Articles filed under Tennis
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French Open glance: Federer, Nadal face qualifiers on Day 4May 28, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - A quick look at the French Open: LOOKAHEAD TO WEDNESDAY Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal play German qualifiers in second-round matches. Federer faces 144th-r...
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French Open glance: Osaka takes 14-match Slam run to ParisMay 27, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - A quick look at the French Open: LOOKAHEAD TO TUESDAY Naomi Osaka's bid for a third consecutive Grand Slam title finally gets started on Day 3 of the French...
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Serena's warmup jacket is fit for a 'queen' and 'goddess'May 27, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - "Champion," ''queen," ''goddess" and "mother." Those were the words, in French, printed on a black-and-white warmup jacket that Serena Williams wore before ...
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Champion, queen, goddess, mother: Serena wins at French OpenMay 27, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - This was one mistake too far for Serena Williams. Sure, the bad backhand put her behind only 15-30 at the outset of the second set of her opening match at R...
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What's it like to play Nadal at French Open? 'Rough'May 27, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Like so many others who have faced Rafael Nadal, Yannick Hanfmann thought he had a plan. Until, that is, tennis' greatest clay-court player dismantled it st...
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The Latest: Serena Williams storms back after losing 1st setMay 27, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The Latest on the French Open (all times local): 7:30 p.m. Serena Williams overcame a slow start for a 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 win over 83rd-ranked Vitalia Diatchenko...
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The Latest: Venus Williams loses in straight sets in ParisMay 26, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The Latest on the French Open (all times local): ___ 6:43 p.m. Venus Williams' 22nd appearance at the French Open did not last long. The 2002 runner-up lost...
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Many happy returns for Federer at 1st French Open since 2015May 26, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Roger Federer entered a refurbished Court Philippe Chatrier for his first French Open match since 2015, greeted by the sun peeking through the clouds and th...
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Tennis and tropical plants: New French Open court is wildMay 26, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Tennis and tropical plants: The stunning new court at the French Open is, quite literally, wild. Surrounded on all four sides by greenhouses filed with exot...
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Paire beats Canadian teen Auger-Aliassime in Lyon Open finalMay 25, 2019 7:00 am - LYON, France (AP) - French veteran Benoit Paire denied Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime his first ATP title in a 6-4, 6-3 victory in the Lyon Open final on Saturd...