Articles filed under Tennis
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Tennis star keeps Super Bowl promise of date with college student from Vernon HillsFeb 17, 2017 12:00 am - Given Eugenie Bouchard's celebrity and the constant media attention that goes with it, John Goehrke admittedly was nervous about his date Wednesday with the Canadian ten...
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No. 2 seed Cuevas loses in Buenos Aires 2nd roundFeb 16, 2017 6:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Second-seeded Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay was knocked out of the Argentina Open's second round on Thursday, losing to Alexandr Dolgopolov of U...
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Basilashvili upsets No. 1 seed Karlovic in Memphis OpenFeb 16, 2017 6:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Nikoloz Basilashvili beat top-seeded Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (2), 6-3 on Thursday to advance to the Memphis Open quarterfinals. Basilashvili, ranked 67th ...
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Win Super Bowl bet? Get date with Bouchard at Nets gameFeb 16, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tennis star Genie Bouchard kept her side of a bet for a date after the Atlanta Falcons lost the lead at the Super Bowl. The Canadian player and now swims...
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Isner advances in Memphis, Querrey ousted in straight setsFeb 15, 2017 6:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - John Isner served up 26 aces in beating Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday night to reach the quarterfinals at the Memphis Open....
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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...