Articles filed under Tennis
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Back on tour in Paris, Federer keeping an eye on the presentMay 31, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Roger Federer's return to Roland Garros feels a bit like what happens when a wildly popular rock star goes back on tour after years away. He plays his great...
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Sloane Stephens' strategy on wasted match points: Forget 'emMay 31, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Mulling over what might have been is never a great tactic in tennis. Just ask Sloane Stephens, who managed to regroup from four wasted match points in the s...
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French Open glance: Federer, Nadal both in 3rd-round actionMay 30, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - A quick look at the French Open: LOOKAHEAD TO FRIDAY Roger Federer's third-round opponent at the French Open is the son of a player who was in the field whe...
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The Latest: '18 champ Halep takes long road to win in ParisMay 30, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The Latest on the French Open (all times local): 8:40 p.m. Defending champion Simona Halep looked headed for a relatively straightforward, straight-set vict...
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What's in a name? You say French Open; I say Roland GarrosMay 30, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Serena Williams and Roger Federer would love to win the French Open again, of course. They'd also be thrilled to win Roland Garros. And they might not know ...
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All's well that ends well for No. 1 Osaka at French OpenMay 30, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Naomi Osaka screamed "Oh, my God!" after one shanked shot. Mouthed something and clasped her hands together, as if praying, after another. There were plenty...
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The Latest: Dimitrov outlasts Cilic in 5-set marathonMay 29, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The Latest on the French Open (all times local): 8 p.m. Grigor Dimitrov outlasted 2014 U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic 6-7 (3), 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 in the...
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'Super old' Federer to face ex-contemporary's son at FrenchMay 29, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Roger Federer, 37, joked to a stadium filled with screaming kids that he's "so super old." Stan Wawrinka, 34, pulled a crying boy out of a crush of autograp...
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French Open glance: Serena vs. qualifier; Osaka vs. AzarenkaMay 29, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - A quick look at the French Open: LOOKAHEAD TO THURSDAY Naomi Osaka meets Victoria Azaranka in a second-round matchup between the current No. 1 in women's te...
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The Latest: Halep advances in 3 sets at French OpenMay 28, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The Latest on the French Open (all times local): ___ 7:40 p.m. In keeping with the trend of the top women's players losing a set in their first-round matche...