Articles filed under Tennis
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Kerber advances; US Open champion Stephens out in SydneyJan 08, 2018 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Former No. 1-ranked Angelique Kerber needed to save two match points before fending off Lucie Safarova 6-7 (3), 7-6 (8), 6-2 on Monday to set up a second-r...
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Murray undergoes hip surgery, hopes to be back for WimbledonJan 08, 2018 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Andy Murray underwent surgery on his right hip on Monday and said he hopes to be back playing in time for Wimbledon. The former No. 1-ranked ...
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Former champion Azarenka withdraws from Australian OpenJan 08, 2018 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Two-time champion Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from the Australian Open, with her wild-card entry reallocated to Ajla Tomljanovic of Croat...
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Kyrgios beats Harrison to win Brisbane International titleJan 07, 2018 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Nick Kyrgios won an ATP title on home soil for the first time with a commanding 6-4, 6-2 victory over Ryan Harrison at the Brisbane Internatio...
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Former champs Cornet, Barthel out in 1st round at HobartJan 07, 2018 6:00 am - HOBART, Australia (AP) - Former champions Alize Cornet and Mona Barthel were ousted in the first round of the Hobart International on Sunday, each losing in straight set...
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Ostapenko upset by Makarova in 1st round at SydneyJan 07, 2018 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko had an upset 7-6 (3), 6-1 loss to Ekaterina Makarova on a sweltering opening day of the Sydney International. No. 3 O...
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Svitolina wins Brisbane; Kyrgios beats Dimitrov in semisJan 06, 2018 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Elina Svitolina secured her first WTA title in Australia with a straight-sets victory in the Brisbane International final on Saturday, while N...
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Simon beats Anderson to win Maharashtra OpenJan 06, 2018 6:00 am - PUNE, India (AP) - Gilles Simon won his first major ATP Tour title since 2015 when the Frenchman defeated second-seeded Kevin Anderson 7-6 (4), 6-2 in the final of the M...
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Wozniacki, Goerges to meet in ASB Classic finalJan 06, 2018 6:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki and second-seeded Julia Goerges will meet Sunday in the final of the WTA Tour's ASB Classic after working thei...
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Monfils wins Qatar Open in 4th appearance in finalJan 06, 2018 6:00 am - DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Gael Monfils won the Qatar Open title on his fourth appearance in the final with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Andrey Rublev of Russia on Saturday. The 46th-ran...