Articles filed under Tennis
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Thiem beats Cuevas to reach 2nd round in HamburgJul 23, 2019 7:00 am - HAMBURG, Germany (AP) - Back on clay for the first time since losing the French Open final to Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem beat Pablo Cuevas 6-3, 7-6 (3) Tuesday to reach...
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Zidansek wins opening match of Palermo Open's returnJul 22, 2019 7:00 am - PALERMO, Sicily (AP) - Fourth-seeded Tamara Zidansek beat Lara Arruabarrena 6-2, 6-3 in Monday's opening match of the Palermo Ladies Open, which is marking its return af...
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Chardy beats Paire in all-French battle in HamburgJul 22, 2019 7:00 am - HAMBURG, Germany (AP) - Jeremy Chardy needed five match points to beat fellow Frenchman Benoit Paire and reach the second round of the Hamburg European Open on Monday. C...
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Li Na sets new mark: first Asian-born player in Tennis HallJul 21, 2019 7:00 am - NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Li Na has broken new ground at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The 37-year-old former Chinese star on Saturday became the first Asian-born pl...
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Ferro beats club teammate Cornet to win Lausanne finalJul 21, 2019 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Fiona Ferro beat her friend and French club teammate Alizé Cornet 6-1, 2-6, 6-1 in the Ladies Open Lausanne final on Sunday to win her firs...
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Isner wins Hall of Fame tourney on Newport's hot grassJul 21, 2019 7:00 am - NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - John Isner lumbered toward the net and didn't get to see his match-ending forehand winner down the line as he fell forward onto the extremely hot gr...
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Isner advances to final on Newport's hot grass courtsJul 20, 2019 7:00 am - NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Top-seeded John Isner overcame extremely hot conditions and a first-set tiebreaker loss to beat fourth-seeded Ugo Humbert of France 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5)...
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Li Na's tennis journey to stretch from China to Hall of FameJul 19, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Li Na remembers first watching a tennis match on TV, drawn to the unforgettable style of one of the players. Andre Agassi had long hair, an earring and w...
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US tennis player Tatishvili wins appeal of French Open fineJul 19, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. tennis player Anna Tatishvili will be awarded her French Open prize money. The Grand Slam Board reversed its decision to fine her under its first-ro...
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US Open purse to surpass $57 million, richest in tennisJul 18, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. Open total purse this year is more than $57 million, the richest in tennis history. The men's and women's singles champion will each receive $3....