Articles filed under Tennis
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Williams stretched by McHale but wins again in AucklandJan 09, 2020 6:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Top-seeded Serena Williams had her toughest workout of 2020 before beating fellow American Christina McHale 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the ...
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Ash Barty party doesn't last long at Brisbane InternationalJan 09, 2020 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - World No. 1 Ash Barty's new year has started with an upset loss to American qualifier Jennifer Brady at the Brisbane International. The 53rd-r...
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Heated Medvedev wins QF for Russia; Australia beats BritainJan 09, 2020 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Daniil Medvedev was docked a point for twice banging the umpire's chair with his racket in a heated second set before he recovered to secure Russia's semif...
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Garbine Muguruza advances to Shenzhen Open quarterfinalsJan 08, 2020 6:00 am - SHENZHEN, China (AP) - Former world No. 1 and two-time Grand Slam champion Garbine Muguruza had a 6-1, 7-6 (2) win over American Shelby Rogers to advance to the quarterf...
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Serena Williams, Wozniacki win again in Auckland in doublesJan 08, 2020 6:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki prolonged their one-time-only doubles partnership Wednesday when they advanced to the semifinals of t...
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Madison Keys beats Sam Stosur at Brisbane InternationalJan 08, 2020 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Madison Keys beat Samantha Stosur 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday to be among three Americans with second-round wins at the Brisbane International. Stos...
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Man who stabbed Kvitova gets sentence increased to 11 yearsJan 08, 2020 6:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - An appeals court in the Czech Republic on Wednesday upheld a lower court conviction of a man for knifing two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in her h...
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Spain into ATP Cup quarters after Bautista Agut victoryJan 08, 2020 6:00 am - PERTH, Australia (AP) - Spain advanced to the quarterfinals of the ATP Cup even before Rafael Nadal stepped on to the court Wednesday at the Perth Arena. Spain, which wo...
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Upsets rule the day at Shenzhen OpenJan 07, 2020 6:00 am - SHENZHEN, China (AP) - On a day of upsets at the Shenzhen Open, Kristyna Pliskova beat defending champion Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-4 and Anna Blinkova defeated top-seeded ...
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Russia, Australia, Serbia, Britain into ATP Cup quartersJan 07, 2020 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Daniil Medvedev helped Russia to a 3-0 sweep of its pool matches to join Australia, Serbia and Britain in the quarterfinals of the inaugural ATP Cup on Tue...