Articles filed under Tennis
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Rain again washes out quarterfinals at WTA's ASB ClassicJan 05, 2018 6:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Rain has forced the postponement of quarterfinals at the WTA Tour's ASB Classic for the second consecutive day, forcing organizers to move t...
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Top-seeded Cilic advances to Maharashtra Open semifinalsJan 04, 2018 6:00 am - PUNE, India (AP) - Top-seeded Marin Cilic advanced to the Maharashtra Open semifinals with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Pierre-Hugues Herbert on Thursday. Cilic served seven aces...
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Rain forces postponement of ASB Classic quarterfinalsJan 04, 2018 6:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Heavy rain prevented quarterfinals being played Thursday at the WTA Tour's ASB Tennis Classic. Organizers will schedule quarterfinals and se...
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Sharapova, Halep advance to semifinals at Shenzhen OpenJan 04, 2018 6:00 am - SHENZHEN, China (AP) - Maria Sharapova continued her preparations for an Australian Open return by beating Zarina Diyas 6-3, 6-3 Thursday to advance to the Shenzhen Open...
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Top-seeded Thiem reaches Qatar Open semifinalsJan 04, 2018 6:00 am - DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Top-seeded Dominic Thiem came through with a 7-5, 6-4 win against tenacious Greek qualifier Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach the semifinals of the Qatar Op...
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Defending champions Dimitrov, Pliskova advance in BrisbaneJan 04, 2018 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Grigor Dimitrov had to save two match points before getting his Brisbane International title defense underway with a victory against Australia...
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Federer, Bencic lead Swiss over US and into Hopman Cup finalJan 04, 2018 6:00 am - PERTH, Australia (AP) - Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic advanced Switzerland into the Hopman Cup final with straight-set singles victories over their American opponents...
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Brazil's Bellucci gets 5-month ban for dopingJan 04, 2018 6:00 am - SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazilian tennis player Thomaz Bellucci has been given a five-month suspension for doping. The 30-year-old Bellucci, who reached a career high of 21 in ...
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Hip problem forces 5-time finalist Murray out of Aussie OpenJan 04, 2018 6:00 am - Andy Murray needed only a couple of days in Australia to realize the hip problem that has kept him out of competitive tennis since Wimbledon was not going to improve in ...
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Raonic upset by De Minaur in 2nd round at BrisbaneJan 03, 2018 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Former champion Milos Raonic lost in straight sets to 18-year-old Alex De Minaur in a second-round upset Wednesday at the Brisbane Internation...