Articles filed under Tennis
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AP PHOTOS: Wimbledon's grass, whites, rain and strawberriesJun 30, 2020 7:00 am - WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Wimbledon is, of course, known for its carefully groomed grass courts - or, more properly, lawns. The surface is one of the most distinct aspec...
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Hundreds of fans allowed at Berlin tennis exhibitionsJun 30, 2020 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Up to 800 spectators per day will be allowed at a tennis exhibition in Berlin in mid-July, even after four players tested positive for the coronavirus afte...
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11 o'clock and all's silent on Wimbledon's would-be Day 1Jun 29, 2020 7:00 am - WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - When the clock struck 11 a.m. at the All England Club, there was silence. Not because a player dressed all in white was about to whack a serve ...
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Davis Cup, Fed Cup finals pushed to 2021 because of pandemicJun 26, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The Davis Cup and Fed Cup finals were scrapped for 2020 by the International Tennis Federation on Friday because of the coronavirus pandemic, and both comp...
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Tunisian tennis player banned 7 years for match-fixingJun 26, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Tunisian tennis player Majed Kilani has been banned from professional tennis for seven years after the sport's anti-corruption body concluded he conspired ...
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Ivanisevic, the coach of Djokovic, tests positive for virusJun 26, 2020 7:00 am - ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - Former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic, who now coaches Novak Djokovic and attended the top-ranked player's exhibition series in Serbia and Cr...
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Venus Williams joins World TeamTennis; season starts in JulyJun 25, 2020 7:00 am - Venus Williams has signed up to play World TeamTennis for the 15th time, the league announced Thursday. She will be a member of the Washington Kastles, one of nine teams...
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Thiem apologizes for playing in Djokovic's tennis eventJun 25, 2020 7:00 am - VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Third-ranked tennis player Dominic Thiem apologized Thursday for taking part in an exhibition series hosted by Novak Djokovic in which four player...
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Pro tennis set to resume in Australia after lockdownJun 24, 2020 7:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Tennis players in Australia will have a chance to compete for prize money for the first time since March in a UTR pro series starting this we...
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Responding to complaints, US Open restores wheelchair tennisJun 24, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. Tennis Association changed its plans and now will include wheelchair competition at the scaled-down U.S. Open after athletes complained about th...