Articles filed under Tennis
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No. 1 Djokovic out of Cincinnati, citing need to recuperateAug 09, 2021 7:00 am - Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Western & Southern Open on Monday, meaning the next time he will be in action will be as he tries to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam...
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Indian Wells to expand men's event to 2 weeks this fallAug 09, 2021 7:00 am - INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) - The BNP Paribas Open featuring the men's and women's combined tennis tours will expand the men's event from one week to two when it returns i...
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Sinner outlasts McDonald in final set to win in WashingtonAug 08, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - It felt like Jannik Sinner had the upper hand through almost his entire match against Mackie McDonald. Finally, after nearly three hours, Sinner could ...
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Italian tennis player leaves COVID bubble, out of tournamentAug 07, 2021 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - An Italian tennis pro was dropped from the qualifying rounds at a tournament in Toronto because he left the 'œcontrolled environment" meant to keep player...
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McDonald of US to face Sinner of Italy in Washington finalAug 07, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A little more than two years ago, American tennis player Mackie McDonald needed surgery for a torn hamstring tendon and couldn't walk for weeks. Look a...
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California's Brooksby, 20, to play Italy's Sinner, 19, in DCAug 06, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Jenson Brooksby wasn't even supposed to play in the Citi Open at all. Now the kid's in the final four of his first ATP 500 event. Brooksby beat 11th-se...
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Coco Gauff lost sense of smell from COVID; waiting for shotAug 05, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Teen tennis sensation Coco Gauff said she was supposed to get her first vaccine shot the same week she got COVID-19, which forced her to pull out of th...
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Bye, DC: Nadal bounced by 50th-ranked Harris in WashingtonAug 05, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The good news for Rafael Nadal was that his painful left foot felt much better Thursday at the Citi Open. The bad news? His debut appearance at the tou...
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ATP men's tennis rankings to return to pre-pandemic systemAug 04, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The ATP men's tennis tour will return to its pre-pandemic, 52-week ranking system later this month after a year using a special setup that accounted for to...
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With painful foot, Nadal tops Sock at Washington in returnAug 04, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - There were moments, to be sure, when Rafael Nadal played quite like someone competing for the first time in nearly two months and dealing with a left f...