Articles filed under Tennis
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Defending champion withdraws from men's ASB ClassicJan 05, 2019 6:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Defending champion Roberta Bautista Agut has joined fellow Doha finalist Tomas Berdych in withdrawing from the Auckland ATP Tour event which...
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Anderson walks tall at Maharashtra OpenJan 05, 2019 6:00 am - PUNE, India (AP) - Top-seeded Kevin Anderson won his sixth ATP title when he recovered from 5-2 down in the decisive tiebreaker to beat Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (4), 6-7 (2), 7-...
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No. 1 Simona Halep back in action at Sydney InternationalJan 05, 2019 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - No. 1-ranked Simona Halep returns to competitive tennis this week at the Sydney International unsure if her back injury has fully healed. It will be the fi...
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Tsurenko upsets second-seeded Osaka to reach Brisbane finalJan 05, 2019 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - She's ranked No. 5 in the world, will enter the season-opening major as a reigning Grand Slam champion, and is trying not to sulk. A lot has h...
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Ferrer leads Spain to 2-1 win over France in Hopman CupJan 04, 2019 6:00 am - PERTH, Australia (AP) - David Ferrer led Spain to 2-1 consolation victory over France in the Hopman Cup on Friday in what was the 36-year-old's last pro tennis event in ...
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Sharapova retires with injury, Sabalenka reaches semifinalsJan 04, 2019 6:00 am - SHENZHEN, China (AP) - Maria Sharapova retired from her match at the Shenzhen Open with an injury on Friday, giving top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka a spot in the tournament's...
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Germany beats Australia to reach Hopman Cup finalJan 04, 2019 6:00 am - PERTH, Australia (AP) - Angelique Kerber and Alexandar Zverev sent Germany into the Hopman Cup final with straight-sets victories over Ash Barty and Matt Ebden of Austra...
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39-year-old Karlovic reaches Maharashtra Open finalJan 04, 2019 6:00 am - PUNE, India (AP) - Ivo Karlovic became the oldest player in 42 years to qualify for a tour-level final by beating Steve Darcis 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-3 at the Maharashtra Open ...
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Bianca Andreescu beats Venus Williams at ASB ClassicJan 04, 2019 6:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu knocked off another former No. 1 on Friday, beating seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams 6-7 (1)...
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Medvedev beats Raonic to reach semifinals in BrisbaneJan 04, 2019 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Fourth-seeded Daniil Medvedev reached the semifinals at the Brisbane International by beating Milos Raonic 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4 on Friday. The sc...