Articles filed under Tennis
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Federer wins 1st match on return, Switzerland beats BritainJan 02, 2017 6:00 am - PERTH, Australia (AP) - Roger Federer returned from six months on the sidelines with a knee injury to beat Dan Evans 6-3, 6-4 on Monday and lead Switzerland to an openin...
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Borna Coric ousted by Chung Hyeon in Chennai OpenJan 02, 2017 6:00 am - CHENNAI, India (AP) - South Korean qualifier Chung Hyeon upset sixth-seeded Borna Coric, a finalist last year, in a 6-3, 7-5 victory in the first round of the Chennai Op...
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Muguruza beats Stosur in 1st round at Brisbane InternationalJan 02, 2017 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - French Open champion Garbine Muguruza finished off a first-round match for the first time at the Brisbane International, and extended Sam Stos...
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Radwanska saves 3 match points to survive at Shenzhen OpenJan 02, 2017 6:00 am - SHENZHEN, China (AP) - Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska saved three match points before edging Duan Ying-ying of China 6-2, 6-7 (4), 7-5 in the first round of the Shenzhen...
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Americans win 1st match at Hopman Cup mixed teams eventJan 01, 2017 6:00 am - PERTH, Australia (AP) - CoCo Vandeweghe gave the United States an early lead and Jack Sock clinched the Americans' opening match Sunday at the Hopman Cup mixed teams tou...
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Rogers beats Bouchard in Brisbane International's 1st roundJan 01, 2017 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - American Shelby Rogers defeated 2012 Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard of Canada 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 on a steamy opening day of play at the Brisba...
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Hard work, sportsmanship pays off for Ivy Leaguer from NapervilleDec 17, 2016 6:30 am - Tiffany Chen worked really, really hard in high school - she scored a perfect 36 on the ACT and graduated with a 4.76 weighted GPA - while also putting in long hours on ...
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Kyrgios calls 2016 season a successful oneDec 11, 2016 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios says he regards his 2016 season as a successful one, though he ended the year under a ban from the ATP Tour for on-cour...
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Serbia's Kecmanovic wins second straight Orange BowlDec 11, 2016 6:00 am - PLANTATION, Fla. (AP) - Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic won the Metropolia Orange Bowl Boys' 18s singles title for the second consecutive year Sunday, beating China's Yibing ...
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Kathy Rinaldi new US Fed Cup captain, succeeding FernandezDec 08, 2016 6:00 am - WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - Former top-10 player Kathy Rinaldi is the U.S. Fed Cup team's new captain. She succeeds Mary Joe Fernandez, the U.S. Tennis Association announc...