Articles filed under Tennis
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Girls tennis: Naperville North's Rachapalli, Zhang go the distance to win sectionalOct 13, 2018 1:00 am - Two-and-a-half hours - basically the length of a long movie. That's the time it took Naperville North's Kavya Rachapalli and Irene Zhang to win the Class 2A doubles titl...
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Girls tennis: Sweet finish for Antioch's Foote/WardOct 13, 2018 1:00 am - Candy bar, anyone? For Antioch tennis players, if they get the chance for an overhand smash and the ball subsequently goes over the fence, they get their pick of candy. ...
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Girls tennis: Stevenson wins sectional crownOct 13, 2018 1:00 am - At the Class 2A Stevenson girls tennis sectional Saturday, the host Patriots won the championship behind a first-place doubles finish by Alaina Kolli and Athena Kolli. L...
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Rain saves Svitolina in Hong Kong quarterfinalsOct 12, 2018 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Top-seeded Elina Svitolina of the Ukraine was close to bowing out of the Hong Kong Open when rain disrupted the quarterfinals on Friday. Sixth-seeded Wa...
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Ola Malmqvist promoted to director of coaching for USTAOct 12, 2018 7:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Ola Malmqvist is being promoted to director of coaching for U.S. Tennis Association player development. The USTA also announced two other moves Frid...
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Top-seeded Pliskova reaches semifinal at Tainjin OpenOct 12, 2018 7:00 am - TIANJIN, China (AP) - Karolina Pliskova and Timea Bacsinszky both won Friday at the Tianjin Open, and they will next face each other in the semifinals. The top-seeded Pl...
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Federer, Djokovic, Zverev advance at Shanghai MastersOct 12, 2018 7:00 am - SHANGHAI (AP) - Although Roger Federer finally won a match in straight sets at this year's Shanghai Masters, it didn't save him any energy. The defending champion reache...
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Federer battles, Djokovic cruises, del Potro out in ShanghaiOct 11, 2018 7:00 am - SHANGHAI (AP) - Roger Federer was stretched to three sets for a second consecutive match to reach the Shanghai Masters quarterfinals on Thursday. Nevertheless, the top s...
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Top-seeded Svitolina reached Hong Kong Open quarterfinalsOct 11, 2018 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Top-seeded Elina Svitolina reached the Hong Kong Open quarterfinals by beating Japanese qualifier Nao Hibino 6-0, 6-3 on Thursday. Svitolina, who is in ...
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Garcia, Mertens cruise into Tianjin quarterfinalsOct 11, 2018 7:00 am - TIANJIN, China (AP) - Second-seeded Caroline Garcia of France moved into the Tainjin Open quarterfinals after defeating Chinese qualifier Zhang Yuxuan 6-3, 6-4 on Thursd...