Articles filed under Tennis
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Paire to open for France against Spain in Davis CupSep 13, 2018 7:00 am - LILLE, France (AP) - Benoit Paire will debut for France in the Davis Cup semifinals on Friday, two years after being sent home from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Paire wa...
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Grand Slams to continue seeding 32 playersSep 13, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Grand Slam tournaments will continue to seed 32 players. The Grand Slam Board announced on Thursday that it has given up its earlier-stated intention to re...
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US Open chair umpire Carlos Ramos says he is 'fine'Sep 12, 2018 7:00 am - LISBON, Portugal (AP) - The chair umpire who penalized Serena Williams in the U.S. Open final has spoken publicly for the first time since the match, saying he is "fine....
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Sock injured, out of US team for Davis Cup semifinalsSep 12, 2018 7:00 am - ZADAR, Croatia (AP) - Jack Sock is out of the United States team for the Davis Cup semifinals against Croatia because of a hip injury and has been replaced by Ryan Harri...
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Newspaper reprints controversial cartoon of Serena WilliamsSep 12, 2018 7:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - A cartoon of Serena Williams that has been widely condemned as a racist depiction of the tennis great has been partially reprinted on the fro...
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Anisimova reaches quarterfinals at Japan Women's OpenSep 12, 2018 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Amanda Anisimova advanced to the quarterfinals of the Japan Women's Open by beating seventh-seeded Zheng Saisai 6-1, 6-1 Wednesday. The 17-year-old American...
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Girls tennis: Barrington turns the tables on FremdSep 12, 2018 1:00 am - Fremd and Barrington played a little role reversal in this year's MSL West match, as the Fillies bested the Vikings 4-3 Wednesday. In last year's meeting, Barrington had...
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Luck on France's side, again, ahead of Davis Cup semifinalsSep 11, 2018 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Sadly for France, Yannick Noah is leaving his job as Davis Cup captain at the end of the year. Since returning to the helm of the squad for the 2016 campaig...
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Top-seeded Zhang, No. 2 Hsieh advance at Japan Women's OpenSep 11, 2018 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Top-seeded Zhang Shuai advanced to the second round of the Japan Women's Open on Tuesday with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Magdalena Frech of Poland. Zhang will next...
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US Open final chair ump Ramos to work US-Croatia Davis CupSep 11, 2018 7:00 am - The chair umpire who penalized Serena Williams a game in the U.S. Open final has been assigned to officiate the Davis Cup semifinal matches between the United States and...