Articles filed under Tennis
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Swiatek No. 1; Raducanu defends; Serena's goodbye at US OpenAug 28, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Some of the women to watch at the U.S. Open, which begins Monday in Flushing Meadows: ___ IGA SWIATEK Seeded: 1 Ranked: 1 Country: Poland Age: 21 2022 Re...
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Samsonova beats Sasnovich in Cleveland for 2nd title in rowAug 27, 2022 7:00 am - CLEVELAND (AP) - Liudmila Samsonova of Russia won her second straight WTA Tour title, beating seventh-seeded Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus 6-1, 6-3 in the championshi...
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Serena draws US Open crowd; Nadal eyes No. 1; Osaka anxiousAug 27, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Serena Williams rose from her sideline seat after a break during a training session inside Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday, and as she walked to the base...
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Serena, Venus Williams get US Open doubles wild-card entryAug 27, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Serena and Venus Williams are getting their Sister Act back together for doubles at the U.S. Open. The American siblings, who have won two of their 14 wo...
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Raducanu scoffs at 'pressure' ahead of US Open title defenseAug 27, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Arriving at the U.S. Open site in a tournament courtesy vehicle for the first time this year, Emma Raducanu was struck by the memory that hit her from la...
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Mannarino defeats Djere to win Winston-Salem OpenAug 27, 2022 7:00 am - WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Adrian Mannarino beat Laslo Djere 7-6 (1), 6-4 on Saturday to become the first Frenchman to win the Winston-Salem Open. After beating four str...
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Italian tennis umpire gets long ban for match-fixingAug 26, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - An Italian tennis umpire was banned for seven years and six months Friday after admitting to charges of match-fixing. Lorenzo Chiurazzi, a national-level c...
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At US Open, complaints about the ball before 1st one struckAug 26, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Coco Gauff's father sometimes will tweak her racket, and the 18-year-old American never notices. But a variation in the tennis balls, like there is betw...
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Serena's opponent, Kovinic, 'honored' to face her at US OpenAug 26, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Someone, of course, will end up in the history books as the last opponent of Serena Williams' stellar career. It could be Danka Kovinic, a 27-year-old fr...
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Sasnovich rallies past Cornet, advances to Cleveland finalAug 26, 2022 7:00 am - CLEVELAND (AP) - Seventh-seeded Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus moved within one win of her first WTA Tour title, rallying to beat eighth-seeded Alizé Cornet 6-7 (5), ...