Articles filed under Tennis
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AP Was There: Serena Williams tops Venus to win French OpenJun 05, 2020 7:00 am - EDITOR'S NOTE -- Every French Open features matches that are memorable for one reason or another. There are upsets. Comebacks. Dramatic moments. Historic accomplishments...
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Memorable French Open matches: Nadal-Soderling, Serena-VenusJun 04, 2020 7:00 am - Rafael Nadal's first French Open loss. Serena Williams' first victory over Venus Williams in a major final. Ivan Lendl's comeback against John McEnroe. And, five years l...
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AP Was There: Nadal's 31-match French Open unbeaten run endsJun 04, 2020 7:00 am - EDITOR'S NOTE -- Every French Open features matches that are memorable for one reason or another. There are upsets. Comebacks. Dramatic moments. Historic accomplishments...
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Nadal not sure about 2020 US Open; depends on COVID, travelJun 04, 2020 7:00 am - If it weren't for a pandemic-caused postponement, the French Open would have been in Week 2 now, and Rafael Nadal might still have been in contention for a 20th Grand Sl...
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Former tennis star still shaken by encounter with cop in '15Jun 02, 2020 7:00 am - Nearly five years later, former tennis star James Blake says he never suspected the large man running toward him was a plainclothes New York City policeman. Blake was in...
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Don't be a 'cow on ice': Sliding key to French Open successJun 02, 2020 7:00 am - Before Roger Federer briefly returned to clay-court tennis in 2019 - a decade removed from his French Open title - his confidence was low, he explained, 'œbecause I don'...
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AP PHOTOS: The French Open's athletes and their athleticismJun 01, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The French Open is loved by so many for the scene and the setting and, yes, the surface, to be sure. What would it - or any other tennis tournament, any oth...
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US Open plan in works, including group flights, COVID testsMay 30, 2020 7:00 am - Charter flights to ferry U.S. Open tennis players and limited entourages from Europe, South America and the Middle East to New York. Negative COVID-19 tests before trave...
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Fabio Fognini says he had arthroscopic surgery on his anklesMay 30, 2020 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Former top-10 player Fabio Fognini said on social media that he had arthroscopic surgery on both ankles Saturday. The 2011 French Open quarterfinalist, who r...
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Thiem and Zverev to headline tennis exhibitions in BerlinMay 29, 2020 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev and Nick Kyrgios will play exhibition tennis matches in Berlin in July. With professional tennis shut down during the coron...