Articles filed under Tennis
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Former pro Mardy Fish announced as new US Davis Cup captainJan 09, 2019 6:00 am - WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - The U.S. Tennis Association says former top-10 player Mardy Fish is the country's new Davis Cup captain. Fish's appointment to ...
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Novak Djokovic, Simona Halep top seeds for Australian OpenJan 09, 2019 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Top-ranked Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep, as expected, were given the No. 1 seedings on Thursday when the Australian Open announced its sin...
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Del Potro scheduled to open season at Delray Beach OpenJan 09, 2019 6:00 am - DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Juan Martin del Potro plans to make his season debut at the Delray Beach Open next month. The hard-court tournament announced Wednesday that it...
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Bencic follows Hopman Cup win with tough 1st-round in HobartJan 08, 2019 6:00 am - HOBART, Australia (AP) - Belinda Bencic has followed up her title at the Hopman Cup with a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over second-seeded Mihaela Buzarnescu in the first round of ...
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AP source: Ex-pro Mardy Fish picked as US Davis Cup captainJan 08, 2019 6:00 am - Former top-10 player Mardy Fish will be the new captain of the U.S. Davis Cup team, taking over the job as the event shifts to a drastically different setup. A person fa...
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Chilean tennis player Saavedra-Corvalan banned for 2 ˆ½ yearsJan 08, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A Chilean tennis player has been suspended for 2 ˆ½ years for failing to cooperate with an investigation conducted by the Tennis Integrity Unit. The sport'...
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Schmiedlova beats 8th-seeded Van Uytvanck in HobartJan 08, 2019 6:00 am - HOBART, Australia (AP) - Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia continued her strong start to the new year on Wednesday, beating eighth-seeded Alison Van Uytvanck in the ...
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Chris Evert to chair US Tennis Association's charitable armJan 08, 2019 6:00 am - WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - Chris Evert has been chosen to chair the USTA Foundation's board of directors, serving as a spokeswoman and ambassador for the U.S. Tennis Asso...
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Kerber into Sydney quarters; Stephens recovers to advanceJan 08, 2019 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Defending champion Angelique Kerber moved into the Sydney International quarterfinals after beating Camila Giorgi 7-6 (3), 6-2 on Tuesday. The second-ranke...
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Ferrer beats Haase at ASB Classic in New ZealandJan 08, 2019 6:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Four-time champion David Ferrer opened play Tuesday in ASB Classic with a 6-2, 6-1 first-round win over Robin Haase. The 36-year-old Ferrer ...