Articles filed under Tennis
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Ailing knee knocks defending champ Wawrinka out of US OpenAug 04, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stan Wawrinka chose long-term health over a U.S. Open title defense. The defending champion pulled out of the tournament Friday because of an injured kne...
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Trophies stolen from home of former US Open runner-up VinciAug 04, 2017 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Former U.S. Open runner-up Roberta Vinci says her tennis trophies have been stolen. Vinci writes on Instagram, "Unfortunately, a few days ago a group of thie...
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Heat forces Halep to withdraw from Citi Open in quartersAug 04, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Top women's seed Simona Halep retired from her quarterfinal match at the Citi Open on Friday because of the heat, allowing Russia's Ekaterina Makarova ...
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Davis Cup singles matches to remain best of 5 setsAug 04, 2017 7:00 am - HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) - Davis Cup singles matches will remain best-of-five sets after a proposal for them to be played as best-of-three tiebreak sets was reject...
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Reigning Wimbledon champ Muguruza reaches semis at StanfordAug 04, 2017 7:00 am - STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Top-seeded Garbine Muguruza rolled past Croatia's Ana Konjuh 6-1, 6-3 in just over an hour on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Bank of the W...
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Gigi Fernandez improves New York Empire in coaching debutAug 04, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Gigi Fernandez's prediction of taking the New York Empire to the World TeamTennis finals in her coaching debut nearly came true. The Empire lost a supert...
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Wimbledon finalist Cilic to miss MontrealAug 03, 2017 7:00 am - ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - Wimbledon finalist Marin Cilic will miss the Rogers Cup next week in Montreal due to an adductor injury. Cilic announced Thursday that "until the ...
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Kvitova dominates in her Bank of the West Classic debutAug 03, 2017 7:00 am - STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova eased into the quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Kateryna Bondarenko in her Bank of the West C...
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Anderson upsets top-seeded Thiem at Citi OpenAug 03, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Kevin Anderson survived a tense third-set tiebreaker to upset top-seeded Dominic Thiem and advance to the quarterfinals of the Citi Open. The 6-foot-8 ...
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Fognini, Kohlschreiber advance to semis at Generali OpenAug 03, 2017 7:00 am - KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) - Fabio Fognini and Philipp Kohlschreiber both reached their second semifinal in as many weeks at the Generali Open on Thursday. Fognini, who wo...