Articles filed under Tennis
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Williams puts aside shaky start to beat Pliskova at US OpenSep 04, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Serena Williams began her U.S. Open quarterfinal tentatively. Her shots lacked their usual sting, her attitude its usual conviction. She was facing the l...
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2006 champ Sharapova out of US Open in 4th round againSep 03, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Maria Sharapova won the U.S. Open as a teenager. More than a decade later, she can't seem to make it past the fourth round. With a mistake-filled perform...
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Year after missing US Open, Nishikori shines in returnSep 03, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Kei Nishikori was so crushed about missing the U.S. Open last year, he couldn't even watch the tournament. Nishikori's season was over with torn tendons ...
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The Latest: 2017 champ Stephens sets up US Open QF rematchSep 02, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 8:45 p.m. Defending champion Sloane Stephens returned to the U.S. Open quarterfinals wit...
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Federer's 'unreal' shot at US Open; 10 of top 13 women outSep 02, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The most pivotal part of Roger Federer's U.S. Open victory over Nick Kyrgios, both men agreed, came all of 17 minutes in, when the 20-time major champion...
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Cilic converts 8th match point at US Open; wins after 2 a.m.Sep 02, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Marin Cilic, the 2014 U.S. Open champion, needed eight match points to recover from a two-set deficit and eventually edge 19-year-old Alex de Minaur 4-6,...
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Waiting for first baby to arrive, Isner into US Open QFSep 02, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - John Isner - with all his finger-twirling, fist-pumping histrionics stirring the crowd - had just clinched his first U.S. Open quarterfinal berth since 2...
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The Latest: No. 1 Nadal through to US Open quarterfinalsSep 02, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 3:40 p.m. Rafael Nadal is back in the U.S. Open quarterfinals after beating Nikoloz Basi...
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'17 champ Stephens wins quite a point, returns to US Open QFSep 02, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - It was quite a point, one that showed off the best of Sloane Stephens' versatile game, and so a reporter began recounting what happened to the defending ...
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The Latest: Cilic, de Minaur head to 5th set after 1 a.m.Sep 02, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 1:25 a.m. No. 7 seed Marin Cilic, the 2014 U.S. Open champion, and 19-year-old Alex de M...