Articles filed under Tennis
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Wimbledon to introduce final-set tiebreakers in 2019Oct 19, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - That epic 70-68 fifth set at Wimbledon will never be matched or surpassed, or even challenged. The All England Club said Friday it will introduce final-set...
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Girls tennis: West Aurora's Goheen advances to championshipOct 19, 2018 1:01 am - West Aurora senior Maria Goheen advanced to the Class 2A girls tennis state championship match with a straight sets quarterfinal win and a three-set semifinal comeback o...
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Fremd doubles tandem upset in state semifinalsOct 19, 2018 1:00 am - After racking up 44 wins this season, the Fremd No. 1 doubles team of sophomore Kyra Emmanouillidis and freshman Akari Matsuno faltered for the first time Friday in the ...
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Girls tennis: Stevenson's Kolli sisters will play for state doubles titleOct 19, 2018 1:00 am - Stevenson's sisters doubles team will be playing for the Class 2A state championship on Saturday. The Patriots' Alaina Kolli and Athena Kolli defeated Monique Brual/Sama...
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Serena's coach says in-match coaching would boost tennisOct 18, 2018 7:00 am - Serena Williams' coach says in-match coaching should be allowed in tennis to help the sport's popularity. Patrick Mouratoglou, who admitted he used banned hand signals t...
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Sevastova beats Zvonareva in 3 sets at Kremlin CupOct 18, 2018 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Anastasija Sevastova reached the Kremlin Cup semifinals by beating Russian veteran Vera Zvonareva 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 on Thursday. The Latvian player said she wa...
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Isner toughs out 3-set win in 1st match at Stockholm OpenOct 18, 2018 7:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - John Isner was taken all the way by fellow American Bradley Klahn before winning his first match of the week at the Stockholm Open on Thursday. The top-...
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Girls tennis: West Aurora's Goheen advances to quarterfinalsOct 18, 2018 1:01 am - Maria Goheen was in the midst of a personal slump in her final match on Thursday in opening-day action of the Class 2A girls state tennis tournament. Emma Tatar had the ...
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Girls tennis: Fremd's top doubles team goes 3-0 at stateOct 18, 2018 1:01 am - The Fremd doubles team of Akari Matsuno and Kyra Emmanouilidis lived up to their No. 1 seed Thursday at the IHSA state girls tennis tournament. The Vikings' duo went 3-0...
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Girls tennis: 'Tough' day for defending state champ StevensonOct 18, 2018 1:00 am - The girls tennis season won't end for Stevenson the way it did last year, when coach Tom Stanhope insisted Whitney Young take home the IHSA state trophy after the Dolphi...