Articles filed under Tennis
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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...
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Fall in rankings has Federer seeded 17th at Australian OpenJan 12, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - A long injury layoff and a fall in the rankings have created a tough draw for 17-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer at the Australian Open....
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Match-fixing back in spotlight on eve of first Grand SlamJan 12, 2017 6:00 am - For Rafael Nadal and the other stars of tennis, there's a familiar ring to the questions being raised as the first ball is about to be struck at the Australian Open. Rec...
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Konta advances to Sydney International final vs RadwanskaJan 12, 2017 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Johanna Konta ended the strong run of wild-card entry Eugenie Bouchard at the Sydney International on Thursday, beating the Canadian 6-2, 6-2 to advance to...
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Best day ever: Destanee hits with Serena, her inspirationJan 12, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Last week, Destanee Aiava became the first player born this millennium to win a main draw match at a WTA event. Next week, the 16-year-old Au...
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Muller to meet defending champ Troicki in Sydney semifinalsJan 11, 2017 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Gilles Muller beat second-seeded Pablo Cuevas 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Thursday to advance to the Sydney International semifinals against two-time defending champio...