Articles filed under Tennis
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Banned from tennis, Nastase starts new career as diplomatSep 22, 2017 7:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Ilie Nastase is taking on a new role as a diplomat for the Czech Republic. The Romanian tennis great has been banned by the International Tennis Federation...
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Paire saves match point to beat Goffin at Moselle OpenSep 22, 2017 7:00 am - METZ, France (AP) - French player Benoit Paire came out on top of a tight battle with David Goffin to reach the semifinals of the Moselle Open on Friday after saving one...
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Top-seeded Muguruza advances to Pan Pacific Open semifinalsSep 22, 2017 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza advanced to the semifinals of the Pan Pacific Open by beating Caroline Garcia 6-2, 6-4 Friday. A rare double-fault by th...
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Column: We've still got a long way to go, babySep 22, 2017 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Bobby Riggs' next big spectacle may be a leap off Suicide Bridge in Pasadena, California, while Billie Jean King is just happy to have made a spectacle of...
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AP Was There: Battle of the SexesSep 22, 2017 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - "The Battle of the Sexes" was a 1973 exhibition tennis match pitting 55-year-old Bobby Riggs, self-proclaimed male chauvinist pig, against Billy Jean King...
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Strycova advances to quarterfinals at Pan Pacific OpenSep 21, 2017 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Barbora Strycova advanced to the quarterfinals at the Pan Pacific Open by beating fourth-seeded Jo Konta 7-5, 7-6 (5) Thursday. At 31, Strycova is the oldes...
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Goffin rallies past Almagro at Moselle OpenSep 21, 2017 7:00 am - METZ, France (AP) - Second-seeded David Goffin hit 13 aces to rally past Nicolas Almagro 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 and reach the quarterfinals at the Moselle Open on Thursday. Defen...
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Girls tennis: Fremd savors win over BarringtonSep 21, 2017 1:00 am - Screams of joy resounded in the Vikings' backyard as Fremd's girls tennis team edged Mid-Suburban League power Barrington 4-3 in a nail-biter Thursday evening. "I didn't...
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Girls tennis: Lake Park prevails over Glenbard NorthSep 21, 2017 1:00 am - It's not uncommon to see at a high school dual-team tennis meet empty courts and all the focus on the last match still playing. Thursday's DuPage Valley Conference battl...
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Muguruza beats Puig to reach Pan Pacific quarterfinalsSep 20, 2017 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Garbine Muguruza began her reign as No. 1 with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Monica Puig on Wednesday, earning a spot in the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open. Pl...