Articles filed under Tennis
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Kuerten, Brazil's face of tennis, hopes Olympics help hostsAug 02, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The face of Brazilian tennis no longer is able to smile on a court. Gustavo Kuerten can't play the game he loves - and that, for years, loved him back. He r...
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New retractable roof ready for start of US OpenAug 02, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The third time was the charm for the new retractable roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium. The U.S. Tennis Association unveiled the $150 million roof over the c...
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Schiavone moves into 2nd round of Jiangxi OpenAug 02, 2016 7:00 am - NANCHANG, China (AP) - Third-seeded Francesca Schiavone defeated Yang Zhaoxuan 6-0, 6-4 in the first round of Jiangxi Open on Tuesday. Former French Open champion Schiav...
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Debates over role linger decades into tennis' Olympic returnAug 01, 2016 7:00 am - All the consternation over whether golf's addition to the Summer Games makes sense raises the question of whether tennis - another individual, professional sport with fo...
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Novak Djokovic beats Kei Nishikori for 4th Rogers Cup titleJul 31, 2016 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Novak Djokovic paused after accepting the Rogers Cup trophy for the fourth time, scanned the stands Sunday at York University's Aviva Centre and asked eve...
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Halep beats Keys 7-6 (2), 6-3 in Montreal finalJul 31, 2016 7:00 am - MONTREAL (AP) - The many red-and-yellow-clad Romanian fans at Uniprix Stadium got what they came for Sunday when Simona Halep beat Madison Keys in the Rogers Cup final. ...
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Simona Halep advances to second straight Rogers Cup finalJul 30, 2016 7:00 am - MONTREAL (AP) - Simona Halep beat Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber 6-0, 3-6, 6-2 on Saturday to advance to the Rogers Cup final for the second straight year. Th...
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Top-ranked Djokovic beats Monfils to reach Toronto finalJul 30, 2016 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Top-ranked Novak Djokovic beat 10th-seeded Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday night to reach the Rogers Cup final and improve to 12-0 against the Frenchman...
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Djokovic advances, Raonic falls in Toronto quarterfinalsJul 29, 2016 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Milos Raonic couldn't hide his disappointment. The fourth-seeded Canadian used the word repeatedly when answering questions after a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Franc...
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Elbow better, Angelique Kerber reaches Montreal semifinalsJul 29, 2016 7:00 am - MONTREAL (AP) - Angelique Kerber put any concerns about her left elbow to rest Friday in the Rogers Cup. The second-seeded German player advanced to the semifinals with ...