Articles filed under Tennis
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Wimbledon plans return in 2021, with or without fansOct 16, 2020 7:00 am - WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - The Wimbledon tennis tournament is planning its comeback in 2021. Wimbledon was the only Grand Slam tournament canceled this year because of th...
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Zverev, Bautista Agut labor to reach Cologne semisOct 16, 2020 7:00 am - COLOGNE, Germany (AP) - Top-seeded Alexander Zverev advanced to the Cologne Indoors semifinals by beating Lloyd Harris of South Africa 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 on Friday. Zverev wa...
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Australian Open chief wants quarantine relaxed for playersOct 15, 2020 7:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Australian Open chief executive Craig Tiley wants international tennis players arriving for the first Grand Slam tournament of 2021 to be exe...
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Ramos-Viñolas only seeded player to reach Sardegna Open QFOct 15, 2020 7:00 am - SANTA MARGHERITA DI PULA, Sardinia (AP) - Albert Ramos-Viñolas became the only seeded player to reach the quarterfinals of the Forte Village Sardegna Open with a 6-0, 6...
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Opelka fights back to oust Medvedev at St. Petersburg OpenOct 15, 2020 7:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Hard-serving American Reilly Opelka saved four break points in the final set before beating defending champion Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 5-7, 4-...
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Querrey accused of leaving Russia despite virus positiveOct 15, 2020 7:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - American tennis player Sam Querrey was placed in isolation by Russian authorities after testing positive for the coronavirus and then left ...
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Alexander Zverev reaches quarterfinals at Cologne IndoorsOct 15, 2020 7:00 am - COLOGNE, Germany (AP) - Top-seeded Alexander Zverev advanced to the quarterfinals of the Cologne Indoors by beating Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 6-1 Thursday. Zverev was playi...
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Girls tennis: 'Weird' year wraps up with sectional tournamentsOct 15, 2020 1:00 am - Earlier this season, Benet Academy girls tennis coach Michael Hand admitted that "it's kind of a weird year." Playing an organized high school sport while dealing with ...
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French Open champion Swiatek advises work with psychologistsOct 14, 2020 7:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Having a sports psychologist helped Polish teenager Iga Swiatek win the French Open, and she thinks it can help others, too. The 19-year-old Swiate...
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Lucky loser Petrović replaces Fognini, beats Carballés BaenaOct 14, 2020 7:00 am - SANTA MARGHERITA DI PULA, Sardinia (AP) - Danilo Petrović of Serbia made the most of his late entry into the Forte Village Sardegna Open, beating Roberto Carballés Bae...