Articles filed under Tennis
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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...
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3-time defending champ John Isner advances in AtlantaAug 03, 2016 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - John Isner opened his bid for a fourth straight BB&T Atlanta Open title Wednesday night, overpowering France's Adrian Mannarino 6-4, 6-0. "I don't know if...
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Billie Jean King returns to New York with new Empire teamAug 02, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Billie Jean King and her World Team Tennis league have returned to the venue where she won four U.S. Open singles titles. The New York Empire are competi...
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Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka pulls out of Rio OlympicsAug 02, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Two-time major champion Stan Wawrinka pulled out of the Olympics on Tuesday because of injury, leaving the Rio Games without half of the men ranked...
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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...