Articles filed under Tennis
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Federer wins easily at Basel in 1,500th tour singles matchOct 21, 2019 7:00 am - BASEL, Switzerland (AP) - Playing in his 1,500th tour-level match, Roger Federer needed just 53 minutes to cruise past German qualifier Peter Gojowczyk 6-2, 6-1 Monday a...
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2014 US Open runner-up Nishikori to have right elbow surgeryOct 21, 2019 7:00 am - Kei Nishikori, the 2014 U.S. Open runner-up, will have season-ending surgery on his right elbow and is aiming to be ready to go for the start of 2020. Nishikori's manage...
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Bencic beats Pavlyuchenkova to win Kremlin CupOct 20, 2019 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Belinda Bencic recovered from a set down to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 in the Kremlin Cup final on Sunday. Third-seeded Bencic broke Pavly...
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Andy Murray wins 1st ATP final since hip surgeryOct 20, 2019 7:00 am - ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) - Andy Murray claimed his first ATP tour title in more than 2 1/2 years at the European Open on Sunday in only his sixth singles tournament since r...
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Ostapenko wins Luxembourg Open finalOct 20, 2019 7:00 am - LUXEMBOURG (AP) - Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia beat former doubles partner Julia Goerges 6-4, 6-1 to win the Luxembourg Open final on Sunday. The pair played together in d...
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Bencic reaches Moscow final, qualifies for WTA FinalsOct 19, 2019 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Belinda Bencic booked the last spot at the season-end WTA Finals on Saturday after beating Kristina Mladenovic in the Kremlin Cup semifinals. Bencic's 6-3,...
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Murray reaches 1st final since hip surgery in AntwerpOct 19, 2019 7:00 am - ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) - Andy Murray is back in an ATP tour final for the first time since March 2017 after beating Ugo Humbert 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 in the European Open semifin...
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Goerges sets up Luxembourg final against OstapenkoOct 19, 2019 7:00 am - LUXEMBOURG (AP) - Defending champion Julia Goerges returned to the final of the Luxembourg Open after beating third-seeded Elena Rybakina 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday. Goerges h...
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Girls tennis: Stevenson takes it all at own sectionalOct 19, 2019 1:00 am - In July, when Stevenson athletic director Tricia Betthauser was searching for a varsity girls tennis coach, she received an email from former Patriots netter Alexxis Kiv...
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Girls tennis: Barrington sweeps titles at Cary-Grove sectionalOct 19, 2019 1:00 am - Fracturing her fibula on June 23 in a United States Tennis Association summer tournament, Chloe Siegfort's freshman season at Jacobs seemed in serious jeopardy. But thro...