Articles filed under Tennis
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Defending champ Dzumhur advances to St Petersburg 2nd roundSep 18, 2018 7:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Defending champion Damir Dzumhur advanced to the second round of the St. Petersburg Open by beating Austrian qualifier Lucas Miedler 7-5, 6...
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Sloane Stephens loses early at Pan Pacific OpenSep 18, 2018 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Fifth-seeded Sloane Stephens was eliminated from the first round of the Pan Pacific Open by Donna Vekic 6-4, 6-4 Tuesday. The 2017 U.S. Open champion also l...
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Tsonga loses to defending champion at Moselle OpenSep 18, 2018 7:00 am - METZ, France (AP) - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga made an unsuccessful return to competition on Tuesday, losing 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 to defending champion Peter Gojowczyk of Germany i...
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Osaka victory tour stops at sumo match, and she liked itSep 17, 2018 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Naomi Osaka showed how deep her Japanese roots run: She went to watch Japan's national sport of sumo and said she liked it. Osaka is in Tokyo this week to p...
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Old Davis Cup format shines bright in US-Croatia seriesSep 17, 2018 7:00 am - ZADAR, Croatia (AP) - Fans banging drums and blowing trumpets for hours on end. Colorful costumes. Chants more reminiscent of soccer games than tennis matches. Plus, a s...
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Wawrinka beats Bedene at St. Petersburg OpenSep 17, 2018 7:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Stan Wawrinka advanced to the second round of the St. Petersburg Open by beating Aljaz Bedene 7-5, 7-6 (5) Monday. Bedene served for the fi...
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Chair umpire Ramos hands Cilic warning for slamming racketSep 16, 2018 7:00 am - ZADAR, Croatia (AP) - Chair umpire Carlos Ramos issued a code violation to Croatia after Marin Cilic slammed his racket to the clay and mangled the frame during a Davis ...
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After soccer final, Croatia plays France again in Davis CupSep 16, 2018 7:00 am - ZADAR, Croatia (AP) - First it was the World Cup soccer final. Now it's the Davis Cup. Croatia will meet France again to decide tennis' premier team event. After eight h...
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Hsieh overpowers Anisimova to win Japan Women's Open titleSep 16, 2018 7:00 am - Taiwan's Hsieh Su-Wei overpowered American qualifier Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday to win the Japan Women's Open. Second-seeded Hsieh converted five of six break p...
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Anisimova beats Zhang to reach her 1st final at age 17Sep 15, 2018 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - American qualifier Amanda Anisimova is in her first WTA final at age 17 after upsetting top-seeded Zhang Shuai of China 7-6 (4), 7-5 at the Japan Women's Op...