Articles filed under Tennis
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Williams wins Cincinnati opener; Murray first-round victimAug 14, 2018 7:00 am - MASON, Ohio (AP) - Serena Williams bounced back from the most lopsided loss of her career, cruising past Daria Gavrilova 6-1, 6-2 at the Western & Southern Open on Monda...
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Simona Halep, weary and aching, reaches Montreal finalAug 11, 2018 7:00 am - MONTREAL (AP) - A weary Simona Halep, upset over how her matches are scheduled, beat Ashleigh Barty 6-4, 6-1 on Saturday to reach the final Rogers Cup final. The top-ran...
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Greek teen Tsitsipas upsets defending champ ZverevAug 10, 2018 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Stefanos Tsitsipas pulled off another upset Friday at the Rogers Cup, and top-seeded Rafael Nadal rallied at night to join the Greek teenager in the semif...
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Sloane Stephens reaches Rogers Cup semifinalsAug 10, 2018 7:00 am - MONTREAL (AP) - U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens romped into the Rogers Cup semifinals Friday, beating Anastasija Sevastova 6-2, 6-2. The 25-year-old Stephens, ranked ...
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Greek teen Tsitsipas upsets Djokovic in TorontoAug 09, 2018 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Greek teen Stefanos Tsitsipas upset Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3 on Thursday in the Rogers Cup. The 19-year-old Tsitsipas broke the...
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Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai banned 6 monthsAug 08, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has been banned for six months for breaching the sport's anti-corruption program by attempting to change her Wimbledon dou...
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Cornet upsets Wimbledon champ Kerber in MontrealAug 08, 2018 7:00 am - MONTREAL (AP) - Alize Cornet of France beat listless-looking Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber 6-4, 6-1 on Wednesday in the second round of the Rogers Cup. The unseede...
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Novak Djokovic advances to 2nd round in TorontoAug 08, 2018 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Novak Djokovic advanced to the second round with a 6-3, 7-6 (7) win over lucky loser Mirza Basic at the Rogers Cup on Tuesday. And former world No. 3 Stan...
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Maria Sharapova advances at Rogers CupAug 07, 2018 7:00 am - MONTREAL (AP) - Maria Sharapova advanced to the second round of the Rogers Cup with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over qualifier Sesil Karatantcheva of Bulgaria on Tuesday. Play re...
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Tennis head touts windfall for nations to approve World CupAug 07, 2018 7:00 am - Tennis leaders are offering to lob more cash at countries to persuade them to back plans for a $3 billion revamp of the Davis Cup. But the International Tennis Federatio...