Articles filed under Tennis
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Prague to host Billie Jean King Cup finals in NovemberAug 27, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The twice-postponed finals of the Billie Jean King Cup will be played in Prague from Nov. 1-6, the International Tennis Federation said Friday. The tournam...
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Zverev denies allegations, backs ATP domestic violence rulesAug 27, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Olympic tennis gold medalist Alexander Zverev again denied abuse allegations made by a former girlfriend and said Friday he would support the introductio...
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US OPEN 2021: Osaka defends title; Djokovic seeks true SlamAug 27, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A glance at the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam tennis tournament of 2021: SURFACE Hard courts. SITE USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flush...
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Anett Kontaveit, Irina-Camelia Begu reach Cleveland finalAug 27, 2021 7:00 am - CLEVELAND (AP) - Second-seeded Anett Kontaveit of Estonia and Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania advanced to the championship match in the inaugural Tennis in the Land. Konta...
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US OPEN 2021: Djokovic seeks 21st major; plenty eyeing 1stAug 26, 2021 7:00 am - Men to watch at the U.S. Open, which starts Monday at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York: ___ NOVAK DJOKOVIC Seeded: 1 Country: Serbia Age: 34 2021 ...
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Ivashka, Ruusuvuori, Ymer advance in Winston-Salem OpenAug 26, 2021 7:00 am - WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Ilya Ivashka, Emil Ruusuvuori and Mikael Ymer all took down seeded opponents '“ including No. 1 Pablo Carreno Busta '“ on Thursday in the quar...
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Djokovic's true Slam bid at US Open starts against qualifierAug 26, 2021 7:00 am - Novak Djokovic will begin his bid to win the U.S. Open for a men's-record 21st major tennis championship and to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam by facing a player wh...
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No masks, vax proof to see matches at full-capacity US OpenAug 25, 2021 7:00 am - Spectators will not be required to wear masks or show proof of their vaccination status to attend matches at the U.S. Open when the tennis tournament returns at full cap...
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Katerina Siniakova advances to Cleveland quarterfinalsAug 25, 2021 7:00 am - CLEVELAND (AP) - Olympic doubles champion Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic cruised into the quarterfinals at Tennis in the Land with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Nagi...
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US OPEN 2021: Test your tennis knowledge with an AP quizAug 25, 2021 7:00 am - How well do you know the U.S. Open, the year's last Grand Slam tennis tournament, which begins at Flushing Meadows in New York on Aug. 30? Give this AP quiz about the sp...