Articles filed under Tennis
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French Open 2025: The certainty Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek brought to Paris is missing nowMay 22, 2025 8:09 pm - There will be an unfamiliar uncertainty at the French Open when the year's second Grand Slam tournament begins in Paris on Sunday. That is because the air of inevitability that used to surround Rafael Nadal's participation is gone now that the 14-time champion at Roland-Garros has retired.
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Alcaraz beats Sinner again to win the Italian Open and solidify his status as French Open favoriteMay 18, 2025 3:13 pm - ROME — There’s only one player who is consistently beating Jannik Sinner. Carlos Alcaraz defeated the top-ranked Sinner again, 7-6 (5), 6-1, to win his first Italian Open...
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With his brother’s help, Hersey graduate Max Sheldon sets Michigan State recordMay 11, 2025 1:25 pm - Michigan State senior Max Sheldon, a graduate of Hersey High School, set the Spartans’ all-time record for combined victories -- with help from his younger brother, Mitchell.
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Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios beats McDonald at the Miami Open for his first win in 2 1/2 yearsMar 19, 2025 9:42 pm - Nick Kyrgios has won a match for the first time in nearly 2 1/2 years. The 2022 Wimbledon runner-up beat Mackie McDonald 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 at the Miami Open on Wednesday. Kyrgios was wearing a thick wrap of beige tape on his surgically repaired right wrist that he said was numb after he took five painkillers.
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Teenager Mirra Andreeva beats No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka to win the Indian Wells titleMar 16, 2025 6:40 pm - INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva came back to beat No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday to make the 17-year-...
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Teenager Andreeva beats Rybakina to become youngest WTA 1,000 finalist in DubaiFeb 21, 2025 10:12 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva became the youngest player to reach the final of a WTA 1,000 event after beating sixth-seeded Elena Ryb...
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Raducanu says ‘I’ll be OK’ after man removed from stands at Dubai tournamentFeb 19, 2025 7:27 pm - Emma Raducanu says she will be OK after what she called a "difficult experience" related to the presence of a man who had exhibited "fixated behavior" toward her at the Dubai Championships.
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Jannik Sinner beats Alexander Zverev in 3 sets for his second Australian Open title in a rowJan 26, 2025 5:31 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia — There's all sorts of ways beyond merely the score to measure just how dominant Jannik Sinner was while outplaying and frustrating Alexander Zverev ...
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Australian Open: Keys upsets 2-time champion Sabalenka in women's final for 1st Grand Slam titleJan 25, 2025 4:40 pm - When Madison Keys stepped into Rod Laver Arena at 7:37 p.m. on Saturday night ahead of the Australian Open final, she strode right past the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup, the trophy that goes to the women's champion and was placed on a pedestal near the entrance to the court.
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Jannik Sinner beats Ben Shelton to return to the Australian Open finalJan 24, 2025 11:56 am - Defending champion Jannik Sinner has overcome some third-set cramping to beat Ben Shelton 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2 to return to the Australian Open final as he pursues a third Grand Slam title.