Articles filed under Tennis
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There was some good in 2020: Top women's sports stories in the Year of COVIDJan 01, 2021 12:00 am - Happy 2021! To 2020 I say good riddance ... but not before revisiting some important women's sports stories. A big first: Kim Ng, first hired in baseball by the Whit...
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Slovakian tennis player Baskova banned for match fixingDec 31, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Slovakian tennis player Dagmara Baskova was banned for 12 years on Thursday for match-fixing offenses, the Tennis Integrity Unit said. Baskova admitted to ...
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Sam Querrey handed suspended fine for COVID-19 violationDec 30, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - American tennis player Sam Querrey was handed a suspended $20,000 fine by the ATP tour on Wednesday for breaching coronavirus protocols at the St. Petersbu...
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Tennis' BNP Paribas Open postponed until later in 2021Dec 29, 2020 6:00 am - The BNP Paribas Open, featuring the men's and women's pro tennis tours, won't be held in March as originally scheduled. Tournament organizers said Tuesday they are worki...
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Activist, champion: Naomi Osaka is AP Female Athlete of YearDec 28, 2020 12:00 am - With tennis, like so much of the world, shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, Naomi Osaka found herself with time to read and think. And while she won the U.S. ...
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Agent to AP: Federer to miss Australia; planning 2021 returnDec 27, 2020 6:00 am - Roger Federer withdrew from the Australian Open while he continues preparing to return to action after two operations on his right knee and a tour absence that will have...
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Egyptian tennis player banned 2 years in match-fixing caseDec 21, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Egyptian tennis player Mostafa Hatem was banned for two years on Monday as part of a match-fixing case. The Tennis Integrity Unit said Hatem admitted to tw...
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Djokovic, Federer, Nadal, Tiafoe win ATP awards for 2020Dec 21, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Frances Tiafoe were among the winners of the ATP's top awards for 2020 on Monday. Djokovic was the year-end...
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Australian Open: 14-day quarantine for players confirmedDec 19, 2020 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The Victorian state government has confirmed that all players at the Australian Open will be required to quarantine in Melbourne for 14 days ...
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ATP: Start of 2021 calendar includes delayed Australian OpenDec 16, 2020 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The Australian Open is set to begin Feb. 8, three weeks later than planned, as part of a pandemic-altered 2021 tennis calendar released by th...