Articles filed under Tennis
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French Open glance: Nadal aims for 12th title against ThiemJun 08, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - LOOKAHEAD TO SUNDAY Rafael Nadal aims for a record-extending 12th French Open title against fourth-seeded Dominic Thiem in a rematch of last year's final. N...
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Goolagong Cawley says Barty's French Open win 'joy to watch'Jun 08, 2019 7:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Evonne Goolagong Cawley says fellow indigenous athlete Ash Barty's first Grand Slam singles title at the French Open was "a joy to watch." Goo...
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It's a Barty party: Australian wins 1st major at French OpenJun 08, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Ash Barty knew she needed a break from tennis, from the pressure and expectations, from the week-in, week-out grind. So she stepped away in 2014 and wound u...
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The Latest: Chan, Dodig win 2nd French Open mixed titleJun 07, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The Latest on the French Open (all times local): ___ 7 p.m. Latisha Chan of Taiwan and Ivan Dodig of Croatia are the first duo to win two consecutive French...
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French Open glance: Djokovic-Thiem SF resumes; women's finalJun 07, 2019 7:00 am - LOOKAHEAD TO SATURDAY Novak Djokovic will need to overcome a bit of a deficit in his rain-suspended semifinal against Dominic Thiem if he is going to extend his 26-match...
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Something new: A French Open final for Barty, VondrousovaJun 07, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Ash Barty won 17 of the initial 18 points in her French Open semifinal against 17-year-old Amanda Anisimova to lead 5-0 after 12 minutes - and yet somehow l...
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Federer 'surprised' by schedule of French Open women's semisJun 07, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Roger Federer was among those puzzled by the decisions to relegate the French Open women's semifinals to lesser courts and a morning start Friday, moves the...
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Analysis: Federer-Nadal semifinal in Paris is magnifiqueJun 06, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The French Open semifinal between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal comes 15 years after their first match against each other. For tennis' sake, maybe this won...
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The Latest: Djokovic reaches French Open semifinalsJun 06, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The Latest on the French Open (all times local): ___ 5 p.m. Novak Djokovic has reached the French Open semifinals after beating Alexander Zverev 7-5, 6-2, 6...
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Djokovic has tennis history within grasp at the French OpenJun 06, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Sure, Novak Djokovic wants to win each match he plays. And, yes, he wants to come through at key moments, such as when he got broken early in his French Ope...