Articles filed under Tennis
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Samsonova beats Zheng to win 3rd WTA title in 2 monthsSep 25, 2022 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Liudmila Samsonova of Russia extended a remarkable summer run by clinching her third title in two months after beating rising Chinese player Zheng Qinwen 7-...
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Nakashima takes first ATP Tour title at San DiegoSep 25, 2022 7:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - Brandon Nakashima earned his first ATP Tour victory in his hometown, beating friend and fellow Southern Californian Marcos Giron 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday in t...
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Analysis: Think of Federer's Laver Cup as an All-Star affairSep 25, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) — Roger Federer is, by his own admission, a jokester. A couple of his Laver Cup teammates would agree. Stefanos Tsitsipas, the 2021 French Open runner-up, de...
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Federer, Nadal, Djokovic set new bar for next generationsSep 24, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Here is one way to look at what Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and the now-retired Roger Federer accomplished: The group known as the Big Three of men's tenn...
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Retired Roger Federer offers advice to Laver Cup teammatesSep 24, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Roger Federer's tearful farewell to his playing career is over. True to his word, the 20-time Grand Slam champion did not say goodbye for good to tennis. A...
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Qinwen, Samsonova set up China-Russia tennis final in TokyoSep 24, 2022 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Rising teenager Zheng Qinwen continued her winning run at the Toray Pan Pacific tournament on Saturday, beating the sole remaining seed Veronika Kudermetov...
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Americans Nakashima, Giron reach ATP San Diego Open finalSep 24, 2022 7:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - Brandon Nakashima will face former NCAA champion Marcos Giron in the San Diego Open singles final, an all-Southern California matchup between two friend...
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Girls tennis: Stevenson's Wang flashes improved game while winning Fall ClassicSep 24, 2022 1:00 am - Uh-oh. Reigning Class 2A girls tennis state singles champion Sarah Wang has added stuff to her game since last fall. Potent stuff. "I looked around and knew other player...
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2 Russians, 2 Chinese reach Pan Pacific Open semifinalsSep 23, 2022 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Two players from Russia and two from China advanced to the semifinals of the Pan Pacific Open on Friday. Liudmila Samsonova eliminated 2017 Wimbledon champi...
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Roger Federer retires after teaming with Nadal in last matchSep 23, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - This day, this match, had to come, of course, for Roger Federer, and for tennis, just as it inevitably must for every athlete in every sport. Federer bid a...