Articles filed under Tennis
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Williams sisters lose Olympic doubles match for first timeAug 07, 2016 1:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO - Three-time doubles gold medalists Serena and Venus Williams lost an Olympic match as partners for the first time, stunned in the opening round of the Ri...
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Venus Williams loses in 1st round of singles at Rio OlympicsAug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - When Venus Williams pushed one last forehand long to lose in the first round for the first time in her record five Olympic singles tournaments, her...
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Duan sets up Jiangxi Open final against KingAug 06, 2016 7:00 am - NANCHANG, China (AP) - Duan Yingying overcame Misa Eguchi of Japan 6-4, 7-6 (7) at the Jiangxi Open semifinals on Saturday to set up a title match against sixth-seeded V...
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3-time defending champion John Isner reaches Atlanta finalAug 06, 2016 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Three-time defending champion John Isner won the tallest matchup in ATP World Tour history, beating Reilly Opelka 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday in the BB&...
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3-time defending champion John Isner advances in AtlantaAug 05, 2016 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Three-time defending champion John Isner beat Taylor Fritz 7-5, 6-4 on Friday night in an all-American match to advance to the BB&T Atlanta Open semifinal...
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Duan upsets second-seeded Nara for semifinal spotAug 05, 2016 7:00 am - NANCHANG, China (AP) - Duan Yingying continued her surprise run at the Jiangxi Open when she upset second-seeded Kurumi Nara of Japan 6-1, 7-5 Friday in the quarterfinal...
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Venus Williams takes court on Day 1 of Olympic tennisAug 05, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - With a 64-player field and 16 seeds - half that of the majors - the Olympic tennis draw set up some intriguing first-round matchups. Play opens Sat...
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Wanna know Djokovic vs. del Potro result? Check ITF websiteAug 04, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Pssssst. Wanna know who's going to win that big first-round matchup between No. 1 Novak Djokovic and 2009 U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro ...
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Australia's Nick Kyrgios advances to Atlanta quarterfinalsAug 04, 2016 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Second-seeded Nick Kyrgios of Australia advanced to the BB&T Atlanta Open quarterfinals on Thursday night, beating American Jared Donaldson 7-6 (4), 6-3 i...
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Schiavone drops a set on way to Jiangxi Open quarterfinalsAug 03, 2016 7:00 am - NANCHANG, China (AP) - Former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone dropped the first set on her way to beating Lu Jiajing of China 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 Wednesday in the Jia...