tennis to hand record 11-time champion Rafael Nadal a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 defeat on clay in the Monte Ca...