Articles filed under Tennis
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Top seed Karolina Pliskova advances at Rogers CupAug 10, 2017 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Karolina Pliskova advanced to the quarterfinals at the Rogers Cup on Thursday when Japanese qualifier Naomi Osaka was forced to retire because of an injur...
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US Open to test shot clock at junior, collegiate eventsAug 10, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. Tennis Association says shot-clock technology will be tested beginning this month at the U.S. Open. The technology tracks the time taken by the ...
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Murray out of Cincinnati event because of hip injuryAug 09, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Andy Murray has pulled out of next week's Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati because of an ongoing hip injury. The top-ranked Murray has not played sinc...
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New No. 1 Pliskova opens with second-round win in TorontoAug 09, 2017 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Karolina Pliskova began her run as world No. 1 on a positive note, beating Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the third round...
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Errani insists she is not a cheat after 2-month doping banAug 09, 2017 7:00 am - MILAN (AP) - Former French Open finalist Sara Errani struggled to hold back the tears on Wednesday as she insisted she is not a cheat after being handed a two-month dopi...
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Nadal, Federer win opening matches at Rogers CupAug 09, 2017 7:00 am - MONTREAL (AP) - Top-seeded Rafael Nadal and No. 2 Roger Federer cruised to easy victories Wednesday in their opening matches at the Rogers Cup. Nadal breezed past Borna ...
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Canadian Shapovalov advances to 2nd round of Rogers CupAug 08, 2017 7:00 am - MONTREAL (AP) - Canadian Denis Shapovalov advanced to the second round of the Rogers Cup on Tuesday, rallying for a 4-6, 7-6 (8), 6-4 victory against Rogerio Dutra Silva...
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Bouchard loses in 1st round of Rogers CupAug 08, 2017 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Eugenie Bouchard was eliminated in the first round of the Rogers Cup on Tuesday, losing to Donna Vekic in straight sets. The 23-year-old Bouchard, who mad...
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Former French Open finalist Errani gets 2-month doping banAug 07, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Former French Open finalist Sara Errani must serve a two-month doping ban after testing positive for the banned substance letrozole in a test taken in Febr...
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Zverev dominates Anderson in Washington to win Citi OpenAug 06, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The past champions whose names line the grandstands at the Citi Open include Andre Agassi (five times), Jimmy Connors, Stefan Edberg and Ivan Lendl. On...