Articles filed under Tennis
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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...
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6-time champion Djokovic unsure of playing Australian OpenJan 03, 2018 6:00 am - Novak Djokovic is still not sure whether he will be able to play in the Australian Open, where he has won six of his 12 major championships. Djokovic has been dealing wi...