Articles filed under Tennis
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Boys tennis: Stevenson (tied for second) keeps focus at stateMay 24, 2019 1:00 am - Stevenson senior Ozzie Viswanathan found a shuttlecock Friday afternoon and could not wait to thwack the badminton projectile around - with his tennis racket. His tennis...
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Boys tennis: Season comes to an end for Fox area players at stateMay 24, 2019 1:00 am - Brogan Pierce and Chase Bremner, who combined to win over 70 matches this season, had their seasons come to an end Friday afternoon on the second day of the Class 2A sta...
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Nadal opens bid for 12th French Open title against qualifierMay 23, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Rafael Nadal will start his campaign for a record-extending 12th title at the French Open against a qualifier. And if he makes it to the second round of the...
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FRENCH OPEN '19: How much do you know about the Paris Slam?May 23, 2019 7:00 am - How well do you know tennis and the French Open, the year's second Grand Slam tennis tournament? Go ahead and give this quiz a try: ___ 1st Round: Rafael Nadal won the I...
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Putintseva beats Friedsam after 3-hour match in NurembergMay 23, 2019 7:00 am - NUREMBERG, Germany (AP) - Top-seeded Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan won the longest match of the WTA Tour season so far, overcoming Germany's Anna-Lena Friedsam 7-5, 6-7...
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Texas promotes tennis coach Berque after national titleMay 23, 2019 7:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas has promoted interim men's tennis coach Bruce Berque to permanent status after the Longhorns won the team national championship. Berque took o...
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Rankings change to help tennis pros at lower, junior levelsMay 23, 2019 7:00 am - ROEHAMPTON, England (AP) - Tennis players at the lower and junior levels will have an easier opportunity to move up to the main tours under a new system that makes ranki...
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Top-seeded Zverev advances to Geneva Open semifinalsMay 23, 2019 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Top-seeded Alexander Zverev advanced to the Geneva Open semifinals by beating Hugo Dellien 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 on Thursday. The fifth-ranked Zverev saved a set p...
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Sabalenka beats Puig to reach semifinals in StrasbourgMay 23, 2019 7:00 am - STRASBOURG, France (AP) - Second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka defeated former champion Monica Puig 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 to reach the semifinals of the Internationaux de Strasbourg cl...
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Auger-Aliassime, Fritz advance to Lyon semifinalsMay 23, 2019 7:00 am - LYON, France (AP) - Fourth-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime hit 11 aces in a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 win over Steve Johnson on Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Lyon Open. The C...