Articles filed under Tennis
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Kerber, Muguruza confirmed for Brisbane InternationalSep 28, 2016 7:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Top-ranked Angelique Kerber has confirmed she will start 2017 at the Brisbane International tournament from Jan. 1 as she prepares to defend h...
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Djokovic withdraws from China Open because of injurySep 28, 2016 7:00 am - BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Novak Djokovic says he has withdrawn from the China Open because of an elbow injury. The defending champion says he is "extremely disappointed" t...
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Williams writes she 'won't be silent' about police killingsSep 28, 2016 7:00 am - Star tennis player Serena Williams says she "won't be silent" about the killing of black men by police officers. Williams wrote on Facebook on Tuesday that she was inspi...
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Top-ranked Kerber falls to Kvitova at Wuhan OpenSep 28, 2016 7:00 am - WUHAN, China (AP) - Angelique Kerber lost for the first time since becoming the No. 1-ranked player, losing to Petra Kvitova in the third round of the Wuhan Open on Wedn...
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Girls tennis scoreboard: Wednesday, Sept. 28 resultsSep 28, 2016 1:01 am - Girls tennis scoreboard: Wednesday, Sept. 28 results * Tuesday's late results Glenbard West 7, York 1 Singles - No.1: Lopez (GW) d. Cartis 6-1, 6-1; No.2: Snow (GW) d. D...
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Girls tennis: Huntley, Jacobs enjoying productive seasonsSep 28, 2016 1:01 am - Huntley girls tennis No. 1 singles player Alex Landman said this year's squad has something to prove. "Last year we didn't do as well as we had hoped," she said. "This y...
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Serena Williams to start 2017 season in AucklandSep 27, 2016 7:00 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Second-ranked Serena Williams will begin her 2017 season and Australian Open buildup at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, organize...
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Flipkens advances, Buyukakcay out at Tashkent OpenSep 27, 2016 7:00 am - TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) - Second-seeded Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium saved 12 of 14 break points and beat Ana Bodgan of Romania 7-6 (7), 6-3 on Tuesday in the first rou...
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Vesely through to Shenzhen Open 2nd roundSep 27, 2016 7:00 am - SHENZHEN, China (AP) - Jiri Vesely served 13 aces to beat Pablo Andujar 6-2, 7-6 (8) and advance to the second round of the Shenzhen Open on Tuesday. Vesely lost just si...
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Kerber beats Mladenovic in 1st match as women's world No. 1Sep 27, 2016 7:00 am - WUHAN, China (AP) - Playing her first match as the No. 1-ranked player in women's tennis, Angelique Kerber dropped the first set before recovering to beat Kristina Mlade...