Articles filed under Tennis
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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 ...
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Korda, Struff, Bublik advance at St. Petersburg OpenOct 25, 2021 7:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - American Sebastian Korda advanced to the second round of the St. Petersburg Open with a 7-6 (2), 7-5 win over Nino Serdarušić on Monday. ...
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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...