Articles filed under Tennis
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Qualifier Tiafoe stuns Sinner, faces Zverev in Vienna finalOct 30, 2021 7:00 am - VIENNA (AP) - American qualifier Frances Tiafoe rallied from a set and 5-2 down to beat Jannik Sinner 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 Saturday and set up a final against Alexander Zverev ...
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Halep, Kontaveit ease into final in RomaniaOct 30, 2021 7:00 am - CLUJ-NAPOCA, Romania (AP) - Simona Halep reached a WTA final for the 12th straight season after routing Ukrainian teenager Marta Kostyuk 6-0, 6-1 Saturday and setting up...
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Van de Zandschulp stuns Rublev in St. Petersburg quartersOct 29, 2021 7:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Dutch qualifier Botic Van de Zandschulp upset defending champion Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals on the St. Petersburg Open on ...
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Fritz beats pal Tommy Paul on birthday in St. PetersburgOct 28, 2021 7:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Taylor Fritz celebrated his 24th birthday by beating doubles partner Tommy Paul 7-6 (3), 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals of the St. Pet...
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Halep overcomes back injury to reach quarters in RomaniaOct 28, 2021 7:00 am - CLUJ-NAPOCA, Romania (AP) - Top-seeded Simona Halep overcame a back injury to defeat Varvara Gracheva of Russia 6-4, 6-2 Thursday and reach the quarterfinals of the Tran...
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Alcaraz beats Murray, faces Berrettini in Vienna quartersOct 27, 2021 7:00 am - VIENNA (AP) - Andy Murray saw his perfect record at the Erste Bank Open come to an end Wednesday, slumping to a 6-3, 6-4 defeat to teenager Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in th...
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Rublev, Shapovalov advance to St. Petersburg quarterfinalsOct 27, 2021 7:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Home favorite Andrey Rublev reached the quarterfinals of the St. Petersburg Open on Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Belarussian player I...
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Trading shots: Lawmakers differ on Aussie Open vaccinationsOct 27, 2021 7:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - The back-and-forth debate over unvaccinated tennis players being allowed to contest the Australian Open in January heightened Wednesday with t...
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American players Fritz, McDonald, Paul win in St. PetersburgOct 26, 2021 7:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - American players Taylor Fritz, Mackenzie McDonald and Tommy Paul all won their first-round matches at the St. Petersburg Open on Tuesday. T...
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Gasanova saves 2 match points, beats Teichmann in RomaniaOct 25, 2021 7:00 am - CLUJ-NAPOCA, Romania (AP) - Anastasia Gasanova of Russia saved two match points before outlasting fourth-seeded Jil Teichmann 4-5, 6-0, 7-5 Monday in the first round of ...