Articles filed under Tennis
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Wimbledon targets using serve clock at 2020 tournamentApr 30, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Wimbledon is "highly likely" at the 2020 tournament to introduce a serve clock for players that debuted in Grand Slams at last year's US Open. Tournament C...
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Unseeded American Kudla upsets 5th-seeded Edmund in MunichApr 30, 2019 7:00 am - MUNICH (AP) - Unseeded American Denis Kudla upset fifth-seeded Kyle Edmund 6-4, 6-3 Tuesday to reach the second round of the Munich Open. Kudla, who is ranked 82nd, neve...
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Matchmaking: Tennis's Stephens, soccer's Altidore engagedApr 29, 2019 7:00 am - Talk about matchmaking: 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens and soccer player Jozy Altidore are engaged. Both tweeted the news Monday, posting a photo and brief mess...
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Thiem beats Medvedev in straight sets to win Barcelona OpenApr 28, 2019 7:00 am - BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Dominic Thiem capped an impressive week to win the Barcelona Open on Sunday, securing his second title of the year. The fifth-ranked Austrian bea...
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Kvitova beats Kontaveit for 2nd title this yearApr 28, 2019 7:00 am - STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Third-seeded Petra Kvitova beat No. 8 Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 7-6 (2) to win the Porsche Grand Prix final on Sunday. The 29-year-old Czech clinche...
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Osaka withdraws from Stuttgart semi with ab strainApr 27, 2019 7:00 am - STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Top-ranked Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Porsche Grand Prix semifinals because of an abdominal injury on Saturday. Osaka said she began to feel...
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Thiem upsets Nadal to reach Barcelona Open finalApr 27, 2019 7:00 am - BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - For the second week in a row, Rafael Nadal has fallen in the semifinals of a clay-court tournament he has dominated for more than a decade. Domin...
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Osaka battles back to reach Porsche Grand Prix semifinalsApr 26, 2019 7:00 am - STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Top-ranked Naomi Osaka came from behind in the final set to beat Donna Vekic 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (4) on Friday and reach the semifinals of the Porsch...
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Nadal to face Thiem in Barcelona Open semifinalsApr 26, 2019 7:00 am - BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Rafael Nadal will meet Dominic Thiem in the semifinals of the Barcelona Open after the defending champion brushed off a challenge from German Jan...
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Boys tennis: Hersey's Sheldon shines in weather-shortened Pitchford 32Apr 26, 2019 1:00 am - One thing that can be counted on when the annual Tom Pitchford 32-team boys tennis invitational draws to an end is tournament committee members will have a very good ide...