Articles filed under Tennis
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Svitolina in Fed Cup dispute with Ukraine tennis officialsJan 29, 2019 6:00 am - KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Australian Open quarterfinalist Elina Svitolina is in a dispute with the Ukrainian Tennis Federation and has withdrawn from her country's Fed Cup te...
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3-time major champion Andy Murray says he had hip operationJan 29, 2019 6:00 am - Andy Murray did have a second hip operation, after all, getting a metal implant one year after his first procedure on the joint. The three-time major champion posted a m...
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Australia captain Lleyton Hewitt slams Davis Cup changesJan 29, 2019 6:00 am - ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - Australia captain Lleyton Hewitt is not happy about the new format beginning this year for the Davis Cup. Hewitt called the new setup "ridicul...
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Azarenka to play Kvitova after beating GasparyanJan 29, 2019 6:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Victoria Azarenka set up a meeting with Australian Open finalist Petra Kvitova at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Tuesday after a somet...
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US qualifier Brady upsets 2nd seed Garcia in Thailand OpenJan 29, 2019 6:00 am - HUA HIN, Thailand (AP) - American qualifier Jennifer Brady achieved her second career top-20 win when she upset Caroline Garcia of France 6-4, 7-6 (3) in the first round...
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Column: 'Why not?' Djokovic, coach eye Nadal, Federer totalsJan 28, 2019 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Novak Djokovic sounds like a man ready to embrace the chase. Already at 15 Grand Slam titles, Djokovic is now only two majors behind Rafael N...
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Australian Open champ Osaka is Asia's 1st No. 1 in tennisJan 28, 2019 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka is the first player from Asia to top the men's or women's tennis rankings - and the youngest woman to ma...
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Sharapova earns first WTA match win in Russia in 13 yearsJan 28, 2019 6:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Maria Sharapova earned her first WTA win in her native Russia for 13 years after beating Daria Gavrilova 6-0, 6-4 in the first round of the...
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Nadal keeps heavy Australian loss to Djokovic in perspectiveJan 27, 2019 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Lesser experienced players than Rafael Nadal have felt destroyed by the kind of defeat Novak Djokovic inflicted on him in the Australian Open...
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Novak, Naomi, other things we learned at Australian OpenJan 27, 2019 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The way things went at the Australian Open didn't exactly teach the world that Novak Djokovic is the best there is in men's tennis right now....