Articles filed under Tennis
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Father of Australian tennis star accused of child abuseJul 26, 2017 7:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - The father of retired Australian tennis star Mark Philippoussis was being held on $2.5 million bail Wednesday in San Diego after being arrested on suspi...
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Djokovic will sit out rest of 2017 because of injured elbowJul 26, 2017 7:00 am - For more than a year, Novak Djokovic's right elbow hurt when he hit serves or forehands. The pain kept getting worse, and now he's going to give his arm a chance to heal...
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John Isner advances to Atlanta Open quarterfinalsJul 26, 2017 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Second-seeded John Isner beat Canada's Vasek Pospisil 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday night in the 6-foot-10 former University of Georgia star's opening match in th...
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Georgia Tech's Eubanks advances past Fritz at Atlanta OpenJul 25, 2017 7:00 am - Georgia Tech senior Christopher Eubanks made the most of his wild-card entry into the Atlanta Open, earning an opening-round 7-6, 6-4 win over fellow American Taylor Fri...
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Qualifier Paul rallies to oust Chung at Atlanta OpenJul 24, 2017 7:00 am - Qualifier Tommy Paul rallied from a set down to defeat seventh-seeded Hyeon Chung 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the opening round of the Atlanta Open on Monday. The win is the second...
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Lucky loser Andrey Rublev of Russia wins Croatia OpenJul 23, 2017 7:00 am - UMAG, Croatia (AP) - Lucky loser Andrey Rublev of Russia defeated fourth-seeded Paolo Lorenzi of Italy 6-4, 6-2 to win the Croatia Open on Sunday. The 19-year-old Rublev...
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Top-seeded John Isner wins 3rd Hall of Fame titleJul 23, 2017 7:00 am - NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Top-seeded John Isner beat Australian qualifier Matthew Ebden 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Sunday for his third Hall of Fame Open title. The hard-serving America...
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Tearful Bertens beats Kontaveit to win Gstaad Ladies titleJul 23, 2017 7:00 am - GSTAAD, Switzerland (AP) - A tearful Kiki Bertens used an emotional change of ends in the deciding set of the Gstaad Ladies Championship final to beat Anett Kontaveit 6-...
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Man interrupts Swedish Open semi to give Nazi saluteJul 22, 2017 7:00 am - BASTAD, Sweden (AP) - A man walked on to Centre Court during a Swedish Open semifinal and shouted Nazi slogans and raised his arm in a Nazi-like salute on Saturday. The ...
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Roddick, Clijsters among Tennis Hall of Fame inducteesJul 22, 2017 7:00 am - NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Looking around the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Andy Roddick thought about all the things he is not. Not as good as the historic greats, espec...