Articles filed under Tennis
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Rain, rain, go away: All 26 Rio tennis matches postponedAug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Rafael Nadal went from being scheduled for a busy-as-can-be Wednesday to a day off at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, thanks to rain that forced postp...
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Novak Djokovic drops out of Cincinnati with wrist injuryAug 10, 2016 7:00 am - CINCINNATI (AP) - Novak Djokovic dropped out of the Cincinnati tournament with a sore left wrist on Wednesday, costing the Masters event another top player. Djokovic was...
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Venus Williams' Olympics not over yet, to play mixed doublesAug 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Venus Williams' Olympics isn't over yet: The four-time gold medalist will play mixed doubles with American teammate Rajeev Ram. Williams was not or...
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Those are the breaks: Serena Williams destroys racket in winAug 08, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - One destroyed racket - and one poor set - later, Serena Williams made it safely into the third round of the Rio Olympics as she bids for a second c...
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Former Wimbledon champion Ivanisevic to work with BerdychAug 08, 2016 7:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic is joining Tomas Berdych's coaching team. The eighth-ranked Berdych says on Twitter that "Goran, with his playin...
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Kyrgios outlasts Isner to win Atlanta OpenAug 07, 2016 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Nick Kyrgios handled the intense heat and humidity well enough to earn his second ATP title with a 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4) victory over John Isner in the Atlanta...
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Serena Williams wins Rio opener; 1st match since WimbledonAug 07, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Perhaps it was the 25 mph winds. Or the slower-than-expected hard courts. Or maybe simply that Serena Williams hadn't played a match in a month. Wh...
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Resurgent del Potro tops No. 1 Djokovic in Olympic 1st roundAug 07, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Juan Martin del Potro sobbed into Novak Djokovic's shoulder, the two opponents locked in a long embrace at the net. Djokovic would walk off the cou...
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Upsetting! Djokovic 1 of 3 top seeds out of Olympic tennisAug 07, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Novak Djokovic shook his head and placed his palm over welling eyes on his way to the locker room after a first-round Olympic exit, devastated he m...
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Duan Yingying beats Vania King in Jiangxi Open finalAug 07, 2016 7:00 am - NANCHANG, China (AP) - China's Duan Yingying battled back from a set down to beat American Vania King 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the final of the Jiangxi Open on Sunday for her fi...