Articles filed under Tennis
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Spanish police arrest tennis players in match-fixing ringJan 10, 2019 6:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Spanish police say 28 professional tennis players, including one who participated in last year's U.S. Open, have been linked to an international organized ...
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Djokovic, Federer on opposite sides of Australian Open drawJan 10, 2019 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are aiming for the same record from opposite sides of the draw, leaving open the prospect of them playing in...
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AUSTRALIAN OPEN '19: A quiz about the year's 1st tennis SlamJan 10, 2019 6:00 am - How well do you know the Australian Open? Give this quiz a try before play begins at the year's first Grand Slam tennis tournament: ___ 1st Round: Which of the following...
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AUSTRALIAN OPEN '19: Djokovic, Federer each eye title No. 7Jan 10, 2019 6:00 am - Men to watch at the Australian Open, where play begins Monday: ___ NOVAK DJOKOVIC Ranked: 1 Country: Serbia Age: 31 2018 Match Record: 53-12 2018 Singles Titles: 4 Caree...
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AUSTRALIAN OPEN '19: What happens to tennis when 2 GOATS go?Jan 10, 2019 6:00 am - It was a terrific moment for tennis, drawing tons of attention to an otherwise meaningless exhibition event in a sport just starting its new season: Serena Williams and ...
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Sasnovich, Barty through to Sydney International semifinalsJan 10, 2019 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Aliaksandra Sasnovich advanced to the Sydney International semifinals by beating Timea Bacsinszky 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday. The 33rd-ranked Sasnovich reached t...
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Alize Cornet advances to semifinals at Hobart InternationalJan 10, 2019 6:00 am - HOBART, Australia (AP) - Former Hobart International champion Alize Cornet moved a step closer to another title in Tasmania with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Belgian qualifier Gr...
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Top-seeded Isner beaten in 2nd round of ASB ClassicJan 09, 2019 6:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Top-seeded John Isner was eliminated in the second round of the ATP Tour's ASB Classic on Wednesday, losing 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) to fellow Ameri...
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Barty beats No. 1 Simona Halep in Romanian's tour returnJan 09, 2019 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Ashleigh Barty broke Simona Halep's serve in the final game to beat the No. 1-ranked Halep 6-4, 6-4 in a second-round match Wednesday at the Sydney Interna...
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Tomic beats Kyrgios in all-Australian temperamental match-upJan 09, 2019 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Bernard Tomic has beaten Nick Kyrgios in the first career match between two of Australia's most temperamental tennis players. At the Kooyong ...