Articles filed under Tennis
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Breakthrough: Muller wins at Sydney to prevent British sweepJan 14, 2017 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Luxembourg veteran Gilles Muller prevented an all-Britain singles sweep at the Sydney International, beating Daniel Evans 7-6 (5), 6-2 in the men's final S...
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Federer to meet qualifier Melzer in 1st round at Aussie OpenJan 14, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - While Roger Federer spent his time at Melbourne Park on Saturday talking about his comeback at a news conference, dozens of lower-ranked play...
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Tennis stars look forward to start of Australian OpenJan 14, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Two days before the Australian Open begins, a stream of top players fronted news conferences Saturday to talk about their chances in the firs...
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Qualifier Mertens is now a champion at Hobart InternationalJan 14, 2017 6:00 am - HOBART, Australia (AP) - Belgian qualifier Elise Mertens' decision to forego singles qualifying for the Australian Open paid big dividends Saturday when she beat Monica ...
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Sock beats Sousa to win ASB ClassicJan 13, 2017 6:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Fourth-seeded American Jack Sock made amends for the disappointment of a year ago when he beat Joao Sousa of Portugal 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 in Satur...
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Australian Open Women's CapsulesJan 13, 2017 6:00 am - Women to watch at the Australian Open, which begins Monday at Melbourne Park: ANGELIQUE KERBER Seeded: 1 Age: 28 (29 on Jan. 18) Country: Germany 2016 Match Record: 63-1...
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Djokovic to open v Verdasco; Federer, Murray in same quarterJan 13, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic drew a difficult first-round opponent in Fernando Verdasco, and Roger Federer's fall in the ...
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Johanna Konta makes few mistakes en route to Sydney titleJan 13, 2017 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Johanna Konta made up for two previous losses to Agnieszka Radwanska with a 6-4, 6-2 win in the Sydney International final on Friday. The dominating win ca...
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Australian, Romanian tennis players banned over bettingJan 13, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Two low-ranking tennis players have been banned for corruption offenses after they bet on matches. The Tennis Integrity Unit says Mihaita Damian of Romania...
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Swiss team without Federer, Wawrinka in US for Davis CupJan 12, 2017 6:00 am - BERN, Switzerland (AP) - Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka will be missing when Switzerland travels to the United States for the Davis Cup next month. The Swiss tennis fed...