Articles filed under Tennis
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Nadal cites knee injury to miss Federer's hometown eventOct 17, 2017 7:00 am - BASEL, Switzerland (AP) - Top-ranked Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Swiss Indoors next week, denying fans a possible final against Roger Federer. Nadal says he's ta...
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Sharapova loses to Rybarikova at Kremlin CupOct 17, 2017 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Maria Sharapova was beaten by Magdalena Rybarikova 7-6 (3), 6-4 in the first round of the Kremlin Cup on Tuesday, ending her bid for a second title in two ...
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Marino returns, 4 years after retiring because of depressionOct 17, 2017 7:00 am - MONTREAL (AP) - Former top-50 tennis player Rebecca Marino will come out of retirement after more than 4ˆ½ years and enter a pair of tournaments. Tennis Canada announced...
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Cornet beats Makarova in Kremlin Cup first roundOct 16, 2017 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Alize Cornet of France beat hometown favorite Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-3 at the Kremlin Cup on Monday to set up a possible second-round meeting with Maria...
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Federer beats Nadal to win Shanghai Masters titleOct 15, 2017 7:00 am - SHANGHAI (AP) - Roger Federer extended his winning streak over Rafael Nadal this year to four matches after beating the top-ranked Spaniard 6-4, 6-3 to win the Shanghai ...
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Pavlyuchenkova overcomes bad weather to win in Hong KongOct 15, 2017 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia won her third WTA singles title of the year on Sunday, beating Daria Gavrilova of Australia 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the ...
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Strycova beats Rybarikova in Linz final for 2nd career titleOct 15, 2017 7:00 am - LINZ, Austria (AP) - Barbora Strycova ended a six-year wait for her second WTA singles title on Sunday by defeating Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia 6-4, 6-1 at the Ladi...
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Sharapova wins her 1st title since doping banOct 15, 2017 7:00 am - TIANJIN, China (AP) - Maria Sharapova won her first WTA title since returning from a doping ban after defeating Aryna Sabalenka to win the Tianjin Open on Sunday. The Ru...
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Nadal, Federer advance to Shanghai final for 38th encounterOct 14, 2017 7:00 am - SHANGHAI (AP) - Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will face each for the 38th time after advancing Saturday to the Shanghai Masters final. Top-seeded Nadal defeated Marin C...
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Pavlyuchenkova faces Gavrilova in Hong Kong Open finalOct 14, 2017 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Playing in windy conditions, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Wang Qiang 6-3, 6-4 Saturday to advance to the final of the Hong Kong Open. The 21st-rank...