Articles filed under Tennis
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Rain suspends play in Rio OpenFeb 21, 2018 6:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Frenchman Gael Monfils led top-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia 6-3 and was tied 7-7 in a second-set tiebreaker when heavy rain suspended play Wednesd...
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Tennis star Bouchard testifies about slip, fall at US OpenFeb 21, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tennis star Eugenie Bouchard took the witness stand on Wednesday in her negligence lawsuit against the United States Tennis Association, describing how s...
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Top-seeded Svitolina beats Wang to reach Dubai quartersFeb 21, 2018 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Defending champion Elina Svitolina needed more than two hours to overcome Qiang Wang 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 Wednesday and reach the quarterfina...
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Krajinovic, Khachanov reach 2nd round of Open 13Feb 20, 2018 6:00 am - MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Eighth-seeded Serb Filip Krajinovic and ninth-seeded Russian Karen Khachanov advanced to the second round of the Open 13 on Tuesday. Krajinovic ...
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Thiem, Monfils, Carreno Busta advance at Rio OpenFeb 20, 2018 6:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - No. 6-ranked and second-seeded Dominic Thiem of Austria has advanced in the Rio Open with a straight-sets victory over Serbian Dusan Lajovic. The d...
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Isner wins rematch against Albot at Delray Beach OpenFeb 20, 2018 6:00 am - DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Sixth-seeded John Isner overcame a slow start Tuesday to win his rematch against Radu Albot in the first round of the Delray Beach Open, 5-7, 6...
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Kerber easily advances to 2nd round in Dubai; Bellis winsFeb 20, 2018 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Sixth-seeded Angelique Kerber needed less than an hour to beat Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-1 Tuesday in the first ro...
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Fognini drops tennis racket and still wins point in Rio OpenFeb 20, 2018 6:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Fabio Fognini of Italy dropped his racket and still won the set point in the first round of the Rio Open on Monday. Fognini, seeded fifth, was serv...
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Dzumhur, Fabbiano, Benneteau through to 2nd round at Open 13Feb 19, 2018 6:00 am - MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Seventh-seeded Damir Dzumhur staved off four match points to beat Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan in the first round of the Open 13 on Monday. T...
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Jack Sock wins match for 1st time this year at Delray BeachFeb 19, 2018 6:00 am - DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Top-seeded Jack Sock won a match for the first time this year Monday, beating qualifier John-Patrick Smith 6-4, 6-4 on the opening night of the...