Articles filed under Tennis
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Nadal to play Kooyong exhibition ahead of Australian OpenJan 06, 2018 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Top-ranked Rafael Nadal will make his return from injury at the Kooyong Classic exhibition tournament to prepare for the Australian Open, whi...
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Goerges beats Wozniacki to win ASB ClassicJan 06, 2018 6:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Julia Goerges carried her strong end-of-year form into the New Year when she beat Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Sunday in the final of ...
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Federer and Bencic lead Switzerland to Hopman Cup titleJan 06, 2018 6:00 am - PERTH, Australia (AP) - Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic won the deciding Fast4 mixed doubles 4-3 (3), 4-2 Saturday over Germany to give Switzerland its third Hopman Cup...
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Rublev to play Monfils in Doha Open finalJan 05, 2018 6:00 am - DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Andrey Rublev of Russia saved a match point to reach his second career ATP Tour final with a 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (2) win over Guido Pella of Argentina at th...
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Simon beats top-seeded Cilic in semis of Maharashtra OpenJan 05, 2018 6:00 am - PUNE, India (AP) - Gilles Simon recovered from a slow start to beat top-seeded Marin Cilic 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the Maharashtra Open semifinals on Friday. It was the 33-year...
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Germany one win away from Hopman Cup final vs SwitzerlandJan 05, 2018 6:00 am - PERTH, Australia (AP) - Two-time Grand Slam singles champion Angelique Kerber beat Australia's Daria Gavrilova 6-1, 6-2 to put Germany one win away from a Hopman Cup fin...
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Siniakova beats Sharapova to reach Shenzhen Open finalJan 05, 2018 6:00 am - SHENZHEN, China (AP) - Defending champion Katerina Siniakova defeated Maria Sharapova 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 on Friday in her first meeting with the five-time major winner to rea...
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Mother knows best: Serena opts out of Aussie title defenseJan 05, 2018 6:00 am - Serena Williams' decision not to defend her Australian Open title four months after giving birth to her first child had nothing to do with merely being able to play at M...
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Great sport: Dimitrov helps rival, then advances to semisJan 05, 2018 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Grigor Dimitrov hurdled the net to check on the welfare of his rival and then help him to a courtside chair for treatment. Two games later, th...
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Germany through to Hopman Cup final vs. SwitzerlandJan 05, 2018 6:00 am - PERTH, Australia (AP) - Angelique Kerber won her singles and contributed heavily in the deciding mixed doubles victory that gave Germany a 2-1 win over Australia and a s...