Articles filed under Tennis
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Pliskova wins twice in a day to reach semifinalsSep 13, 2019 7:00 am - ZHENGZHOU, China (AP) - Top-seeded Karolina Pliskova won two hard-fought matches to reach the Zhengzhou Open semifinals on Friday. Pliskova had to wait 1 ˆ½ days to comp...
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Hibino beats top-seeded Hsieh at Japan Women's OpenSep 13, 2019 7:00 am - HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) - Nao Hibino advanced to the semifinals of the Japan Women's Open by beating top-seeded Hsieh Su-wei 6-4, 6-3 on Friday. Making her first appearanc...
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Rain pushes Round 2 matches at Zhengzhou Open to FridaySep 12, 2019 7:00 am - ZHENGZHOU, China (AP) - Top-seeded Karolina Pliskova will have to wait another day to finish her second-round match against Polona Hercog as rain played spoilsport at th...
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Van Uytvanck beats Flipkens at Japan Women's OpenSep 12, 2019 7:00 am - HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) - Third-seeded Alison Van Uytvanck advanced to the quarterfinals of the Japan Women's Open with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Kirsten Flipkens on Th...
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Simona Halep says she is reuniting with coach Darren CahillSep 12, 2019 7:00 am - Two-time major champion Simona Halep says she is reuniting with coach Darren Cahill after a year apart. Halep said in a video posted Thursday on Twitter that "Darren wil...
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7 years after 2nd 'retirement,' Clijsters returns to tennisSep 12, 2019 7:00 am - Seven years after retiring from tennis a second time, Kim Clijsters is attempting another comeback at age 36. The former No. 1 and four-time major champion, who already ...
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Defending champ Hsieh into Japan Women's Open quarterfinalsSep 11, 2019 7:00 am - HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) - Defending champion Hsieh Su-wei was just a game from defeat three times as she rallied to fend off Priscilla Hon 1-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5 on Wednesday t...
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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...