Articles filed under Tennis
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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...
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Martić, Kontaveit and Giorgi rally for wins in PalermoAug 06, 2020 7:00 am - PALERMO, Sicily (AP) - Top-seeded Petra Martić rallied past Russian qualifier Liudmila Samsonova 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the Palermo Ladies Open quarterfinals Thursday i...
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Errani showing signs of clay-court revival in PalermoAug 05, 2020 7:00 am - PALERMO, Sicily (AP) - Former French Open finalist Sara Errani showed signs of reviving her clay-court prowess by rallying past Kristýna PlÃÅ¡ková 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 Wedne...
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US Open singles champs to get $850K less prize money in 2020Aug 05, 2020 7:00 am - Despite a loss in revenue from holding its marquee event without spectators amid the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Tennis Association announced Wednesday that its overa...
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Juvan upsets Vondroušová in 1st round of Palermo OpenAug 04, 2020 7:00 am - PALERMO, Sicily (AP) - Slovenian qualifier Kaja Juvan upset second-seeded Markéta Vondroušová of the Czech Republic 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 Tuesday in the first round of the Pa...
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Madrid Open tennis canceled because of virus spike in SpainAug 04, 2020 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - The Madrid Open in September was canceled on Tuesday because of a new spike in coronavirus cases in Spain. The joint men's and women's tournament was origi...
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Defending champ Rafael Nadal to miss US Open amid pandemicAug 04, 2020 7:00 am - Defending champion Rafael Nadal will skip the U.S. Open because of the coronavirus pandemic, putting on hold his bid to equal Roger Federer's men's record for Grand Slam...