Articles filed under Tennis
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Pliskova routs Cornet, wins Brisbane titleJan 07, 2017 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Karolina Pliskova won all but five points in the first six games to set up a 6-0, 6-3 rout of Alize Cornet in the Brisbane International final...
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Raonic beats Nadal, keeps Brisbane title defense on trackJan 06, 2017 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Rafael Nadal was up a set and had a break point against defending champion Milos Raonic when he sent a forehand just wide. It was a mistake th...
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France beats Switzerland, sets up Hopman Cup final vs. USJan 06, 2017 6:00 am - PERTH, Australia (AP) - France will play the United States in the Hopman Cup final after Richard Gasquet and Kristina Mladenovic combined to beat Swiss teammates Roger F...
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Paire reaches Chennai semis for 3rd timeJan 06, 2017 6:00 am - CHENNAI, India (AP) - Benoit Paire of France reached the Chennai Open semifinals for a third time when he beat 2015 runner-up Aljaz Bedene of Britain 6-3, 6-0 on Friday....
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Defending champ Djokovic to face top-ranked Murray in finalJan 06, 2017 6:00 am - DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Defending champion Novak Djokovic survived five match points to beat Fernando Verdasco and set up a final against top-ranked Andy Murray, who had far ...
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Lauren Davis beats Ana Konjuh to win ASB ClassicJan 06, 2017 6:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - American Lauren Davis claimed the first WTA Title of her six-year professional career when she beat Croatian teenager Ana Konjuh 6-3, 6-1 in...
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Ana Konjuh, Lauren Davis to meet in Auckland WTA finalJan 06, 2017 6:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Eighth-seeded Ana Konjuh prevented a complete rout of seeded players at the ASB Tennis Classic when she beat 2016 runner-up Julia Goerges 6-...
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Wozniacki beaten in ASB Classic quarterfinalsJan 05, 2017 6:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - The ASB Tennis Classic was shorn of the last of its big-name contenders on Thursday when former world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki wasted a match...
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Match-fixing charge surfaces ahead of Australian OpenJan 05, 2017 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Match-fixing in tennis is back on the radar, less than two weeks before the Australian Open. Victoria state police on Thursday charged an 18-y...
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Bautista-Agut, Youzhny advance to quarterfinals in ChennaiJan 05, 2017 6:00 am - CHENNAI, India (AP) - Roberto Bautista-Agut advanced to the quarterfinals at the Chennai Open by beating Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil 6-3, 6-2 Thursday. The second-seed...