Articles filed under Tennis
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Davis Cup: Italy leads champion Argentina 2-0Feb 03, 2017 6:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Defending Davis Cup champion Argentina fell behind Italy 2-0 in their first-round tie on Friday. Italy's Paolo Lorenzo defeated Guido Pell...
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Zverev wins for Germany, 1-1 against Belgium in Davis CupFeb 03, 2017 6:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Belgium's Steve Darcis edged Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5) before Alexander Zverev struck back to pull Germany level 1-...
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Davis Cup: Croatia and Spain 1-1Feb 03, 2017 6:00 am - OSIJEK, Croatia (AP) - Croatia and Spain are 1-1 after the opening singles in their Davis Cup first-round tie. Croatia's Franko Skugor beat Pablo Carreno Busta 3-6, 6-3,...
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Djokovic returns to Davis Cup against RussiaFeb 02, 2017 6:00 am - NIS, Serbia (AP) - Novak Djokovic will play Daniil Medvedev in the second singles match as he makes a return for Serbia in the first round of the Davis Cup against Russi...
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Venus Williams loses first match since Australian Open finalFeb 02, 2017 6:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Venus Williams lost her first match since the Australian Open to Kristina Mladenovic 6-3, 6-1 in the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Thursd...
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Thompson to make Davis Cup singles debut for AustraliaFeb 01, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Jordan Thompson will make his Davis Cup singles debut for Australia against Czech Republic's Jiri Vesely in Friday's World Group opener on ha...
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Top-seeded Halep beats Konjuh in St. PetersburgFeb 01, 2017 6:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Top-seeded Simona Halep won her first match since an opening-round exit at the Australian Open, beating Ana Konjuh 6-4, 7-6 (2) Wednesday a...
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No Williams sisters or Kerber for Germany-US in Fed CupFeb 01, 2017 6:00 am - WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Angelique Kerber will sit out the first-round Fed Cup matches between the United States and Germany. New U....
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Defending champion Vinci reaches 2nd round in St. PetersburgJan 31, 2017 6:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Roberta Vinci started the defense of her St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy title with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 win over Timea Babos on Tuesday. The sixt...
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Giorgi issued 9-month Fed Cup ban by Italian federationJan 31, 2017 6:00 am - ROME (AP) - Camila Giorgi has been banned for nine months by the Italian Tennis Federation for refusing a Fed Cup callup. The 74th-ranked Giorgi was also fined 30,000 eu...