Articles filed under Tennis
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Nadal wins ATP sportsmanship award, Murray comeback playerDec 19, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Rafael Nadal won his second consecutive Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award and third overall Thursday, based on voting by other players, while Andy Murray w...
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Federer says a star's legacy isn't at risk with late declineDec 19, 2019 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Roger Federer arrives for his interview at the precise appointed time, steering his white sedan into a parking spot in an industrial a...
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2-time major champ Naomi Osaka hires Wim Fissette as coachDec 15, 2019 6:00 am - Two-time major champion Naomi Osaka moved on to her fourth coach in less than a year, hiring Wim Fissette, who has worked with several Grand Slam winners in the past. Os...
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Ex-French Open champ Schiavone reveals she's beaten cancerDec 13, 2019 6:00 am - ROME (AP) - Former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone revealed on Friday she's beaten cancer. 'œThey diagnosed me with a malign tumor. It was the toughest fight th...
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'06 Australian Open finalist Baghdatis to coach SvitolinaDec 11, 2019 6:00 am - Marcos Baghdatis, the 2006 Australian Open runner-up, is going to start helping coach top-10 player Elina Svitolina. Baghdatis wrote Wednesday on Twitter that he was 'œg...
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French Open champ, No. 1 Ash Barty chosen WTA Player of YearDec 11, 2019 6:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Add another accolade to Ash Barty's breakthrough 2019: WTA Player of the Year. The Australian was announced Wednesday as the winner of the to...
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Tennis' Andreescu honored as Canada's athlete of the yearDec 09, 2019 6:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - U.S. Open winner Bianca Andreescu is Canada's athlete of the year, the first tennis player so honored. She won the 2019 Lou Marsh Trophy on Monday after b...
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Former No. 1 Wozniacki to retire after Australian OpenDec 06, 2019 6:00 am - Former No. 1 and 2018 Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki will retire from professional tennis after competing in Melbourne next year. The 29-year-old from Denma...
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Roger Federer's face to be minted on Swiss coinDec 02, 2019 6:00 am - BERN, Switzerland (AP) - The Swiss government says it will produce a 20 franc silver coin with Roger Federer's image on it. The government says it's the first time it ha...
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Tennis Australia to honor Court's Grand Slam anniversaryNov 30, 2019 6:00 am - Tennis Australia has confirmed it plans to honor Margaret Court's 50th anniversary of her 1970 Grand Slam during January's Australian Open, but stressed her controversia...