Articles filed under Tennis
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Girls tennis: Season forges on as many teams shineSep 24, 2020 1:00 am - Considering the start of the season was in doubt a month ago, the fact that the girls high school tennis campaign is going strong is quite an accomplishment during this ...
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Paire plays in Hamburg after earlier positive virus testSep 23, 2020 7:00 am - HAMBURG, Germany (AP) - French tennis player Benoit Paire was allowed to compete at the Hamburg Open despite twice testing positive for the coronavirus, he said Wednesda...
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Original 9 trailblazers stood for tennis equality in 1970Sep 23, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Billie Jean King and eight other women of the 'œOriginal 9'ť are celebrating the 50th anniversary of signing $1 contracts and breaking away from the U.S....
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FRENCH OPEN 2020: Managing quick continent, surface switchSep 23, 2020 7:00 am - Serena Williams bypassed any clay-court tuneup tournaments ahead of the French Open, so her first match at Roland Garros will be her first competition since the U.S. Ope...
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FRENCH OPEN 2020: Test your tennis knowledge with an AP quizSep 23, 2020 7:00 am - How well do you know the French Open, usually each year's second Grand Slam tennis tournament but the third and last of 2020? Give this AP quiz a try: ___ 1st Round: Wha...
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2019 US Open champ Andreescu out of French, done this seasonSep 22, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Bianca Andreescu, last year's U.S. Open champion, will sit out the French Open and the rest of 2020. The 20-year-old Canadian announced her decision to rema...
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Coach fumes at French Open virus ban for player DzumhurSep 22, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - A tennis coach who failed a coronavirus test for the French Open, forcing his player's withdrawal from qualifying for the Grand Slam tournament, sharply cri...
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WTA not bothered by tiny difference in Rome prize moneySep 22, 2020 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Do not count the WTA among those who were either surprised or upset that Simona Halep earned 10 euros (about $12) less than Novak Djokovic did for winning th...
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Medvedev beaten in Hamburg after run to U.S. Open semifinalsSep 22, 2020 7:00 am - HAMBURG, Germany (AP) - Daniil Medvedev lost his first match since reaching the U.S. Open semifinals as he was beaten 6-4, 6-3 Tuesday by unseeded French player Ugo Humb...
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Coach's Corner: Standing east-west while watching North vs. SouthSep 22, 2020 1:00 am - The fans were facing east and west, but all eyes on were on North and South as the two schools battled it out on the tennis courts last week at 4000 W Lake Street in Gle...