Articles filed under Tennis
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Agent to AP: Federer to miss Australia; planning 2021 returnDec 27, 2020 6:00 am - Roger Federer withdrew from the Australian Open while he continues preparing to return to action after two operations on his right knee and a tour absence that will have...
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Egyptian tennis player banned 2 years in match-fixing caseDec 21, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Egyptian tennis player Mostafa Hatem was banned for two years on Monday as part of a match-fixing case. The Tennis Integrity Unit said Hatem admitted to tw...
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Djokovic, Federer, Nadal, Tiafoe win ATP awards for 2020Dec 21, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Frances Tiafoe were among the winners of the ATP's top awards for 2020 on Monday. Djokovic was the year-end...
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Australian Open: 14-day quarantine for players confirmedDec 19, 2020 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The Victorian state government has confirmed that all players at the Australian Open will be required to quarantine in Melbourne for 14 days ...
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ATP: Start of 2021 calendar includes delayed Australian OpenDec 16, 2020 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The Australian Open is set to begin Feb. 8, three weeks later than planned, as part of a pandemic-altered 2021 tennis calendar released by th...
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Algerian tennis player gets lifetime ban for match-fixingDec 14, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Algerian tennis player Aymen Ikhlef was banned for life Monday and fined $100,000 for match-fixing offenses. The Tennis Integrity Unit said Ikhlef committe...
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Tennis line judge Rocher banned for betting on matchesDec 09, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Tennis line judge David Rocher was banned for 18 months on Wednesday, with four months suspended, for betting on matches. The Tennis Integrity United said ...
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Kenin voted WTA Player of Year; Azarenka gets Comeback honorDec 08, 2020 6:00 am - Sofia Kenin collected the WTA Player of the Year award on Tuesday after winning the Australian Open in January for her first Grand Slam title and finishing as the runner...
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Dennis Ralston, Hall of Fame tennis player, dies at 78Dec 06, 2020 6:00 am - Dennis Ralston, a five-time Grand Slam doubles champion who was one of the initial players signed to the professional World Championship Tennis tour in the 1960s and a m...
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Ukrainian tennis player banned in match-fixing caseDec 04, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Ukrainian tennis player Stanislav Poplavskyy has been given a lifetime ban for participating in match-fixing activities, the Tennis Integrity Unit said Fri...