Articles filed under Tennis
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Serena's Legacy: Plenty of wins, plenty of stands on issuesAug 10, 2022 7:00 am - A couple of days before Serena Williams claimed the 22nd of her 23 Grand Slam singles titles at Wimbledon in 2016, she was asked what she makes of it when people refer t...
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Serena's Choice: Williams' tough call resonates with womenAug 10, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Serena Williams said it plainly: It isn't really fair. A male athlete would never have to make the same choice. But after a trailblazing career that both...
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Serena loses 1st match since saying she's prepared to retireAug 10, 2022 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Serena Williams wore her game face when she stepped out into the stadium for her first match since telling the world she is ready to leave professional te...
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Serena Williams says she is 'evolving away from tennis'Aug 09, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Serena Williams says she is ready to step away from tennis after winning 23 Grand Slam titles, turning her focus to having another child and her business inte...
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Russian tennis players collect 3 titles at US Open tuneupsAug 08, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - It was quite a week for Russia's professional tennis players - four tournaments, three titles. One of them, Liudmila Samsonova, thinks it might not be...
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Seventh-seeded Daria Kasatkina of Russia wins in San JoseAug 07, 2022 7:00 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Daria Kasatkina fell to the ground in triumph and laid on her back for several moments after attacking a short ball off her serve and putting it ...
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Kyrgios wins Citi Open again; Samsonova takes women's titleAug 07, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - As Nick Kyrgios rambled through a lengthy list of people he wanted to thank Sunday after ending a three-year title drought by claiming the trophy at th...
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Badosa beats Coco Gauff to reach 4th semifinal of yearAug 06, 2022 7:00 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Second-seeded Paula Badosa beat Coco Gauff 7-6(4), 6-2 on Friday at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic to reach her fourth semifinal of the year...
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Suddenly consistent Kyrgios moves into Citi Open finalAug 06, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Nick Kyrgios found the consistency that has long eluded him, reaching a second consecutive tournament final for the first time in his career with a 7-6...
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Kyrgios survives 6 match points, beats Tiafoe at Citi OpenAug 06, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios fought off six match points during a second-set tiebreaker against hometown favorite Frances Tiafoe, then raced past h...