Articles filed under Tennis
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US OPEN '19: Williams-Osaka reverberations felt a year laterAug 25, 2019 7:00 am - As the start of the 2019 U.S. Open approaches, the indelible image from last year's tournament does not involve a particularly remarkable shot or a champion holding a tr...
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US OPEN '19: What to know, from Serena Williams to the Big 3Aug 25, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - At first glance, this U.S. Open might appear as unpredictable as any. From recent injuries to players such as Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka and Simona Hal...
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2016 Wimbledon finalist Raonic out of US Open with injuryAug 25, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Milos Raonic, the 2016 Wimbledon runner-up, will miss the U.S. Open because of an injured glute muscle. The Canadian was seeded 21st at the year's last G...
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Coco Gauff, Caty McNally get US Open doubles wild cardAug 24, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Coco Gauff and Caty McNally will get a chance to play doubles at the U.S. Open and add to their winning streak as a team. Gauff, the 15-year-old based in...
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Hurkacz beats Paire for 1st ATP World Tour titleAug 24, 2019 7:00 am - WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Hubert Hurkacz claimed his first ATP World Tour title Saturday night, holding off top-seeded Benoit Paire for a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory. The 22-...
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2017 US Open runner-up Kevin Anderson out with injured kneeAug 24, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Two-time Grand Slam finalist Kevin Anderson has pulled out of the U.S. Open with an injured right knee. The 33-year-old South African was the runner-up t...
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Djokovic not worried about blisters with the US Open afootAug 24, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - During a break in practice two days before opening his U.S. Open title defense, Novak Djokovic pulled off his blue shoe and white sock so a trainer could...
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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...