Articles filed under Tennis
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AP Was There: Battle of the SexesSep 22, 2017 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - "The Battle of the Sexes" was a 1973 exhibition tennis match pitting 55-year-old Bobby Riggs, self-proclaimed male chauvinist pig, against Billy Jean King...
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Strycova advances to quarterfinals at Pan Pacific OpenSep 21, 2017 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Barbora Strycova advanced to the quarterfinals at the Pan Pacific Open by beating fourth-seeded Jo Konta 7-5, 7-6 (5) Thursday. At 31, Strycova is the oldes...
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Goffin rallies past Almagro at Moselle OpenSep 21, 2017 7:00 am - METZ, France (AP) - Second-seeded David Goffin hit 13 aces to rally past Nicolas Almagro 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 and reach the quarterfinals at the Moselle Open on Thursday. Defen...
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Girls tennis: Fremd savors win over BarringtonSep 21, 2017 1:00 am - Screams of joy resounded in the Vikings' backyard as Fremd's girls tennis team edged Mid-Suburban League power Barrington 4-3 in a nail-biter Thursday evening. "I didn't...
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Girls tennis: Lake Park prevails over Glenbard NorthSep 21, 2017 1:00 am - It's not uncommon to see at a high school dual-team tennis meet empty courts and all the focus on the last match still playing. Thursday's DuPage Valley Conference battl...
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Muguruza beats Puig to reach Pan Pacific quarterfinalsSep 20, 2017 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Garbine Muguruza began her reign as No. 1 with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Monica Puig on Wednesday, earning a spot in the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open. Pl...
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Federer, Nadal happy to play doubles, Borg to decideSep 20, 2017 7:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - With Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal at the Laver Cup team tennis tournament, expectations are running high about the chance of seeing the two as doubles pa...
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Former champ Gilles Simon loses to Gojowczyk at Moselle OpenSep 20, 2017 7:00 am - METZ, France (AP) - German qualifier Peter Gojowczyk upset two-time former champion Gilles Simon 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the second round of the Moselle Open on Wednesday. The 9...
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New mom Serena Williams thanks mother for being a role modelSep 20, 2017 7:00 am - New mom Serena Williams is thanking her own mother for being the role model she says she needed. In an open letter to her mother posted to Reddit , Williams calls mom Or...
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Girls tennis scoreboard: Wednesday, Sept. 20, resultsSep 20, 2017 1:01 am - Girls tennis scoreboard: Wednesday, Sept. 20, results * Benet 7, St. Charles East 0 Singles - No.1: Gaborik d. Dhar 6-0, 6-1; No.2: Arnold d. Conroy 6-0, 6-0 ; No.3: Be...