Articles filed under Tennis
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Nishikori overcomes sluggish start to advance in ArgentinaFeb 15, 2017 6:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Top-seeded Kei Nishikori overcame a slow start to beat local favorite Diego Schwartzman 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 in a second-round match Wednesday at...
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Fritz saves 3 match points to beat No. 8 seed Lu in MemphisFeb 15, 2017 6:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Taylor Fritz saved three match points in a third-set tiebreaker to beat No. 8 seed Yen-Hsun Lu 4-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) on Tuesday night in the first ...
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Young rallies to beat No. 6 seed Mannarino in Memphis OpenFeb 14, 2017 6:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Donald Young rallied from a break down in each of the last two sets Monday night to beat No. 6 seed Adrian Mannarino 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4) in the openi...
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Defending champion Klizan reaches 2nd round in RotterdamFeb 14, 2017 6:00 am - ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Defending champion Martin Klizan of Slovakia beat Fernando Verdasco of Spain 6-4, 0-6, 6-1 to reach the second round of the World Tennis To...
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Fired for Venus Williams remark, ex-commentator sues ESPNFeb 14, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A tennis commentator dropped by ESPN for a remark about Venus Williams during the Australian Open sued the sports network Tuesday for wrongful termina...
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Home-crowd favorite Berlocq into 2nd round in Buenos AiresFeb 14, 2017 6:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Home-crowd favorite Carlos Berlocq defeated Jozef Kovalik of Slovakia 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the clay-court Arge...
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Tennis umpire Gabas has surgery after being hit in eyeFeb 13, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Tennis umpire Arnaud Gabas has had surgery on a fractured bone under his left eye after being hit by a ball struck by Canadian player Denis Shapovalov duri...
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Former champion Tomas Berdych into second round in RotterdamFeb 13, 2017 6:00 am - ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Former champion Tomas Berdych beat Romanian qualifier Marius Copil 7-6 (3), 6-4 to reach the second round of the World Tennis Tournament on...
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US beat Germany to advance to Fed Cup semifinalsFeb 12, 2017 6:00 am - KAANAPALI, Hawaii (AP) - CoCo Vandeweghe won the final 10 games to beat Germany's Andrea Petkovic 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 on Sunday and give the United States an insurmountable 3-...
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Czechs make Fed Cup semifinals with 3-2 win over SpainFeb 12, 2017 6:00 am - OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) - Barbora Strycova sent defending champion Czech Republic to the semifinals of the Fed Cup with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Lara Arruabarrena of...