Articles filed under Tennis
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Alexandrova beats Gracheva to reach Linz quarterfinalsNov 11, 2020 6:00 am - LINZ, Austria (AP) - Ekaterina Alexandrova advanced to her first quarterfinal in nine months by beating fellow Russian Varvara Gracheva 7-5, 6-1 Wednesday at the Upper A...
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Lisicki's latest comeback ends because of ligament tearNov 11, 2020 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Former Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki ended her latest comeback attempt Wednesday because of a severe knee injury. The German player has struggled with ...
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Top-seed Sabalenka beats Paolini in Linz openerNov 10, 2020 6:00 am - LINZ, Austria (AP) - Aryna Sabalenka overcame a slow start to defeat Jasmine Paolini 6-4, 6-4 Tuesday in the opening round of the season-ending Upper Austria Ladies Linz...
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Minnen upsets 3rd-seeded Yastremska in opening round in LinzNov 09, 2020 6:00 am - LINZ, Austria (AP) - Greet Minnen upset the third-seeded Dayana Yastremska 6-4, 6-3 on the opening day of the season-ending Upper Austria Ladies Linz on Monday. It was t...
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Metronome Medvedev counters Zverev to win 1st Paris MastersNov 08, 2020 6:00 am - Once Daniil Medvedev found a way to counter Alexander Zverev's huge serve, his metronome-like rhythm clicked in and he counterattacked clinically to win the Paris Master...
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Zverev tops Nadal, sets up Paris Masters final vs. MedvedevNov 07, 2020 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Alexander Zverev advanced to the Paris Masters final for the first time by beating top-seeded Rafael Nadal 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday, denying Nadal the chance to...
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Nadal rallies to reach Paris semis and face ZverevNov 06, 2020 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Rafael Nadal trailed by a set and 0-40 before rallying to beat Spanish countryman Pablo Carreno Busta 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 and reach the Paris Masters semifinals o...
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Zverev denies domestic abuse accusation by ex-girlfriendNov 04, 2020 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Alexander Zverev again denied accusations of domestic abuse made by a former girlfriend who said the German tennis player tried to strangle her with a pillo...
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Nadal earns his 1,000th win in an empty and silent stadiumNov 04, 2020 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Becoming only the fourth man to reach 1,000 match wins should have drawn deafening cheers and a standing ovation for tennis great Rafael Nadal. Instead, he...
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Humbert ousts second-seeded Tsitsipas at Paris MastersNov 03, 2020 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Ugo Humbert upset second-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas following a hard-fought contest of more than three hours to reach the third round at the Paris Masters on...