Articles filed under Tennis
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Alize Cornet advances to semifinals at Hobart InternationalJan 10, 2019 6:00 am - HOBART, Australia (AP) - Former Hobart International champion Alize Cornet moved a step closer to another title in Tasmania with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Belgian qualifier Gr...
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Top-seeded Isner beaten in 2nd round of ASB ClassicJan 09, 2019 6:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Top-seeded John Isner was eliminated in the second round of the ATP Tour's ASB Classic on Wednesday, losing 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) to fellow Ameri...
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Barty beats No. 1 Simona Halep in Romanian's tour returnJan 09, 2019 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Ashleigh Barty broke Simona Halep's serve in the final game to beat the No. 1-ranked Halep 6-4, 6-4 in a second-round match Wednesday at the Sydney Interna...
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Tomic beats Kyrgios in all-Australian temperamental match-upJan 09, 2019 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Bernard Tomic has beaten Nick Kyrgios in the first career match between two of Australia's most temperamental tennis players. At the Kooyong ...
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Former pro Mardy Fish announced as new US Davis Cup captainJan 09, 2019 6:00 am - WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - The U.S. Tennis Association says former top-10 player Mardy Fish is the country's new Davis Cup captain. Fish's appointment to ...
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Novak Djokovic, Simona Halep top seeds for Australian OpenJan 09, 2019 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Top-ranked Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep, as expected, were given the No. 1 seedings on Thursday when the Australian Open announced its sin...
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Del Potro scheduled to open season at Delray Beach OpenJan 09, 2019 6:00 am - DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Juan Martin del Potro plans to make his season debut at the Delray Beach Open next month. The hard-court tournament announced Wednesday that it...
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Bencic follows Hopman Cup win with tough 1st-round in HobartJan 08, 2019 6:00 am - HOBART, Australia (AP) - Belinda Bencic has followed up her title at the Hopman Cup with a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over second-seeded Mihaela Buzarnescu in the first round of ...
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AP source: Ex-pro Mardy Fish picked as US Davis Cup captainJan 08, 2019 6:00 am - Former top-10 player Mardy Fish will be the new captain of the U.S. Davis Cup team, taking over the job as the event shifts to a drastically different setup. A person fa...
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Chilean tennis player Saavedra-Corvalan banned for 2 ˆ½ yearsJan 08, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A Chilean tennis player has been suspended for 2 ˆ½ years for failing to cooperate with an investigation conducted by the Tennis Integrity Unit. The sport'...