Articles filed under Tennis
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Swiss teen Dominic Stricker wins on grass debut in StuttgartJun 09, 2021 7:00 am - STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Swiss teenager Dominic Stricker made his grass-court debut with a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) win over Radu Albot at the Stuttgart Open on Wednesday. The ...
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Sakkari tops 2020 French champ Swiatek; 4 in 1st Slam SFsJun 09, 2021 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - When one last forehand from defending champion Iga Swiatek landed wide in the French Open quarterfinals, Maria Sakkari crouched on Court Philippe Chatrier a...
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French Open fans unhappy as COVID curfew imposed at 11 p.m.Jun 09, 2021 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Novak Djokovic's French Open quarterfinal against Matteo Berrettini was delayed for about 22 minutes Wednesday evening while thousands of spectators were cl...
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The Latest: Play resumes in QF after irate fans ushered outJun 09, 2021 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The Latest on the French Open (all times local): ___ 11:15 p.m. Play has resumed amid total silence between Novak Djokovic and Matteo Berrettini after the m...
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No. 1 Djokovic, 13-time French champ Nadal to meet in semisJun 09, 2021 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Novak Djokovic wheeled toward his guest box in a nearly empty Court Philippe Chatrier as midnight neared and let out one yell, two yells, three, four. Once...
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After going 0-6 in Slam QFs, Pavlyuchenkova finally wins 1Jun 08, 2021 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Don't get Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova wrong: Of course she's happy to finally make it to her first Grand Slam semifinal at age 29 after going 0-6 in major sing...
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The Latest: Zverev reaches his 3rd Grand Slam semifinalJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The Latest on the French Open (all times local): ___ 7:45 p.m. Alexander Zverev has reached his third Grand Slam semifinal and first at the French Open. The...
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Basilashvili beats home favorite Brown in Stuttgart OpenJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Nikoloz Basilashvili began his Stuttgart Open campaign by beating home favorite Dustin Brown 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Tuesday. The fifth-seeded Georgian...
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French Open Lookahead: Gauff, 17, seeks first Slam semifinalJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - LOOKAHEAD TO WEDNESDAY Coco Gauff looks to take the next step in her rapid rise when she faces Barbora Krejcikova in the first Grand Slam quarterfinal for b...
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Tsitsipas beats Medvedev, will face Zverev in French Open SFJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev both have been viewed as potential future stars of tennis. Both have come close to Grand Slam titles. Now the pair o...