Articles filed under Tennis
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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...
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Defending champ Querrey wins opening match at Delray BeachFeb 20, 2017 6:00 am - DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Defending champion Sam Querrey of the United States began his Delray Beach Open title defense Monday with a victory over Dudi Sela of Israel. Q...
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Wozniacki wins Dubai opener after Doha finalFeb 20, 2017 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - In an all-American matchup, Alison Riske upset 11th-seeded Coco Vandeweghe 6-4, 6-4 to move into the second round at the Dubai Champio...
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It's Carnival in Rio and Nishikori might take a lookFeb 20, 2017 6:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Kei Nishikori and the Rio Open will be upstaged this week. He's the top-seeded player, but not the best show in town. That's because it's Carnival ...
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Krystyna Pliskova upsets Vinci to reach 2nd round in DubaiFeb 19, 2017 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Krystyna Pliskova of the Czech Republic came from a set down to upset 16th-seeded Roberta Vinci of Italy 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 at the Dubai Te...
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Harrison beats Basilashvili 6-1, 6-4 to win Memphis OpenFeb 19, 2017 6:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Ryan Harrison served up the ace that won him his first career ATP World Tour title, then stuck both hands over his head pointing index fingers skyw...