Articles filed under Tennis
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Top-seeded Konta opens Elite Trophy with win over StosurNov 02, 2016 7:00 am - ZHUHAI, China (AP) - Top-seeded Johanna Konta opened her Elite Trophy campaign by beating 2011 U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday. Konta broke Stosur's ...
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Del Potro heads Argentina's Davis Cup team for Croatia finalNov 02, 2016 7:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Juan Martin Del Potro will lead Argentina's team for the Davis Cup final against Croatia later this month in Zagreb. Argentina captain Dan...
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Murray must play better if he wants Djokovic's No. 1 rankingNov 02, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - If Andy Murray is to take Novak Djokovic's No. 1 ranking at the Paris Masters this week, he must play significantly better than he did in a scrappy win agai...
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Mladenovic, Garcia to spearhead France in Fed Cup finalNov 02, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - France captain Amelie Mauresmo kept faith in the same players for the Fed Cup final against the two-time defending champion Czech Republic next week. Caroli...
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Djokovic says Imaz not a 'guru' _ just part of coaching teamNov 02, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - After Novak Djokovic reached the third round of the Paris Masters, the questions he faced were not just about his performance. The top-ranked Serb eased to ...
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Zhang, Svitolina win opening matches at WTA Elite TrophyNov 01, 2016 7:00 am - ZHUHAI, China (AP) - Chinese wild-card entry Zhang Shuai opened the WTA Elite Trophy tournament with a 6-1, 6-1 win over sixth-seeded Timea Bacsinzky on Tuesday. The tou...
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Raonic hits 17 aces as he reaches Paris Masters 3rd roundNov 01, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Fourth-seeded Milos Raonic hit 17 aces as he beat Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 7-6 (5), 6-4 Tuesday to reach the third round of the Paris Masters. The big-s...
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Andy Murray finally has a chance to become No. 1Oct 31, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - By the end of the week, Andy Murray could become the top-ranked player in the world for the first time in his career. Ever since he first reached No. 2 in t...
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Simon rallies to beat Benneteau in Paris Masters first roundOct 31, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Gilles Simon rallied to beat Julien Benneteau 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in an all-French match in the first round of the Paris Masters on Monday. In their ninth career ...
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Murray beats Tsonga in Vienna for 3rd straight ATP titleOct 30, 2016 7:00 am - VIENNA (AP) - Andy Murray closed in on the No. 1 ranking by winning his third straight ATP title at the Erste Bank Open on Sunday. The Scot can overtake Novak Djokovic a...