Articles filed under Tennis
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Michael Mmoh, Kayla Day earn US Open wild-card entriesAug 14, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Michael Mmoh and Kayla Day earned U.S. Open wild-card entries Sunday with victories in the USTA Boys' and Girls' 18s National Championships. The Grand Sl...
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Venus guaranteed a record-tying 5th Olympic tennis medalAug 13, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Venus Williams isn't used to taking the court in doubles uncertain whether she can win. That's why the four-time gold medalist sat in her changeove...
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In tennis, Puig wins Puerto Rico's 1st Olympic gold everAug 13, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The spectators told Monica Puig they believed she could win Puerto Rico's first Olympic gold medal in any sport, providing a soundtrack of "Si se p...
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Serena Williams gets a wild card for Western & SouthernAug 12, 2016 7:00 am - MASON, Ohio (AP) - Defending champion Serena Williams got one of seven wilds cards announced Friday for the Western & Southern Open. The tournament opens Sunday with the...
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Resurgent Juan Martin del Potro into Olympic quarterfinalsAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Juan Martin del Potro had doubted he could win the six matches in eight days needed for another Olympic medal. After all, this is a player who went...
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On long day, Nadal assures self, Spain of at least 1 medalAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - What was shaping up as a very long day of Olympic tennis for Rafael Nadal began shortly after 11 a.m., when he played the first point of what would...
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Madison Keys, Steve Johnson give US 2 singles wins in RioAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Madison Keys closed in on an Olympic tennis medal by reaching the women's singles semifinals Thursday, then scampered from Court 1 to Court 4. She ...
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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...