Articles filed under Tennis
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Djokovic, Medvedev highlight rosters for Davis Cup FinalsOct 25, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Top-ranked Novak Djokovic and U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev headline the rosters announced Monday for the Davis Cup Finals that begin next month. Djok...
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Potential backflip on vaccination stance for Australian OpenOct 25, 2021 7:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - A potential backflip on border entry requirements for the Australian Open may allow unvaccinated players to compete at the first tennis major...
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Sinner wins in Antwerp without dropping a setOct 24, 2021 7:00 am - ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) - Jannik Sinner won his fourth tour-level title of the year and stayed in contention for the ATP Finals with a convincing straight-set victory over...
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Kontaveit wins Kremlin Cup in comeback over AlexandrovaOct 24, 2021 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Anett Kontaveit twice came back from the brink of defeat to beat Ekaterina Alexandrova 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 and win the Kremlin Cup on Sunday to stay in contentio...
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Jannik Sinner wins again in Antwerp, eyes ATP FinalsOct 23, 2021 7:00 am - ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) - Jannik Sinner reached his fifth tour-level final of the season and stayed in contention for the ATP Finals by beating Lloyd Harris 6-2, 6-2 at th...
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Girls tennis: Hinsdale Central captures 19th state titleOct 23, 2021 1:00 am - Lainey O'Neil was simply hoping she'd hit the final point inbounds. Suffice to say, she was "really, really happy" when it did. Locked in a nearly three-hour match to de...
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Girls tennis: Stevenson's Wang savors state title win over Lake Forest's RabjohnsOct 23, 2021 1:00 am - Lake Forest junior Autumn Rabjohns tried to overpower Stevenson sophomore Sarah Wang. Tried to frustrate Wang with ankle-biting slice shots. Tried to dink Wang. Tried to...
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California's Brooksby, 20, clinches Next Gen Finals berthOct 22, 2021 7:00 am - ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) - Qualifier Jenson Brooksby locked up a berth in the Next Gen Finals for the top 21-and-under players on the ATP Tour by reaching the semifinals in...
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Alexandrova beats Sabalenka to reach Kremlin Cup semifinalsOct 22, 2021 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Aryna Sabalenka's first tournament since testing positive for the coronavirus ended after only two matches. The second-ranked Belarusian lost to Ekaterina ...
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Ash Barty done for season, won't defend her WTA Finals titleOct 22, 2021 7:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - World No. 1-ranked Ash Barty won't defend her season-ending WTA Finals title and is done for the year due to continuing COVID-19 travel and qu...