Articles filed under Tennis
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Smith watches Kyrgios beat Tsonga, the Aussie kid's dreamJan 19, 2018 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - With Will Smith in the crowd and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga across the net, Nick Kyrgios was in his element as the main attraction for a night at the...
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Tennys Sandgren's game, and name, on the rise in AustraliaJan 19, 2018 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Tennys Sandgren has heard all the jokes about his name. It's reached the point where he doesn't even use it anymore when ordering a coffee. "...
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Players turn up the heat on Australian Open weather policyJan 19, 2018 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - French player Alize Cornet has called for the extreme heat policy at the Australian Open to be re-evaluated after she said she nearly fainted...
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The Latest: Karlovic hits 50 aces in back-to-back matchesJan 19, 2018 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The Latest on Friday at the Australian Open (all times local): 9:35 p.m. Ivo Karlovic may have lost his third-round match at the Australian O...
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US aims to groom tennis champs at national campus in FloridaJan 18, 2018 6:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Drive past the strip malls with their fast-food chains, past the fast-rising McMansions, past the palm trees lined up just so along green, green gra...
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Players criticize 'risky' conditions at broiling Aussie OpenJan 18, 2018 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Some weary players sat shirtless on changeovers, ice-filled towels draped around their necks. Others retreated to any bit of shade they could...
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WTA signs lucrative 10-year deal to move finals to ChinaJan 18, 2018 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The WTA has signed a long-term deal to move its season-ending WTA Finals to Shenzhen, China, in 2019 and will increase total prize money to $...
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Lendl goes from Slam champ Murray to finding future champsJan 18, 2018 6:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The tall, barrel-chested guy in the dark sunglasses and blue hat offered soothing, supportive words to his two teenage pupils while hitting them ten...
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Hot and bothered: Temperatures rise, seeds fall in AustraliaJan 18, 2018 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - On a day when shade was a valuable commodity in the searing heat at Melbourne Park, Roger Federer played it cool at the Australian Open. Six-...
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The Latest: Fourth-seeded Zverev advances at Australian OpenJan 18, 2018 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The Latest on Thursday at the Australian Open (all times local): 9:20 p.m. Fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev overcame a mid-match lull to advanc...