Articles filed under Tennis
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Wimbledon champ Simona Halep skipping US Open due to virusAug 17, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Wimbledon champion Simona Halep will skip the U.S. Open, saying Monday she is putting her health first and prefers to stay in Europe during the coronavir...
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2014 US Open finalist Kei Nishikori tests positive for COVIDAug 16, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Kei Nishikori, the 2014 U.S. Open runner-up, tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and said he will pull out of the tuneup tournament at Flushing Meadow...
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Jennifer Brady preps for US Open by winning 1st tour titleAug 16, 2020 7:00 am - LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Wearing a pandemic-appropriate mask, Jennifer Brady walked over to accept the first WTA trophy of her career, making sure to apply hand sanitizer b...
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Top-seeded Simona Halep wins 21st WTA title at Prague OpenAug 16, 2020 7:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Top-seeded Simona Halep defeated third-seeded Elise Mertens 6-2, 7-5 in the Prague Open final on Sunday to claim her 21st WTA title. The second-ranked Roma...
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Brady beats Gauff, 16, in Lexington to reach 1st WTA finalAug 15, 2020 7:00 am - LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Jennifer Brady reached the first WTA final of her career by using a power-based game to beat 16-year-old Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday at the Top...
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Halep, Mertens reach Prague Open finalAug 15, 2020 7:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Top-seeded Simona Halep and third-seeded Elise Mertens won their semifinals in straight sets on Saturday to advance to the title match at the Prague Open. ...
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Bencic out of US Open; 3 of 4 '19 semifinalists won't playAug 15, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Belinda Bencic became the latest top tennis player to pull out of the U.S. Open, meaning three of the four female semifinalists in 2019 will not be at th...
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Serena Williams loses to woman ranked 116th; Coco Gauff winsAug 14, 2020 7:00 am - LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Entering Friday, Serena Williams had played 967 tour-level singles matches as a professional, with just four losses against opponents ranked outsid...
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Top seed Halep cruises into Prague Open semisAug 14, 2020 7:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Top-seeded Simona Halep cruised past lucky loser Magdalena Frech 6-2, 6-0 to advance to the semifinals of the Prague Open on Friday. Halep, ranked No. 2, c...
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ATP adjusts schedule, plans season-end Finals without fansAug 14, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The Italian Open is shifting to a week earlier than originally planned in September, and the Hamburg European Open -- scrapped in July because of the coron...