Articles filed under Tennis
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Day 2: Novak, Serena and Co set for 1st-round matchesJan 16, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic are set to begin quests for their seventh Australian Open titles on Tuesday at Melbourne Park under sunny ...
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Americans off to quick start at Australian OpenJan 16, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Shelby Rogers thoroughly dominated the No. 4 player in the world, Simona Halep. A teary-eyed CoCo Vandeweghe battled nausea to outlast anothe...
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Kyrgios' new approach: Keep calm and move on at Aussie OpenJan 16, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - No tirades at the umpire. No insults directed at spectators. No rackets smashed to smithereens. For Nick Kyrgios, the talented yet combustibl...
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Australian Open GlanceJan 16, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - A look at the Australian Open on Monday: WEATHER: Sunny, high temperature of 30 Celsius (86 Fahrenheit). ATTENDANCE: Day: 47,867; Night: 24,5...
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92 minutes on court, lifetime of experience for DestaneeJan 15, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Destanee Aiava's Australian Open lasted just 92 minutes Monday while making history as the first person born in the 2000s to play in the main...
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Australian Open quotes: Rafael Nadal says no plans to retireJan 15, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Rafael Nadal isn't planning to give up tennis anytime soon. Johanna Konta won't take too seriously her dominating win in the Sydney Internati...
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The Latest: Olympic gold medalist Puig wins opening matchJan 15, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The Latest from the Australian Open on Monday (all times local): 12:45 p.m. Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig didn't waste any time on the op...
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Let's play tennis: Australian Open begins in MelbourneJan 15, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Let the tennis begin. The opening Grand Slam tournament of the year gets under way Monday at Melbourne Park, with top-seeded Andy Murray and ...
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New look: Murray, Kerber start Australian Open as top seedsJan 15, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - It's new and exciting for Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber, entering a Grand Slam tournament with the No. 1 in front of their names. Both rea...
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Federer: Tennis taking proactive approach to address fixingJan 14, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - At last year's Australian Open, the players were caught by surprise when a report was published on the eve of the season-opening Grand Slam a...