Articles filed under Tennis
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Federer, del Potro, Zverev all win at Shanghai MastersOct 10, 2018 7:00 am - SHANGHAI (AP) - Roger Federer had to overcome a second-set stutter. Juan Martin del Potro and Alexander Zverev had to overcome illness. All three still advanced at the S...
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Pliskova and Sabalenka reach Tianjin Open quarterfinalsOct 10, 2018 7:00 am - TIANJIN, China (AP) - Karolina Pliskova and Aryna Sabalenka both moved closer to a spot in the WTA Finals by reaching the quarterfinals at the Tianjin Open on Wednesday....
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Top seed Svitolina advances to 2nd round at Hong KongOct 09, 2018 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Top-seeded Elina Svitolina kept alive her chances of reaching the WTA Finals in Singapore by beating Australian wild card Priscilla Hon 6-2, 6-3 at the ...
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Aryna Sabalenka advances to 2nd round at Tianjin OpenOct 09, 2018 7:00 am - TIANJIN, China (AP) - Aryna Sabalenka moved closer to a spot in the WTA Finals by beating Sofia Kenin 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-0 in the first round of the Tianjin Open on Tuesday...
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Australian Open prizemoney up 10 percent in local currencyOct 09, 2018 7:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Australian Open organizers have increased the prize money by 10 percent in local currency for the first tennis Grand Slam tournament of the y...
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Li Na tops fan vote for International Tennis Hall of FameOct 09, 2018 7:00 am - NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Li Na has received the most support in the first fan vote for the International Tennis Hall of Fame, followed by Goran Ivanisevic and Mary Pierce. R...
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Djokovic too hot again for Chardy at Shanghai MastersOct 09, 2018 7:00 am - SHANGHAI (AP) - Novak Djokovic, the hottest player on the men's tour in the second half of the year, never faced a break point on serve in putting away Jeremy Chardy of ...
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Girls tennis: Fremd wins tourney but Barrington regains MSL titleOct 09, 2018 1:01 am - The rivalry between the girls tennis teams from Barrington and Fremd is alive and well as the Fillies, Vikings and the rest of the Mid-Suburban League met Tuesday for th...
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3 chair umpires banned for life for match-fixing, gamblingOct 08, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Three chair umpires from Thailand have been banned for life from tennis after being found guilty of match-fixing and betting offenses. The Tennis Integrity...
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Pliskova advances to 2nd round at Tianjin OpenOct 08, 2018 7:00 am - TIANJIN, China (AP) - Top-seeded Karolina Pliskova needed six match points to beat Varvara Lepchenko 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-3 and advance to the second round of the Tianjin Ope...