Articles filed under Tennis
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Popyrin withdraws from US Open; Krueger gets wild-card spotAug 09, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Alexei Popyrin withdrew from the U.S. Open on Sunday, allowing 2012 champion Andy Murray to move into the main draw. That means Murray can relinquish the...
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Kontaveit and Ferro to meet in Palermo Open finalAug 08, 2020 7:00 am - PALERMO, Sicily (AP) - Fourth-seeded Anett Kontaveit will play 53rd-ranked Fiona Ferro on Sunday for the first tour-level tennis title in five months at the Palermo Ladi...
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Serena Williams is fit and ready to play after 6-month breakAug 08, 2020 7:00 am - LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Serena Williams flexed and then kissed a sinewy right bicep to show down time well spent in training even without bench pressing. 'œThis is God giv...
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US Open loses 2 more top-10 women: Svitolina, BertensAug 07, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Two more top-10 women -- Elina Svitolina and Kiki Bertens -- will miss the U.S. Open, joining No. 1-ranked Ash Barty in skipping the Grand Slam tennis to...
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No set guidelines for calling off US Open if COVID outbreakAug 07, 2020 7:00 am - A player testing positive for COVID-19 will be dropped from the U.S. Open, but the U.S. Tennis Association has not established how many infected participants would force...
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Palermo sets example for the return of tour-level tennisAug 07, 2020 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - The only player who tested positive for the coronavirus was withdrawn from the tournament without ever setting foot at the venue. Another player was admonish...
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Martić and Kontaveit reach Palermo Open semifinalsAug 07, 2020 7:00 am - PALERMO, Sicily (AP) - Top-seeded Petra Martić and fourth-seeded Anett Kontaveit advanced to the semifinals of the first tour-level event in five months at the Palermo ...
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Sport-specific guidelines for fall sports released by IHSAAug 07, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois High School Association Friday released specific guidelines related to the COVID-19 pandemic for boys and girls cross country, boys and girls golf, girls te...
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Bill Babcock retiring as Grand Slam Board tennis directorAug 06, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The original director of the board which represents all four grand slam tennis tournaments is retiring at the end of the year. Bill Babcock has been the Lo...
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Past champions Clijsters, Murray get US Open wild cardsAug 06, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Past U.S. Open champions Kim Clijsters and Andy Murray received wild-card invitations for the Grand Slam tournament Thursday. The U.S. Tennis Association...