Articles filed under Tennis
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Serena Williams wins clay opener; sister Venus next in RomeMay 13, 2019 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Serena Williams looked sharper than in her previous match two months ago as she opened her clay-court season with a routine 6-4, 6-2 win over Swedish qualifi...
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Rafael Nadal says he is taking clay slump 'naturally'May 12, 2019 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Usually this time of the year Rafael Nadal is talking about how his game is peaking ahead of the French Open. The discussion is typically about how many ti...
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Local 17-year-old wild card beats US veteran Johnson in RomeMay 12, 2019 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Local teenager Jannik Sinner rallied to beat American veteran Steve Johnson 1-6, 6-1, 7-5 in the first round of the Italian Open on Sunday. In his Masters Se...
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Djokovic beats Tsitsipas to win his 3rd Madrid Open titleMay 12, 2019 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Novak Djokovic celebrated a lot more than a record-tying 33rd Masters 1000 title at the Madrid Open. Djokovic left the Spanish capital feeling pretty good ...
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Federer adds Italian Open to his Roland Garros preparationMay 11, 2019 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Roger Federer has added the Italian Open to his schedule. A day after his three-set loss to Dominic Thiem in the Madrid Open quarterfinals, Federer announced...
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Nadal loses to Tsitsipas in Madrid as clay slump continuesMay 11, 2019 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - For the third straight time this season, Rafael Nadal won't be fighting for a title on his favorite surface. Nadal's slump on clay continued on Saturday at...
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Boys tennis: Barrington makes it 8 straight MSL titlesMay 11, 2019 1:01 am - The glory of Barrington boys tennis continued Saturday afternoon. The Broncos are champions of the Mid-Suburban League for the eighth consecutive time after outscoring ...
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Boys tennis: Wheaton North, Batavia still battling for DuKane titleMay 11, 2019 1:00 am - The final DuKane Conference meet championship match on Saturday - No. 4 doubles - would determine if the regular season needed to be extended two more days to crown a le...
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Boys tennis: Stevenson garners NSC crownMay 11, 2019 1:00 am - Stevenson's boys tennis team won the North Suburban Conference tournament Saturday and celebrated like a baseball club would have after a walk-off home run. Patriots net...
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Boys tennis: Jacobs edges Huntley to claim FVC crownMay 11, 2019 1:00 am - Jacobs was able to squeeze by defending champion Huntley by two points to win the Fox Valley Conference boys tennis title at Crystal Lake Central on Saturday. The Eagles...