Articles filed under Tennis
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Pouille closing in on 3rd straight ATP final in DubaiMar 01, 2018 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Lucas Pouille moved to within a win of reaching three consecutive tennis finals when he overcame Yuichi Sugita 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the qu...
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Top-seeded Stephens rallies to advance in AcapulcoMar 01, 2018 6:00 am - ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) - Top-seeded Sloane Stephens rallied to beat Dutch qualifier Arantxa Rus 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-0 on Wednesday night to reach the Mexico Open quarterfinal...
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Stan Wawrinka to skip 2 American events to rest injured kneeMar 01, 2018 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Three-time Grand Slam singles champion Stan Wawrinka is skipping hard-court events in the United States to rest his injured left knee. Wawrinka says in a s...
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Fabio Fognini reaches Brazil Open quarterfinalsFeb 28, 2018 6:00 am - SAO PAULO (AP) - Second-seeded Fabio Fognini of Italy beat Joao Domingues of Portugal 7-5, 6-1 on Wednesday to reach the Brazil Open quarterfinals. Fognini will face Spa...
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Pouille avenges loss to Khachanov to reach Dubai quartersFeb 28, 2018 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Second-seeded Lucas Pouille of France defeated Karen Khachanov 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Dubai Cham...
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Nadal pulls out of Mexican Open as hip injury flares upFeb 28, 2018 6:00 am - ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) - Rafael Nadal's comeback from a hip injury is on hold after the second-ranked Spaniard pulled out of the Mexican Open, saying he needs more time t...
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Jaziri upsets top-seeded Dimitrov at Dubai ChampionshipsFeb 27, 2018 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Tunisian wild-card entry Malek Jaziri earned the biggest victory of his career by stunning top-seeded Grigor Dimitrov 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 in...
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Pella advances, Sandgren upset at Brasil OpenFeb 27, 2018 6:00 am - SAO PAULO (AP) - Sixth-seeded Guido Pella of Argentina advanced in the Brasil Open on Tuesday by beating France's Corentin Moutet 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. In the next round of the...
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Statue of tennis legend Althea Gibson planned for US OpenFeb 27, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The United States Tennis Association will honor Althea Gibson with a statue at the U.S. Open. The first African-American to win the U.S. Nationals single...
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Davis Cup revamp plans get mixed responseFeb 27, 2018 6:00 am - The Australians are surprised. The Brits are skeptical. The French are downright angry. "They have just killed the Davis Cup," French tennis player Nicolas Mahut said in...