Articles filed under Tennis
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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...
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Girls tennis: Grueling Friday, early Saturday for Stevenson's Wang at stateOct 22, 2021 1:00 am - Would anybody be surprised if Stevenson sophomore Sarah Wang opts to stop playing tennis for the next 10 years just to catch her breath? Not if they had watched the top-...