Articles filed under Tennis
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American teen Bellis upsets Radwanska in DubaiFeb 22, 2017 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - American teen Catherine "CiCi" Bellis captured her first career Top 10 win on Wednesday when she upset sixth-ranked Agnieszka Radwansk...
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Medvedev upsets Paire in MarseilleFeb 22, 2017 6:00 am - MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Daniil Medvedev upset eighth-seeded Benoit Paire 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (4) in the first round of the Open 13 on Wednesday, and defending champion Nick K...
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Pliskova and Cibulkova lose opening matches in DubaiFeb 21, 2017 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Second-seeded Karolina Pliskova and third-seeded Dominika Cibulkova both lost their opening matches at the Dubai Tennis Championships ...
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Mahut beats 5th-seeded Zverev, while 6th-seeded Gasquet winsFeb 21, 2017 6:00 am - MARSEILLE, France (AP) - French veteran Nicolas Mahut beat German teen Alexander Zverev 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) to reach the second round of the Open 13 on Tuesday. The 35-year...
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Top-seeded Milos Raonic defeats Tim Smyczek at Delray BeachFeb 21, 2017 6:00 am - DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - No. 1 seed Milos Raonic opened with an easy win Tuesday in his first appearance at the Delray Beach Open. Raonic, the fourth-ranked player in t...
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Top-seeded Nishikori loses temper; loses in 1st round in RioFeb 21, 2017 6:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Kei Nishikori smashed his racket into the red clay after losing the first set on Tuesday, an unusual burst of anger from the usually calm Japanese ...
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Roger Federer says Laver Cup will be a tough competitionFeb 20, 2017 6:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - The new Laver Cup team tennis tournament is supposed to be a "tough" contest, not an exhibition, according to Roger Federer. The competition will pit a tea...
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Simon beats Khachanov to reach 2nd round at Open 13Feb 20, 2017 6:00 am - MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Two-time champion Gilles Simon of France rallied to beat Karen Khachanov of Russia 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the first round of the Open 13 on Monday. Th...
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France to host Britain on indoor clay in Davis Cup quartersFeb 20, 2017 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The Davis Cup quarterfinal between France and Britain will be staged on indoor clay in the Normandy city of Rouen. The April 7-9 tie will take place at the ...
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No. 3 Pablo Cuevas beaten in first round of Rio OpenFeb 20, 2017 6:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Third-seeded Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay was knocked out in the first round of the Rio Open by Arthur de Greef of Belgium 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. In another fir...