Articles filed under Tennis
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Straight back to Compton: Venus and Serena Williams go homeNov 12, 2016 6:00 am - COMPTON, Calif. (AP) - Venus and Serena Williams made a rare visit to their childhood hometown, where their half-sister was killed in 2003, to have tennis courts dedicat...
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France bids to upset two-time champ Czechs in Fed Cup finalNov 11, 2016 6:00 am - STRASBOURG, France (AP) - France's Kristina Mladenovic will open play against world No. 6 Karolina Pliskova in the Fed Cup final, as the hosts look to break the Czech Re...
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Column: Tennis' 4th Beatle, Murray is paragon of fortitudeNov 08, 2016 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - For each top athlete, a word. For Usain Bolt, it would have to be speed. For football's Lionel Messi: balance. For swimmer Michael Phelps: buoyant. But for ...
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Now No. 1, Murray goes to London vying for Djokovic's titleNov 07, 2016 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Having taken Novak Djokovic's No. 1 ranking and his Paris Masters title, Andy Murray will try to grab another of his friend and rival's crowns at the ATP fi...
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Murray grouped with Wawrinka, Nishikori, Cilic at ATP FinalsNov 07, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Andy Murray, the world's new top-ranked men's player, has been drawn in a group with Stan Wawrinka, Kei Nishikori and Maric Cilic for the ATP finals. Forme...
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Nadal to return next month in Abu Dhabi exhibitionNov 07, 2016 6:00 am - Rafael Nadal will return from a wrist injury to play an exhibition in late December in United Arab Emirates. The 14-time Grand Slam champion said Monday on his Facebook ...
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Kvitova beats Svitolina to win Elite Trophy tournamentNov 06, 2016 6:00 am - ZHUHAI, China (AP) - Third-seeded Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic overcame a slow start to beat Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday and win the Elite Trophy. After lo...
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Murray celebrates rise to the top with Paris Masters titleNov 06, 2016 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Celebrating the best season of his career, Andy Murray cemented his rise to No. 1 by beating John Isner 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-4 Sunday to win the Paris Masters fo...
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Arkansas' Redlicki, Ohio State's Di Lorenzo win indoor titleNov 06, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Arkansas senior Michael Redlicki and Ohio State sophomore Francesca Di Lorenzo swept the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships on Sunday...
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Djokovic loses in Paris quarters, Murray has shot at No 1Nov 05, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Five months after his first French Open title and completing a career Grand Slam in Paris, Novak Djokovic's reign over men's tennis could be about to end in...