Articles filed under Tennis
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'06 Australian Open finalist Baghdatis to coach SvitolinaDec 11, 2019 6:00 am - Marcos Baghdatis, the 2006 Australian Open runner-up, is going to start helping coach top-10 player Elina Svitolina. Baghdatis wrote Wednesday on Twitter that he was 'œg...
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French Open champ, No. 1 Ash Barty chosen WTA Player of YearDec 11, 2019 6:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Add another accolade to Ash Barty's breakthrough 2019: WTA Player of the Year. The Australian was announced Wednesday as the winner of the to...
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Tennis' Andreescu honored as Canada's athlete of the yearDec 09, 2019 6:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - U.S. Open winner Bianca Andreescu is Canada's athlete of the year, the first tennis player so honored. She won the 2019 Lou Marsh Trophy on Monday after b...
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Former No. 1 Wozniacki to retire after Australian OpenDec 06, 2019 6:00 am - Former No. 1 and 2018 Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki will retire from professional tennis after competing in Melbourne next year. The 29-year-old from Denma...
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Roger Federer's face to be minted on Swiss coinDec 02, 2019 6:00 am - BERN, Switzerland (AP) - The Swiss government says it will produce a 20 franc silver coin with Roger Federer's image on it. The government says it's the first time it ha...
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Tennis Australia to honor Court's Grand Slam anniversaryNov 30, 2019 6:00 am - Tennis Australia has confirmed it plans to honor Margaret Court's 50th anniversary of her 1970 Grand Slam during January's Australian Open, but stressed her controversia...
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New Davis Cup proves exciting but calendar still a challengeNov 25, 2019 6:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Despite its flaws, the new Davis Cup got a passing grade on its first edition, with its modern look being accompanied by plenty of excitement on the court....
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Tennis investigation unit suspends 2 women playersNov 25, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The Tennis Integrity Unit says women players from Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have been provisionally suspended while under investigation. The TIU says Kseni...
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World No.2 Karolina Pliskova hires Daniel Vallverdu as coachNov 25, 2019 6:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - World No. 2 Karolina Pliskova has hired Daniel Vallverdu as coach to replace Conchita Martinez. Vallverdu, who previously was part of the coaching teams of...
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US to face Uzbekistan in qualifier for 2020 Davis Cup FinalsNov 24, 2019 6:00 am - MADRID (AP) - The United States will face Uzbekistan in qualifiers for the 2020 Davis Cup Finals. The Americans, the Davis Cup's most successful team with 32 titles, wil...