Articles filed under Tennis
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US OPEN 2021: Fans back; some stars out; line judges leaveAug 29, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Daniil Medvedev can offer a unique perspective on U.S. Open spectators: During his run to the final two years ago, he transformed from a 'œhated villain'...
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US OPEN 2021: Djokovic, Osaka demand much of the attentionAug 29, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Novak Djokovic is well aware that his two-track pursuit of men's tennis history at the U.S. Open - the first calendar-year Grand Slam in more than a half...
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US Open players don't need COVID shots; about half have themAug 28, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When Andy Murray sat in the U.S. Open's main interview room for a pre-tournament news conference Saturday, the moderator informed the 2012 champion he wa...
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2nd-seeded Kontaveit beats Begu in Cleveland finalAug 28, 2021 7:00 am - CLEVELAND (AP) - Second-seeded Anett Kontaveit of Estonia won the Tennis in the Land final Saturday for her second WTA Tour title, beating Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania ...
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Andreescu, Barty, Sabalenka could be in title mix at US OpenAug 28, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Ash Barty was on the couch, not the court. Bianca Andreescu wasn't at last year's U.S. Open, either, and Aryna Sabalenka wasn't in it for long. All three...
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Ivashka beats Ymer in Winston-Salem Open for 1st tour titleAug 28, 2021 7:00 am - WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Ilya Ivashka beat Mikael Ymer 6-0, 6-2 on Saturday in the Winston-Salem Open to become the first player from Belarus to win an ATP Tour single...
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Girls tennis: Huntley wins Jacobs tourneyAug 28, 2021 1:00 am - Huntley needed an assist from Lake Zurich to win the Golden Eagles tennis tournament at Jacobs Saturday. With one match left to play for both teams, the Red Raiders and ...
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St. Viator's perfect day helps girls tennis team claim Cougar Classic quadAug 28, 2021 1:00 am - With temperatures on the tennis court at 110 degrees and a heat index of 103, the heat was on Saturday afternoon at the Cougar Classic quad in Vernon Hills. It took winn...
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US Open COVID protocols changed: Fans need vaccination proofAug 27, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Open spectators now must show proof of at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to attend matches, a change made less than 72 hours before the tennis...
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Prague to host Billie Jean King Cup finals in NovemberAug 27, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The twice-postponed finals of the Billie Jean King Cup will be played in Prague from Nov. 1-6, the International Tennis Federation said Friday. The tournam...