Articles filed under Tennis
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Stosur loses in first round at Brisbane; Murray nears returnDec 31, 2017 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Australian Samantha Stosur's year ended on a sour note after she was bundled out of her home state tournament by Brisbane International sevent...
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Serena loses in exhibition comeback after giving birthDec 30, 2017 6:00 am - ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Serena Williams lost in her return to tennis after giving birth in September, beaten by French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko in a...
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Vandeweghe gives USA perfect start at Hopman CupDec 30, 2017 6:00 am - PERTH, Australia (AP) - Jack Sock and CoCo Vandeweghe gave the United States a perfect start to the 30th edition of the mixed team Hopman Cup event by winning their sing...
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Djokovic skips another tournament, elbow still not rightDec 30, 2017 6:00 am - ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Novak Djokovic withdrew from another tournament on Saturday, this time his final warm-up event for the Australian Open, saying he ...
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Andy Murray makes tepid return as he loses exhibition matchDec 29, 2017 6:00 am - ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Andy Murray made a tepid return to the court, losing a one-set match 6-2 to Roberto Bautista Agut in the United Arab Emirates exhi...
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Djokovic comeback stalls after more pain in right elbowDec 29, 2017 6:00 am - ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The comeback plans for Novak Djokovic stalled on Friday when a recurrence of pain in his right elbow forced him to withdraw from a...
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Anderson beats Carreno Busta to make UAE exhibition semisDec 28, 2017 6:00 am - ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. Open runner-up Kevin Anderson extended his dominance over Pablo Carreno Busta with a straight-sets win over the Spaniard on T...
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Rafael Nadal withdraws from Brisbane InternationalDec 27, 2017 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Top-ranked Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Brisbane International due to his "late start of preparation" for the new season. Brisbane Inte...
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Victoria Azarenka to miss ASB Classic in AucklandDec 24, 2017 6:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - A continuing custody dispute has prevented two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka from resuming her tennis career at the ASB Cl...
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Serena Williams to play 1st competition since giving birthDec 24, 2017 6:00 am - ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Serena Williams is returning to competition with an exhibition match Saturday in Abu Dhabi against French Open champion Jelena Ost...