Articles filed under Tennis
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Kvitova beats Kontaveit for 2nd title this yearApr 28, 2019 7:00 am - STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Third-seeded Petra Kvitova beat No. 8 Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 7-6 (2) to win the Porsche Grand Prix final on Sunday. The 29-year-old Czech clinche...
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Osaka withdraws from Stuttgart semi with ab strainApr 27, 2019 7:00 am - STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Top-ranked Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Porsche Grand Prix semifinals because of an abdominal injury on Saturday. Osaka said she began to feel...
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Thiem upsets Nadal to reach Barcelona Open finalApr 27, 2019 7:00 am - BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - For the second week in a row, Rafael Nadal has fallen in the semifinals of a clay-court tournament he has dominated for more than a decade. Domin...
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Osaka battles back to reach Porsche Grand Prix semifinalsApr 26, 2019 7:00 am - STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Top-ranked Naomi Osaka came from behind in the final set to beat Donna Vekic 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (4) on Friday and reach the semifinals of the Porsch...
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Nadal to face Thiem in Barcelona Open semifinalsApr 26, 2019 7:00 am - BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Rafael Nadal will meet Dominic Thiem in the semifinals of the Barcelona Open after the defending champion brushed off a challenge from German Jan...
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Boys tennis: Hersey's Sheldon shines in weather-shortened Pitchford 32Apr 26, 2019 1:00 am - One thing that can be counted on when the annual Tom Pitchford 32-team boys tennis invitational draws to an end is tournament committee members will have a very good ide...
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Belgian tennis player gets 1-month ban for bettingApr 25, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A Belgian tennis player has been suspended for one month for betting on matches. Benjamin D'Hoe, a 22-year-old player who reached a career-high ranking of ...
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Nadal beats Ferrer to reach Barcelona Open quarterfinalsApr 25, 2019 7:00 am - BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Rafael Nadal looked closer to his clay-court best again as he beat David Ferrer 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Barcelona ...
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Osaka opens clay campaign by beating Hsieh in StuttgartApr 25, 2019 7:00 am - STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Top-ranked Naomi Osaka opened her clay-court season by beating Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan 6-4, 6-3, on Thursday to reach the Porsche Grand Prix qua...
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ATP Finals moving to Turin from 2021-25; succeeds LondonApr 24, 2019 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - The ATP Finals is moving to Turin in 2021. The Italian city will host the tennis event for five years through 2025, succeeding current host London. The tourn...