Articles filed under Tennis
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Anderson advances to Maharashtra Open semifinalsJan 03, 2019 6:00 am - PUNE, India (AP) - Kevin Anderson advanced to the semifinals of the Maharashtra Open by beating Jaume Munar 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday. The top-seeded South African broke Muna...
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Coach's words inspire Osaka; Nishikori also into semifinalsJan 03, 2019 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Naomi Osaka called in her coach for advice on how to swing momentum after losing the first set to Anastasija Sevastova, and it did the trick. ...
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Federer wins to put Switzerland in Hopman Cup finalJan 03, 2019 6:00 am - PERTH, Australia (AP) - Roger Federer relied on his trusted serve to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) Thursday and give defending champion Switzerland a spot in ...
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Rain disrupts quarterfinals at Shenzhen OpenJan 03, 2019 6:00 am - SHENZHEN, China (AP) - Rain disrupted play at the Shenzhen Open on Thursday with two quarterfinal matches suspended. Qualifier Veronika Kudermetova was leading Vera Zvon...
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Andreescu upsets former No. 1 Wozniacki at ASB ClassicJan 03, 2019 6:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Overcoming a back injury and a cold, Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu upset top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-4 Thursday and advanced t...
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Nadal withdraws, Murray loses to Medvedev in BrisbaneJan 02, 2019 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Andy Murray lost his second-round match less than an hour after Rafael Nadal withdrew from the Brisbane International on Wednesday. Both playe...
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Nadal withdraws from Brisbane to focus on Australian OpenJan 02, 2019 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Brisbane International on Wednesday to focus on being ready for the Australian Open, which will be his first co...
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Anderson advances to Maharashtra Open quarterfinalsJan 02, 2019 6:00 am - PUNE, India (AP) - Kevin Anderson reached the quarterfinals of Maharashtra Open by beating Laslo Djere 7-6 (3), 7-6 (6) on Wednesday. The top-seeded South African, who l...
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Sharapova advances to Shenzhen Open quarterfinalsJan 02, 2019 6:00 am - SHENZHEN, China (AP) - Maria Sharapova reached the quarterfinals of the Shenzhen Open on Wednesday after Chinese teenager Wang Xinyu retired in the second set with cramp...
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Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki advances at ASB ClassicJan 02, 2019 6:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Neither the wind nor a little bit of rust could stop top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki from winning her first match of 2019. The former top-rank...