Articles filed under Tennis
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Lincolnshire boy wins National Clay Court Tennis ChampionshipJul 29, 2021 6:00 am - Jack Secord of Lincolnshire won the boys 12 and under National Clay Court Tennis Championship, winning seven matches in a row in straight sets. Secord is currently ranke...
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Village life: Djokovic relishing the Olympic experienceJul 28, 2021 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - There he is doing the splits with the Belgian gymnastics team. Offering mental strength advice to Turkey's volleyballers. Screaming wildly with a roomful of...
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Djokovic says 'pressure is a privilege' that he can handleJul 28, 2021 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - With the topic of athletes' mental health and pressure being discussed at the Olympics, Novak Djokovic said 'œpressure is a privilege.'ť The top-ranked Serb...
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Fognini apologizes for homophobic slur in Olympic lossJul 28, 2021 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Italian tennis player Fabio Fognini has apologized for yelling at himself with a homophobic slur during a loss in the Olympic tennis tournament. Fognini use...
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'I can die': Medvedev survives extreme heat at Tokyo GamesJul 28, 2021 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Bent over in exhaustion before serving. Resting on his racket between points. Grasping for a rubber tube blowing cool air next to his seat on changeovers. T...
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Disbelief, support in Japan after Naomi Osaka's eliminationJul 27, 2021 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - 'œMasaka" - or, in English, 'œNo way.'ť That's how an incredulous Japan reacted Tuesday to the unexpectedly early loss of Naomi Osaka at the Tokyo Olympics,...
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'A bit much': Naomi Osaka cites pressure in Olympic lossJul 27, 2021 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - It wasn't the ending that Naomi Osaka - nor her multitudes of fans across Japan and worldwide - had expected. The start of the Tokyo Olympics, however, will...
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Rough day for stars Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka at OlympicsJul 27, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO - Simone Biles came into the Olympics as perhaps the biggest star of the Games. Naomi Osaka was such a big headline act that she was given the honor to light the O...
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Osaka and Djokovic raise profile of tennis at Tokyo GamesJul 26, 2021 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Naomi Osaka has the hopes of the entire host nation resting on her. Novak Djokovic is attempting to accomplish something that no man has done before in tenn...
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'Out of my body': Osaka sharp in debut at Tokyo OlympicsJul 25, 2021 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Naomi Osaka is back playing, still winning, and also talking to the media again. The Japanese superstar who lit the Olympic cauldron defeated 52nd-ranked Zh...