Articles filed under Tennis
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Tennis pro Yastremska provisionally suspended for dopingJan 07, 2021 6:00 am - Top 30 tennis pro Dayana Yastremska was provisionally suspended for failing an out-of-competition doping test, the International Tennis Federation announced Thursday. Th...
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Australian Open CEO assures players all is OK for MelbourneJan 06, 2021 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Australian Open chief executive Craig Tiley is reassuring players that the delayed season-opening Grand Slam tournament will get underway on ...
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Daria Kasatkina wins 1st women's tennis match of new seasonJan 06, 2021 6:00 am - ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Daria Kasatkina and Maria Sakkari won their opening matches Wednesday as the women's tennis season began at the Abu Dhabi Open. Th...
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Women's tennis schedule through end of Wimbledon releasedJan 05, 2021 6:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The WTA released a provisional 2021 women's tennis schedule through the end of Wimbledon in July, largely sticking to a traditional calendar,...
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TENNIS '21: COVID questions key; Nadal, Djokovic eye recordsJan 05, 2021 6:00 am - When the 2020 men's tennis season ended at the ATP Finals, Rafael Nadal captured a common sentiment that still holds true as the 2021 tennis season is set to begin this ...
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Djokovic, Nadal set to return for 2nd ATP Cup in AustraliaJan 04, 2021 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - ATP Cup champion Novak Djokovic and runner-up Rafael Nadal are set to return for the season-opening men's team tennis event starting Feb. 1, but the United...
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There was some good in 2020: Top women's sports stories in the Year of COVIDJan 01, 2021 12:00 am - Happy 2021! To 2020 I say good riddance ... but not before revisiting some important women's sports stories. A big first: Kim Ng, first hired in baseball by the Whit...
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Slovakian tennis player Baskova banned for match fixingDec 31, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Slovakian tennis player Dagmara Baskova was banned for 12 years on Thursday for match-fixing offenses, the Tennis Integrity Unit said. Baskova admitted to ...
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Sam Querrey handed suspended fine for COVID-19 violationDec 30, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - American tennis player Sam Querrey was handed a suspended $20,000 fine by the ATP tour on Wednesday for breaching coronavirus protocols at the St. Petersbu...
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Tennis' BNP Paribas Open postponed until later in 2021Dec 29, 2020 6:00 am - The BNP Paribas Open, featuring the men's and women's pro tennis tours, won't be held in March as originally scheduled. Tournament organizers said Tuesday they are worki...