Articles filed under Tennis
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Karlovic, oldest ATP match victor since Connors, wins at 41Jan 09, 2021 6:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - Ivo Karlovic of Croatia, the oldest player to win an ATP Tour match since 1995, hit 27 aces Friday night to beat No. 7-seeded Pablo Andujar of Spain 6-3, 5-...
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Flipkens forced to retire with ankle injury in Abu DhabiJan 08, 2021 6:00 am - ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Belgian tennis player Kirsten Flipkens injured her ankle when she landed on an advertising board during a match against Australian...
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Tommy Paul and Sam Querrey win openers at Delray BeachJan 07, 2021 6:00 am - DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Tommy Paul made the most of his home-court advantage Thursday, sweeping Ji Sung Nam of South Korea 6-1, 6-4 in the first round at the Delray Be...
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Kenin opens season with win over Yang at Abu Dhabi OpenJan 07, 2021 6:00 am - ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Sofia Kenin opened her season Thursday by beating Yang Zhaoxuan 7-6 (4), 6-2 in the first round of the Abu Dhabi Open. The America...
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Tennis pro Yastremska provisionally suspended for dopingJan 07, 2021 6:00 am - Top 30 tennis pro Dayana Yastremska was provisionally suspended for failing an out-of-competition doping test, the International Tennis Federation announced Thursday. Th...
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Australian Open CEO assures players all is OK for MelbourneJan 06, 2021 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Australian Open chief executive Craig Tiley is reassuring players that the delayed season-opening Grand Slam tournament will get underway on ...
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Daria Kasatkina wins 1st women's tennis match of new seasonJan 06, 2021 6:00 am - ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Daria Kasatkina and Maria Sakkari won their opening matches Wednesday as the women's tennis season began at the Abu Dhabi Open. Th...
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Women's tennis schedule through end of Wimbledon releasedJan 05, 2021 6:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The WTA released a provisional 2021 women's tennis schedule through the end of Wimbledon in July, largely sticking to a traditional calendar,...
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TENNIS '21: COVID questions key; Nadal, Djokovic eye recordsJan 05, 2021 6:00 am - When the 2020 men's tennis season ended at the ATP Finals, Rafael Nadal captured a common sentiment that still holds true as the 2021 tennis season is set to begin this ...
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Djokovic, Nadal set to return for 2nd ATP Cup in AustraliaJan 04, 2021 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - ATP Cup champion Novak Djokovic and runner-up Rafael Nadal are set to return for the season-opening men's team tennis event starting Feb. 1, but the United...