Articles filed under Tennis
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Tennis players at French Open rattled by sonic boomSep 30, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - A tennis player at the French Open was visibly startled by a sonic boom Wednesday just as he was about to serve a ball. Before the cause of the loud bang wa...
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Serena Williams pulls out of French Open with hurt AchillesSep 30, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Saying she is 'œstruggling to walk,'ť Serena Williams ended her latest bid for a 24th Grand Slam title and withdrew from the French Open before her second-r...
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'Bad timing and bad luck': Injured Serena out of French OpenSep 30, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Serena Williams laughed at her own jokes and sounded an upbeat tone - or one as positive, at least, as could be expected from a player whose latest bid for ...
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Ball-maker hoping Nadal wins in Paris to prove himself wrongSep 30, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Less than half a gram, or half the weight of a dollar bill. That, according to their manufacturer, is the almost infinitesimal weight difference between th...
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French Open glance: No. 1 Djokovic faces Berankis in 2nd RdSep 30, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - A quick look at the French Open: LOOKAHEAD TO THURSDAY Novak Djokovic tries to improve to 33-1 in 2020 and move closer to an 18th Grand Slam title when he f...
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Spanish tennis player banned for 4 years for courtsidingSep 30, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Spanish tennis player Gerard Joseph Platero Rodriguez has been suspended for four years and fined $15,000 after being convicted of courtsiding, the first p...
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In print or in person, Shalin loved to tell storiesSep 30, 2020 1:00 am - Neil Shalin was a storyteller at heart. He entertained friends and family by telling stories of his early years in New York City. He felt great joy telling stories about...
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Clipped wings: Virus turns tennis pros' flights into ordealsSep 29, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - For the part of their job that some tennis players have always disliked - flying - Jack Sock says he toyed with what would have been a novel solution to the...
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DQ forgotten, Djokovic leaves French Open foe 'suffocated'Sep 29, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Novak Djokovic's backhand clipped the net and landed wide, so he shook his head. That was it. Later, a too-soft drop shot found the white tape and bounced b...
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The Latest: Djokovic drops only 5 games in French Open debutSep 29, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The Latest from the French Open (all times local): ___ 5:55 p.m. Novak Djokovic's first Grand Slam action since his disqualification at the U.S. Open went a...