Articles filed under Tennis
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Pats comeback earns fan date with tennis star Genie BouchardFeb 06, 2017 6:00 am - Forget the Lombardi Trophy. The New England Patriots' shocking comeback win over the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl 51 earned one fan a date with Canadian tennis star Gen...
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Player fined $7K for hitting umpire with ball in Davis CupFeb 06, 2017 6:00 am - OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov was fined $7,000 on Monday, a day after unintentionally striking umpire Arnaud Gabas in the eye and immedi...
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Chardy and Brown advance to Open Sud de France 2nd roundFeb 06, 2017 6:00 am - MONTPELLIER, France (AP) - Jeremy Chardy of France beat seventh-seeded Marcel Granollers 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the second round of the Open Sud de France on Monday. Alt...
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Davis Cup: Defending champ Argentina KO'ed by ItalyFeb 06, 2017 6:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Defending champion Argentina was knocked out of the Davis Cup in the first round by Italy on Monday. Italy's Fabio Fognini defeated Guido ...
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Davis Cup: France completes 4-1 victory over JapanFeb 05, 2017 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - France completed a 4-1 win over Japan in their Davis Cup World Group first-round tie on Sunday. France secured a quarterfinal berth on Saturday with a win b...
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Australia beats Czech Republic 4-1 in World Group tieFeb 05, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Australia split Sunday's concluding reverse singles matches with the Czech Republic to complete a comfortable 4-1 win in their Davis Cup firs...
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Davis Cup: Spain edges Croatia 3-2 to reach quarterfinalsFeb 05, 2017 6:00 am - OSIJEK, Croatia (AP) - Pablo Carreno Busta beat Nikola Mektic 7-6 (4), 6-1, 6-4 as Spain edged depleted Croatia to reach the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup on Sunday wit...
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Davis Cup: Darcis wins as Belgium beats Germany for 1st timeFeb 05, 2017 6:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Steve Darcis defeated Alexander Zverev 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (8) to send Belgium into the Davis Cup World Group quarterfinals with an unsurmountab...
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US completes 5-0 Davis Cup sweep of SwitzerlandFeb 05, 2017 6:00 am - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Sam Querrey and Steve Johnson won their singles matches Sunday to complete the United States' second straight Davis Cup sweep of Switzerland. Que...
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Umpire hit in face by ball, Canada defaults vs BritainFeb 05, 2017 6:00 am - OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - In a startling turn, Canada lost the decisive match to Britain in the first round of the Davis Cup on Sunday when a player, disappointed by his ow...