Articles filed under Tennis
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Muguruza opens for Spain against Czech player StrycovaFeb 10, 2017 6:00 am - OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) - French Open champion Garbine Muguruza will face Barbora Strycova in the opening match when Spain plays the defending champion Czech Republ...
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Rafael Nadal pulls out of ABN Amro tennis tournamentFeb 09, 2017 6:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Australian Open finalist Rafael Nadal has pulled out of next week's ABN Amro tennis tournament, saying he needs to rest. Organizers say the...
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Former Australian Open junior champion suspendedFeb 09, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A former Australian Open junior champion has been provisionally suspended while tennis authorities conduct an investigation into corruption in the sport. T...
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No. 3 Lorenzi, Ram into quarterfinals in Ecuador OpenFeb 09, 2017 6:00 am - QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Paolo Lorenzi of Italy reached the Ecuador Open quarterfinals for a third straight year by defeating Matthew Ebden of Australia 6-4, 6-4 on Thursda...
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2nd-seeded Tsonga and 3rd-seeded Gasquet reach quarterfinalsFeb 09, 2017 6:00 am - MONTPELLIER, France (AP) - Second seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France needed only 45 minutes to reach the quarterfinals of the Open de Sud de France, swatting aside coun...
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Brown beats top-seeded Cilic in MontpellierFeb 08, 2017 6:00 am - MONTPELLIER, France (AP) - Dustin Brown hit eight aces and didn't face a break point as he upset top-seeded Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-4 at the Open Sud de France on Wednesday. ...
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Bellucci into the quarterfinals on clay in QuitoFeb 08, 2017 6:00 am - QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Fourth-seeded Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil reached the quarterfinals of the Ecuador Open on Wednesday, defeating Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 7-6 (8), 7...
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No. 8 Renzo Olivo of Argentina advances in EcuadorFeb 07, 2017 6:00 am - QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Eighth-seeded Renzo Olivo of Argentina defeated Emilio Gomez of Ecuador 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (5) on Tuesday to reach the second round of the clay-court Ec...
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Super Bowl bet gets suburban college student date with tennis star Genie BouchardFeb 07, 2017 12:00 am - The Patriots' historic Super Bowl comeback victory Sunday also will be entered in a Vernon Hills college student's personal record book for leading to one of the most im...
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Melzer ousts No. 6 Zeballos from first round in Ecuador OpenFeb 06, 2017 6:00 am - QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Gerald Melzer of Austria upset No. 6-seeded Horacio Zeballos of Argentina 6-7 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Monday to reach the second round of the Ecuador ...