Articles filed under Tennis
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French Open prize money increases by 8 percent from 2018Mar 21, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French Open prize money will increase by 8 percent at this year's tournament to 42.661 million euros ($48.6 million). The French Tennis Federation says the ...
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3-time champ Venus Williams wins opening match at Miami OpenMar 21, 2019 7:00 am - MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Three-time tournament champion Venus Williams won her opening match Thursday at the new site of the Miami Open by beating Dalila Jakupovic 7-5...
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Growing match-fixing probe in tennis snares more playersMar 21, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French police have questioned another batch of tennis players in a growing investigation into a match-fixing syndicate suspected of paying out hundreds of t...
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Column: Tennis's 'new week, new champ' 2019 is unprecedentedMar 20, 2019 7:00 am - MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Roger Federer has won one trophy so far in 2019, which puts him in a tie for the ATP lead - with 18 other players. That same type of unprecede...
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Former champ Azarenka wins 1st match at new Miami Open siteMar 20, 2019 7:00 am - MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Victoria Azarenka won the first match on the stadium court at the new site of the Miami Open by beating Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. The ...
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Isner returns to scene of 1st Masters 1000 title in MiamiMar 19, 2019 7:00 am - MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - When John Isner first got to town for his Miami Open title defense, he went for a practice session at the old tournament site in Key Biscayne ...
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Changeover: Miami Open tennis moves to Dolphins' homeMar 18, 2019 7:00 am - MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - At the main entrance to the Miami Dolphins' stadium stands a statue of Dan Marino as a witness to a game-changing completion. A remarkable tra...
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Swedish tennis player suspended, fined for bets on matchesMar 18, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A Swedish tennis player who is a sophomore at the University of San Diego has been suspended and fined after admitting to having bet on tennis matches. The...
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Thiem edges Federer in 3 sets to win Indian Wells titleMar 17, 2019 7:00 am - INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) - Roger Federer came out playing like his legendary self. Dominic Thiem needed a set to adjust to what he was seeing across the net. Thiem went...
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Federer reaches Indian Wells final after Nadal's withdrawalMar 16, 2019 7:00 am - INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) - Dominic Thiem outlasted Milos Raonic 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 6-4 on Saturday to reach the BNP Paribas Open final after Roger Federer advanced when ...