Articles filed under Tennis
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Girls tennis: WW South's Choi/Orlove finish the jobOct 20, 2018 1:00 am - You did a great job so take the day off! Only a friendly debate will probably ensue, especially when it comes to the Wheaton-Warrenville South doubles team of senior Sam...
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Isner needs final-set tiebreaker to reach Stockholm semisOct 19, 2018 7:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - On the day Wimbledon introduced final-set tiebreakers, the player behind the two longest ever matches at the All England Club needed yet another one to ...
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Ons Jabeur to play Kasatkina in Kremlin Cup finalOct 19, 2018 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Tunisian qualifier Ons Jabeur became the first player from her country to reach a WTA tennis final on Friday, and she will next face Daria Kasatkina for th...
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Osaka drawn with 2 other Grand Slam champions at WTA FinalsOct 19, 2018 7:00 am - SINGAPORE (AP) - U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka was drawn in the same group as Angelique Kerber, Sloane Stephens and Kiki Bertens for her debut appearance at the WTA Fin...
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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...