Articles filed under Tennis
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Nadal, Osaka both out for Wimbledon; she'll go to OlympicsJun 17, 2021 7:00 am - Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka are sitting out Wimbledon, leaving the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament without two of the sport's biggest stars as it returns after bein...
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Azarenka, Samsonova, Muguruza win at grass-court German OpenJun 17, 2021 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Victoria Azarenka reached the quarterfinals of the German Open by defeating home favorite Angelique Kerber 6-3, 7-5 on Thursday. The seventh-seeded Azarenk...
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Humbert upsets Zverev for Halle Open quarterfinal spotJun 17, 2021 7:00 am - HALLE, Germany (AP) - Ugo Humbert upset Alexander Zverev in the second round of the grass-court Halle Open on Thursday to leave Andrey Rublev as the only seeded player t...
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Osaka to skip Wimbledon but compete at Tokyo OlympicsJun 17, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Naomi Osaka's agent says the four-time Grand Slam champion will sit out Wimbledon and compete at the Tokyo Olympics. Stuart Duguid wrote Thursday in an ema...
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Keys upsets top-seeded Sabalenka to reach German Open QFsJun 16, 2021 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Madison Keys of the United States upset the top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals of the German Open on Wednesday. Keys, who ...
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Federer fails to make Halle Open quarterfinals for 1st timeJun 16, 2021 7:00 am - HALLE, Germany (AP) - Roger Federer failed to reach the Halle Open quarterfinals for the first time Wednesday when Félix Auger-Aliassime rallied from a set down to stun...
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HERALD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: NEW TRIER SENIOR MAX BENGTSSONJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - New Trier senior Max Bengtsson won the Class 2A boys tennis singles championship at Hersey High School on June 12. Bengtsson (19-1) earned New Trier's first state singl...
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Struff stuns top-seeded Medvedev in Halle 1st roundJun 15, 2021 7:00 am - HALLE, Germany (AP) - Daniil Medvedev's grass-court season got off to a bad start after the top-seeded Russian lost his first-round match at the Halle Open to Jan-Lennar...
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Muguruza, Azarenka win opening matches at German OpenJun 15, 2021 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Former Grand Slam champions Garbine Muguruza, Victoria Azarenka and Angelique Kerber were among the winners in the first round of the German Open on Tuesda...
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Murray in tears after beating Paire 6-3, 6-2 at Queen's ClubJun 15, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Former world No. 1 Andy Murray defeated Benoit Paire 6-3, 6-2 on Tuesday at The Queen's Club grass-court tournament, dispatching the Frenchman in 65 minute...