Articles filed under Tennis
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Serena Williams seeded 17 at US Open, 9 spots above rankingAug 21, 2018 7:00 am - Serena Williams got a bit of a boost in the seedings for the U.S. Open by being placed at No. 17, nine spots above her current ranking. The U.S. Tennis Association's dec...
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Federer, Djokovic headline rosters for Laver Cup in ChicagoAug 21, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Roger Federer and Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic will headline the team from Europe next month in the Laver Cup. The rosters for the exhibition matche...
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Want to vote for the Tennis Hall of Fame? Now you canAug 20, 2018 7:00 am - Martina Hingis figures she wouldn't have needed any help from fans to earn her spot in the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Still, she likes the idea that folks around...
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2008 Australian Open runner-up Tsonga withdraws from US OpenAug 20, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Former top-10 player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has pulled out of the U.S. Open because of an injured left knee. The Frenchman's withdrawal was announced Monda...
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Djokovic into Cincinnati final, Federer in his way againAug 18, 2018 7:00 am - MASON, Ohio (AP) - Novak Djokovic is again so close to the one title that eludes him. And the same nemesis is standing in his way, all over again. It's a moment in time:...
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Racket-smashing Djokovic reaches Cincinnati semifinalsAug 17, 2018 7:00 am - MASON, Ohio (AP) - Novak Djokovic destroyed a racket to get on track and took another step toward the title that has eluded him. Enraged by his poor play in the opening ...
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Davis Cup overhauled for 2019 with season-ending team eventAug 16, 2018 7:00 am - The Davis Cup is getting a radical makeover in hopes of reviving an event that has lost some luster. Beginning next year, the top team event in men's tennis will be deci...
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Federer wins, Serena loses in Cincy tourneyAug 15, 2018 7:00 am - MASON, Ohio (AP) - Roger Federer made a successful return to the Western & Southern Open on Tuesday. The day wasn't so great for Serena Williams. Federer advanced to the...
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Tennis leaders preparing to vote on Davis Cup overhaulAug 14, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A new Davis Cup format that tennis' governing body believes is more enticing for players and more lucrative for nations will be voted on this week. The p...
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Wawrinka, Azarenka, Kuznetsova given US Open wild cardsAug 14, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stan Wawrinka never got to defend his 2016 U.S. Open title, forced to miss last year's tournament because of a knee injury that dropped him far down the ...