Articles filed under Tennis
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Girls tennis: Antioch gains from lessons at WarrenSep 30, 2017 1:00 am - After each tennis match, there's the usual consultation between the coach and player. And on Saturday morning in Gurnee, it was not whether the player won, but rather wh...
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Barty KOs Ostapenko to meet Garcia in Wuhan Open finalSep 29, 2017 7:00 am - WUHAN, China (AP) - Ashleigh Barty of Australia reached her biggest WTA final when she beat French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-0 at the Wuhan Open on Friday. B...
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Zvonareva falls short of final on comeback in TashkentSep 29, 2017 7:00 am - TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) - Former world No. 2 Vera Zvonareva fell short in her bid to make a second successive WTA final on her comeback to professional tennis, retirin...
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Billie Jean King's early epiphany led to social activismSep 29, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Billie Jean King discovered tennis at 11 and noticed it was nearly all white - the dresses, the balls and the people. She won a Wimbledon doubles title a...
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Ostapenko downs Muguruza in 3 sets to reach Wuhan semisSep 28, 2017 7:00 am - WUHAN, China (AP) - French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko beat Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the Wuhan Open quarterfinals on Thursday. Ostapenko c...
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Girls tennis scoreboard: Thursday, Sept. 28 resultsSep 28, 2017 1:01 am - Girls tennis scoreboard: Thursday, Sept. 28 results * grayslake north 5, antioch 2 Singles - No. 1: Neville (Ant) d. Lowney 6-0, 6-0; No. 2: Pawlowski (GN) d. Ward 7-6 (...
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Girls tennis: Glenbard South defeats Aurora Central CatholicSep 28, 2017 1:00 am - The Glenbard South girls tennis team beat visiting Aurora Central Catholic 4-1 on Thursday afternoon. It was the Raiders' final conference dual meet of the season. And t...
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Muguruza advances to quarterfinals at WuhanSep 27, 2017 7:00 am - WUHAN, China (AP) - Top-ranked Garbine Muguruza advanced to the quarterfinals at the Wuhan Open, beating Magda Linette of Poland 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 Wednesday. The Spaniard we...
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Girls tennis scoreboard: Wednesday, Sept. 27, resultsSep 27, 2017 1:01 am - Girls tennis scoreboard: Wednesday, Sept. 27, results * STEVENSON 5, DEERFIELD 1 Singles - No. 1: Casati (Dfld) d. Taylor 6-2, 6-2; No. 2: Ma (Stev) d. Silberman 6-2, 6-...
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Andre Agassi to remain Novak Djokovic's coach in 2018Sep 26, 2017 7:00 am - BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Novak Djokovic's team says Andre Agassi will remain his coach in 2018. The 12-time Grand Slam champion stepped off the ATP Tour following Wimbled...