Articles filed under Tennis
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Tennis champ, trailblazer Althea Gibson honored at US OpenAug 24, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Althea Gibson basked in a ticker-tape parade in New York a decade before Arthur Ashe won the 1968 U.S. Open. Gibson won 11 majors in three years from 195...
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Linette beats Giorgi to win 1st WTA title at Bronx OpenAug 24, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Magda Linette won her first WTA title Saturday, outlasting Camila Giorgi 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 in the final of the Bronx Open. The 80th-ranked Poland native had ...
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French runner-up Vondrousova out of US Open with bad wristAug 23, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - French Open runner-up Marketa Vondrousova has pulled out of the U.S. Open because of an injured left wrist. The 20-year-old lefty from the Czech Republic...
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US OPEN '19: Things feel better for Osaka back in New YorkAug 23, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Everything felt better for Naomi Osaka once she returned to the U.S. Open. The knee injury that forced her to retire during her last match no longer is s...
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US OPEN '19: Coco Gauff, 15, part of crop of young AmericansAug 23, 2019 7:00 am - Just like many tennis fans, Coco Gauff's father expects a lot from his precocious, 15-year-old daughter. Makes sense, given the way she swings a racket on a tennis court...
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Serena vs. Sharapova set for prime time on Day 1 of US OpenAug 23, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Serena Williams vs. Maria Sharapova is, not surprisingly, getting primetime billing at the U.S. Open. The two tennis stars' 22nd career meeting - and fir...
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Paire, Hurkacz advance to Winston-Salem Open finalAug 23, 2019 7:00 am - WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Top-seeded Benoit Paire and third-seeded Hubert Hurkacz advanced to the Winston-Salem Open final Friday night. Paire rallied to beat Steve Joh...
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Giorgi, Linette reach final at WTA's Bronx OpenAug 23, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Camila Giorgi fought off three match points in a third-set tiebreaker and rallied to beat top-seeded Wang Qiang 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (6) on Friday and reach the...
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US Open '19: As usual, Djokovic, Nadal, Federer lead the wayAug 22, 2019 7:00 am - Men to watch at the U.S. Open, where play begins Monday: ___ NOVAK DJOKOVIC Seeded: 1 Country: Serbia Age: 32 2019 Match Record: 38-7 2019 Singles Titles: 3 Career Singl...
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Top seed Wang rallies to reach Bronx Open semifinalsAug 22, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Top-seeded Wang Qiang rallied from a dismal start to beat Anna Blinkova 0-6, 6-1, 6-4 on Thursday and reach the semifinals of the Bronx Open. Wang won ju...