Articles filed under Tennis
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Mladenovic beats Garcia at Zhengzhou OpenSep 11, 2019 7:00 am - ZHENGZHOU, China (AP) - Kristina Mladenovic beat eighth-seeded Carolina Garcia 7-5, 6-2 Wednesday in an all-French matchup to reach the quarterfinals of the Zhengzhou Op...
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Wimbledon CEO to leave after 2020 tournamentSep 10, 2019 7:00 am - WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - The chief executive of Wimbledon says he will step down after eight years in the role. Richard Lewis will leave after next year's grass-court G...
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Injured Kevin Anderson to sit out rest of 2019 ATP seasonSep 10, 2019 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Two-time Grand Slam finalist Kevin Anderson says he will take the rest of the 2019 season off as he continues to recover from a right knee injury. Th...
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Angelique Kerber loses in 3 sets at Zhengzhou OpenSep 10, 2019 7:00 am - ZHENGZHOU, China (AP) - Three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber lost in the opening round of the Zhengzhou Open on Tuesday, falling to Alison Riske of the United...
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Girls tennis: Hills leads young Barrington past FremdSep 10, 2019 1:00 am - Maddie Hills led a Barrington girls tennis youth movement that rambled past Fremd 5-2 Tuesday in Mid-Suburban League action in Palatine. Hills, who is a freshman, won in...
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Texas says internal review found no more admissions fraudSep 09, 2019 7:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The University of Texas said Monday an internal review of athletics admissions after the school was snared in a national bribery scandal found no ad...
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Brazilian player gets life ban from tennis for match-fixingSep 09, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Brazilian player Diego Matos was banned for life from professional tennis on Monday after being found guilty of match-fixing. Matos, aged 31, was also fine...
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US Open champ Andreescu is WTA's No. 5; Medvedev 4th in ATPSep 09, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A year ago at this time, Bianca Andreescu was ranked outside the WTA's top 200 after losing in the first round of U.S. Open qualifying. Look at her now. ...
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Kenin opens WTA's Asian swing with win over PaquetSep 09, 2019 7:00 am - ZHENGZHOU, China (AP) - Sixth-seeded Sofia Kenin started the WTA's Asian swing with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Chloe Paquet at the inaugural Zhengzhou Open on Monday. The 20-ye...
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Analysis: At 20-19-16, Federer vs. Nadal vs. Djokovic is funSep 09, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - At some point, of course, Rafael Nadal and the rest of the Big Three will stop winning Grand Slam titles, someone younger will emerge and a shift at the ...