Articles filed under Tennis
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Newspaper reprints controversial cartoon of Serena WilliamsSep 12, 2018 7:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - A cartoon of Serena Williams that has been widely condemned as a racist depiction of the tennis great has been partially reprinted on the fro...
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Anisimova reaches quarterfinals at Japan Women's OpenSep 12, 2018 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Amanda Anisimova advanced to the quarterfinals of the Japan Women's Open by beating seventh-seeded Zheng Saisai 6-1, 6-1 Wednesday. The 17-year-old American...
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Girls tennis: Barrington turns the tables on FremdSep 12, 2018 1:00 am - Fremd and Barrington played a little role reversal in this year's MSL West match, as the Fillies bested the Vikings 4-3 Wednesday. In last year's meeting, Barrington had...
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Luck on France's side, again, ahead of Davis Cup semifinalsSep 11, 2018 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Sadly for France, Yannick Noah is leaving his job as Davis Cup captain at the end of the year. Since returning to the helm of the squad for the 2016 campaig...
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Top-seeded Zhang, No. 2 Hsieh advance at Japan Women's OpenSep 11, 2018 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Top-seeded Zhang Shuai advanced to the second round of the Japan Women's Open on Tuesday with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Magdalena Frech of Poland. Zhang will next...
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US Open final chair ump Ramos to work US-Croatia Davis CupSep 11, 2018 7:00 am - The chair umpire who penalized Serena Williams a game in the U.S. Open final has been assigned to officiate the Davis Cup semifinal matches between the United States and...
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Serena Williams' treatment resonates among black womenSep 11, 2018 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When Serena Williams told the umpire at the U.S. Open final that he owed her an apology, that he had stolen something from her, and then she got penalize...
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From Osaka to umpires, what we learned during wild US OpenSep 10, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Naomi Osaka began the U.S. Open having never made it past the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament and seeded 20th. She also arrived with big goals. "...
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Fendrich on Tennis: Djokovic ready to chase Federer, NadalSep 10, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Now that Novak Djokovic has the same number of Grand Slam titles as his childhood idol, Pete Sampras, it's realistic for him to start thinking about chas...
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Big 3 back to Nos. 1-2-3; Osaka at No. 7 after US Open titleSep 10, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Big 3 is once again 1-2-3. Novak Djokovic's U.S. Open title moved him up three spots to No. 3 in the ATP rankings Monday, behind Rafael Nadal and Rog...