Articles filed under Tennis
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Karlovic, Zverev advance at Stockholm OpenOct 19, 2016 7:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Veteran Ivo Karlovic needed three sets to beat 18-year-old Mikael Ymer of Sweden in the second round of the Stockholm Open on Wednesday. Ymer, who upset...
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Girls tennis: Palatine's Kawai poised for big tournament finaleOct 19, 2016 1:00 am - Just three seasons ago, an unknown student who'd moved from Japan joined the Palatine girls tennis team. It didn't take Asuka Kawai long to become extremely well known i...
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Konjuh upsets Strycova in 3 sets at Kremlin CupOct 18, 2016 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Croatian teenager Ana Konjuh ousted sixth-seeded Barbora Strycova in the first round of the Kremlin Cup on Tuesday, winning 6-4, 1-6, 6-2. The 18-year-old ...
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Moscow results to decide final WTA Finals spotOct 18, 2016 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - With Serena Williams' decision to withdraw from next week's WTA Finals, the final spot in the year-end tournament will be decided in Moscow. Svetlana Kuzne...
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Mikael Ymer upsets Verdasco at Stockholm OpenOct 18, 2016 7:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Eighteen-year-old Mikael Ymer of Sweden stunned Fernando Verdasco in the first round of the Swedish Open on Tuesday, dropping just three games to the Sp...
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Qualifier Copil beats 6th-seeded Sousa in European OpenOct 18, 2016 7:00 am - ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) - Qualifier Marius Copil had nine aces as he upset sixth-seeded Joao Sousa of Portugal 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the European Open on Tue...
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Mexican tennis player gets 6-month ban in match-fixing caseOct 18, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Mexican tennis player Daniel Garza has been suspended six months and fined $5,000 after being found guilty of a match-fixing offense. The Tennis Integrity ...
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Seppi sends Delbonis out of inaugural European OpenOct 17, 2016 7:00 am - ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) - The 100th-ranked Andreas Seppi beat eighth-seeded Federico Delbonis 7-6 (7), 5-7, 6-3 Monday to advance to the second round of the inaugural Euro...
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Serena Williams out of WTA Finals, citing injured shoulderOct 17, 2016 7:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Serena Williams will miss the season-ending WTA Finals for the second year in a row, citing a right shoulder injury. The WTA announced Willia...
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Early exit for Johnson, Baghdatis at Stockholm OpenOct 17, 2016 7:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Radu Albot of Moldova upset fifth-seeded Steve Johnson in straight sets in the first round of the Stockholm on Monday. Albot held his serve throughout t...