Articles filed under Tennis
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Boys tennis: Big things happening for Willowbrook tennisMay 14, 2021 1:00 am - It's an exciting time for the Willowbrook tennis program. Not only are the Warriors 6-2 and playing well this season, the school recently broke ground on a new tennis fa...
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Never count him out: Nadal rallies past Shapovalov in RomeMay 13, 2021 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - When it comes to long, grueling clay-court battles, nobody is better than Rafael Nadal. Nearing his 35th birthday, the Spanish great showed he's still got th...
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Serena Williams accepts wild card to play in ParmaMay 13, 2021 7:00 am - PARMA, Italy (AP) - Serena Williams has accepted a wild-card invitation to play at the Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma starting this weekend. The move came immediately afte...
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Kazakhstan Davis Cup tennis player banned for corruptionMay 12, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A tennis player who represented Kazakhstan in the Davis Cup has been banned for 10 years after admitting a string of corruption charges. The International...
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Williams' 1,000th match ends in defeat at Italian OpenMay 12, 2021 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Serena Williams' 1,000th tour-level singles match ended in defeat as she marked her return to action with a 7-6 (6), 7-5 loss to Nadia Podoroska on Wednesday...
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French Open players to get 1 hour of daily freedom in ParisMay 12, 2021 7:00 am - Players at the French Open will be allowed a daily one-hour window outside their social-distancing bubble, tournament organizers said Wednesday. Guy Forget, the director...
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US tennis player Opelka back to winning after bout of COVIDMay 11, 2021 7:00 am - American tennis player Reilly Opelka is back to winning matches after dealing with a bout of COVID-19 that he said kept him off the court entirely for more than two week...
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Italy's new group of male tennis stars are all-court playersMay 11, 2021 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Jannik Sinner is just as comfortable on the hard courts of Miami as he is on the red clay of Rome, where he's scheduled to face Rafael Nadal on Wednesday. Lo...
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Djokovic loses cool, wins match against Fritz in Rome rainMay 11, 2021 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Top-ranked Novak Djokovic shouted at the umpire before regaining his cool to see out his rain-delayed second-round match against Taylor Fritz at the Italian ...
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Italian teen Sinner sets up match with Nadal in RomeMay 10, 2021 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Seven months ago, Jannik Sinner twice had chances to accomplish something few tennis players have been capable of: Taking a set from Rafael Nadal at the Fren...